Carrie's take on Beef and Pepper Sandwiches

This recipe and Amy's Beef and Pepper Sandwiches are very similar, but Carrie does a few things differently.

Beef Roast sandwiches....

~ 1 Beef Roast 2-5 lbs ( I always wait until a roast ... any cut... is on sale. This time it was a shoulder round roast, 3.5lbs for 1.99 a lb .... normally $6.50 a lb)

~ 1 16 oz jar of whole pepperochinis

~ A bit of garlic (jarred minced, fresh minced or whole clove)

~ Salt and Pepper

~ Cheese

~ Rolls

Throw the roast in a crock pot (after you trim the fat a bit) and sprinkle some salt and pepper in there, open jar of pepperochinnis and dump the whole thing in, stems, juice and all). Add garlic. Cook on low 7-9 hours.

Now, there are several ways of finishing the meat. I remove the roast into a shallow pan, shred it, add the pepperochinis and shred them up a bit too, mix it all together and add a fair amount of the juice from the crockpot to moisten it up......

Some people just like to shred the roast right there in the crockpot in the juice. I'm sure that's fine but it might make the meat more soggy on your sandwich than I prefer.

......Take buns or hoagie rolls, top with beef mixture and your selection of cheese (I use Pepper Jack) and melt the cheese under the broiler.

Eat the best friggin' sandwich you've ever had.

Cook's Note: I always make sure to buy a bigger roast than we need because the leftover meat is so good! Sometimes we chop it up and make nachos out of it, or make tacos out of it, or beef encheladas.... the yumminess is endless.

Beefaroniesque, an idea from Karli

Last night I tried something that turned yummy. I had some leftover mac & cheese and mixed it with a pound of browned ground beef, a can of diced tomatoes with onions, and seasonings (oregano, basil, garlic, etc.). I put it in a pie plate, covered with mozzarella and cheddar cheese and baked at 350° until the cheese was melted.

Leftover Chicken Ideas by Heather

there is oh-so-much you can do with the rest of your chicken...
- traditional chicken salad
- curry-style chicken salad
- chicken caesar salad
- there's one on the blog that has feta & mint and is fab
- I make this thing from Cooking Light called gazpacho panzanella - it's chicken, the same vegetables that you put in gazpacho, a delicious tomato juice-based dressing, and toasted bread
- there are tons of chicken & rice or chicken and noodle salads