Beef slow-cooked in barbecue sauce and root beer provides a perfect filling for this hearty sandwich - ideal for dinner.
Root Beer Barbecue Beef Sandwiches
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 10 hr 30 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 1 boneless beef rump roast (4 lb)
- 2 cups barbecue sauce
- 1 cup root beer
- Dash salt and pepper, if desired
- 16 sandwich buns, split
Instructions
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Step1In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, place beef. In 4-cup measuring cup or bowl, mix 1 1/2 cups of the barbecue sauce and the root beer; pour over beef.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low heat setting 10 to 12 hours.
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Step3About 20 minutes before serving, remove beef from slow cooker; place on large plate. Pour juices from slow cooker into 12-inch skillet. Cook over medium-high heat about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally, until juices are thickened and reduced to about 3 cups. Meanwhile, shred beef with 2 forks; return to slow cooker.
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Step4Stir remaining 1/2 cup barbecue sauce into reduced juices in skillet; pour over shredded beef in slow cooker. Stir in salt and pepper to taste. Spoon about 1/2 cup beef mixture into each bun.
Nutrition
310
Calories
5g
Total Fat
29g
Protein
36g
Total Carbohydrate
15g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories
- 310
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 5g
- 8%
- Saturated Fat
- 1 1/2g
- 8%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 20%
- Sodium
- 570mg
- 24%
- Potassium
- 420mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 36g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 4%
- Sugars
- 15g
- Protein
- 29g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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