Name: Slow Cooker Barbecue Beef Sandwiches
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 420 min
Total time: 430 min
Yield: 12 Servings
Ingredients: 1/2 Tablespoon chili powder; 1/2 Tablespoon garlic powder; 1/2 Tablespoon onion powder; 1/2 Tablespoon brown sugar; 3 pound beef chuck roast (trimmed); 1 cup barbecue sauce*; 12 hamburger buns

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Slow Cooker Barbecue Beef Sandwiches are perfect for this month’s Virgo picnic meal. I served beef for last year’s Cooking with Astrology “Virgo” meal, but I decided to keep the same protein this year as well because these sandwiches needed to happen. I might change things up next year, but you just never know.

Our complete meal includes:

Bacon Potato Salad

Texas Sheet Cake

Blackberry Passion Tea Lemonade

but they would also be delicious with Sweet Potato Chips.

How to make Slow Cooker Barbecue Beef Sandwiches:

Start by mixing the Spice Rub together…..

Then sprinkle the rub on all sides of the beef roast…..

*Warning* this spice rub has a kick to it! It’s not overly spicy, but small children might not be thrilled with it. Use less chili powder for less heat, or use less rub. 🙂

Place the roast in the slow cooker…..

Put on the lid and cook on HIGH for 6 hours, or LOW for 8 hours…..

Come back and find this super delicious beef just waiting to be shredded…..

No, I did not add any liquid before I cooked the roast! Remove the roast to a large plate or baking sheet and shred with two forks…..

Discard the liquid and return the shredded beef to the slow cooker…..

Add 1 cup of Tangy & Sassy Barbecue Sauce {or sauce of your choice} and cook for an additional 30 to 60 minutes…..

Slice your Homemade Hamburger Buns in half, and toast in a cast iron skillet. Place a scoop of barbecue beef on the bun…..

and serve with additional barbecue sauce on the side. I wrapped my sandwiches in foil…..

for easy transport. It also helped keep all of the barbecue sauce from running down my arms! 😉 Don’t forget to bring along some Wet Nap hand wipes in your basket!

You also need a blanket to sit on, a couple of pillows to lean against, and some large plates of a tray to keep your food from falling over! 🙂 No one wants their Blackberry Passion Tea Lemonade to spill and ruin their new blanket…or soak their imaginary date!

{photo from US Magazine}

How cute, he even matches the picnic! 😉

Enjoy!!