BBQ Beef Sandwiches - Crock Pot

This quite tasty after a long day at work, more seasonings can be added, to add heat if you wish. Serve with a salad. I have also served it with mashed potatoes and veggies, without buns.

• Ready In: 8 hrs 50 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 3  lbs boneless beef chuck roast
• 1  cup barbecue sauce
• 1⁄2 cup  apricot preserves (or any other fruit preserves to your liking)
• 1⁄3 cup  chopped red bell peppers or 1⁄3 cup  chopped green bell pepper
• 1  tablespoon Dijon mustard (Or what ever kind you have around)
• 2  teaspoons  packed brown sugar
• 1  small onion, sliced
• 12  kaiser rolls or 12  hamburger buns, split

Directions

1. Trim excess fat from beef.
2. Cut beef into 4 pieces.
3. Place beef in 4-5 quart crock pot slow cooker.
4. Mix remaining ingredients except buns, pour over beef.
5. Cover and cook on low heat setting 7-8 hours or until beef is tender.
6. Remove beef from slow cooker.
7. Cut beef into thin slices.
8. Stir back into sauce.
9. Cover and cook on low heat setting 20-30 minutes longer or until beef is hot.
10. Fill buns with beef mixture.
11. The leftover beef can be frozen with the sauce if you do not need 12 at one sitting.