📋 Slow Cooker Beef on a Bun Recipe
This Slow Cooker Beef on a Bun is easy to make with bbq sauce, using an economical cut of meat (round roast, chuck roast, or sirloin roast). It's perfect for any backyard BBQ, potluck or feeding a crowd!
Servings 20 servings
Calories 379kcal
Ingredients
- 5 lbs beef - chuck roast round roast,
- 1 - medium yellow onion finely diced
- 1 cup -barbecue sauce- I use president's choice gourmet
- ½ cup chili sauce * I use Heinz
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoon mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoon -minced garlic
- 2 teaspoon liquid smoke
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon chili powder
- 20 buns
Instructions
- Spray inside of slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray and place meat on bottom.
- Whisk remaining ingredients together in separate bowl.
- Pour over meat.
- Cook on low for 8 hours, or high for 4-6 hours until beef is tender.
- Remove beef from slow cooker and shred beef with two forks; or use mixer (see VIDEO in notes)
- Return beef to the slow cooker. Stir to combine with sauce, then skim fat from cooking liquid. Cover and cook for 15 minutes or until heated through.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove from slow cooker.
- Place meat on each bun.
- Then top with onions, pickles pepperoncini or jalapenos and/or coleslaw, if desired.
Notes
🌡️Storing"
Make up to 2 days in advance and store in the fridge for up to 3 days after making.
Leftover Shredded Beef:
This Easy Chicken quesadilla can be made into a Beef Quesadilla with leftover shredded beef.
🎥 Video
Using a stand mixer to shred or 'pull' your beef is a game changer - it's so much quicker! You could even use a hand mixer if you don't have a stand mixer (I have done this as well.)
VIDEO: Shredding Beef in a Stand Mixer
Variations & Substitutions:
- Buns: you can use my Dinner buns (Granny Buns) recipe, or use any type of bun (hamburger, Kaiser, etc) * I use hamburger buns OR make it WW friendly with a thin bun
- Beef - you can use sirloin tip or any economical beef roast
- Chili sauce -you could substitute ketchup and 1 teaspoon extra chili powder
- Wine vinegar - use apple cider vinegar or regular vinegar with a splash (about 2 tsp) of white wine (if you have it) in place of wine vinegar
- Brown sugar - use white sugar and add 1 teaspoon molasses
- Liquid smoke optional- you can leave out the liquid smoke if you don't have it (but I do recommend it - it makes a huge difference, and you can find it at almost any grocery store or online.
- Toppings- jalapenos, pepperoncini, or pickles, and some people put the coleslaw right on top (I personally love to do that).
Nutrition
Serving: 1sandwich | Calories: 379kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 672mg | Potassium: 534mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 139IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 76mg | Iron: 4mg
