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Zinfandel Beef and Blue Cheese Sandwiches

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Nov 27, 2012
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Blue cheese provides a simple addition to these slow cooked beef sandwiches – a hearty dinner recipe.

Zinfandel Beef and Blue Cheese Sandwiches

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 7 hr 15 min
  • Servings 10
  • Ingredients 13
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Ingredients

  • 1 boneless beef chuck roast (3 lb)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary leaves
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
  • 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 dried bay leaf
  • 3 or 4 peppercorns
  • 1 cup dry red wine (such as Zinfandel) or nonalcoholic red wine
  • 3/4 cup beef broth
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 10 soft ciabatta rolls or hoagie buns, split and toasted if desired
  • 1 1/4 cups crumbled Stilton or blue cheese
Make With
Progresso Broth

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Sprinkle beef with salt. In slow cooker, place beef (if roast comes in netting or is tied, do not remove) and onion. Mix remaining ingredients except rolls; pour over beef. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
  • Step 
    2
    Skim fat from surface of juices; discard bay leaf and peppercorns. Remove beef and vegetables from slow cooker; place beef on cutting board (remove netting or strings). Cut beef into thin slices. Fill rolls with beef; top with onions and sprinkle with cheese. Serve with broth from cooker for dipping.

Nutrition

560 Calories
23g Total Fat
39g Protein
49g Total Carbohydrate
7g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
Calories
560
Calories from Fat
210
Total Fat
23g
35%
Saturated Fat
10g
48%
Trans Fat
1 1/2g
Cholesterol
90mg
30%
Sodium
990mg
41%
Potassium
500mg
14%
Total Carbohydrate
49g
16%
Dietary Fiber
2g
9%
Sugars
7g
Protein
39g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
6%
6%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
25%
25%
Iron
30%
30%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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