Crockpot Grinders

Submitted by cstsmiles

"Toast this "grinder" up in the slow cooker and get a sandwich with yummy meat, peppers, onions and melted cheese. This is great to throw in the crockpot and then head up town to a football game or parade. When you come home--it is done and ready to eat! Got this recipe from big red kitchen blog."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 6 sandwiches
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 round loaf artisan Italian bread
• 18 slices provolone cheese
• 18 slices ham
• 18 slices pepperoni
• 18 slices genoa salami
• 3⁄4 cup sweet pepper rings
• 1 onion, sliced
• olive oil
• oregano and basil

directions

1. Slice bread 13 times, almost all the way through but leaving 1/2 inch space at the bottom. Layer three slices of cheese and top with 3 slices each of Mortadella, Capicola, and Salami. Top with pepper rings and onions.
2. Sprinkle with Italian Seasonings and repeat 5 times.
3. Fold each bundle in half and tuck down between every other slice of bread to create 6 sandwiches. The sandwich may have "arched" its back, gently push down and wrap tightly in one then a second piece of heavy foil.
4. Place in crockpot on top of a small aluminum foil pan or balls of foil, do not touch bottom of pan. Pour in 1/4 cup of water (I never like to have a "dry" crockpot, it just seemed to make sense to me to have a little water in there), it does nothing for the sandwich since it is wrapped up so tightly in foil. Cover and cook on low for 2-4 hours.
5. To serve cut each sandwich apart, drizzle the insides lightly with olive oil, and enjoy. Makes six sandwiches with the center two being quite generous in size.