Are you looking for a delicious sandwich recipe to serve up to family and friends? These Crock Pot Italian Loose Meat Sandwiches are so flavorful and so easy to make.

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This Crock Pot Italian Loose Meat Sandwich recipe has gained QUITE the reputation in this house. We found this recipe in Gooseberry Patch’s new Slow Cooker to the Rescue. I tested it last week and once Mikey tasted it, he immediately said we needed to shoot a cooking show for it (coming soon) AND a quickie video (below).

Cookin’ Cris’ Dishes Cooking Show: Crock Pot Italian Loose Meat Sandwiches

He absolutely loves them and so he made a cooking show too!

These sandwiches are a bit like Philly Cheese Steak, only they are made with ground meat instead and oh-so yummy!

Crock Pot Italian Loose Meat Sandwiches Recipe

Name: Crock Pot Italian Loose Meat Sandwiches
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 360 min
Total time: 375 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 lb ground sausage; 1 lb lean ground beef; salt and pepper to taste; (optional) 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 red bell pepper (chopped); 1 green bell pepper (chopped); 1 small onion (chopped); 1 cup Italian dressing; 8-10 sub buns; 8-10 slices provolone cheese

Note: Scroll to the bottom of this post for a printable version of this recipe.

Ingredients for Crock Pot Italian Loose Meat Sandwiches

1 lb Ground Sausage
1 lb Lean Ground Beef
1 Red Bell Pepper- chopped
1 Green Bell Pepper- chopped
1 Small Onion-chopped
Salt and Pepper to taste
Optional: 1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
1 Cup Italian Dressing

How to Make Italian Loose Meat Sandwiches in a Crock Pot

Brown sausage and ground beef together with salt, pepper (and red pepper flakes if desired) until cooked through and then drain.
Mix together peppers and onions in a bowl.
Place 1/3 of peppers and onions in the bottom of a 6 quart slow cooker.
Then layer 1/2 of your meat and repeat layers with another 1/3 of peppers, rest of the meat and top with remaining peppers.
Pour dressing on top and cook on low for 6 hours.
Stir before serving with a slotted spoon onto sub buns and top with provolone cheese.

Recipe Notes:

We used a 6 quart browning slow cooker to make the browning step more convenient but any 6 quart slow cooker will work.

Quick Cooking Video: Crock Pot Italian Loose Meat Sandwiches

Printable Version of Crock Pot Italian Loose Meat Sandwiches

Crock Pot Italian Loose Meat Sandwiches

Are you looking for a delicious sandwich recipe to serve up to family and friends? These Crock Pot Italian Loose Meat Sandwiches are so flavorful and so easy to make. Recipe from Gooseberry Patch's Slow Cooker to the Rescue.

4.72 from 7 votes

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Course: Sandwich

Cuisine: Italian

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 6 hours

Total Time: 6 hours 15 minutes

Servings:

Author: Cris

Ingredients

1 lb ground sausage
1 lb lean ground beef
salt and pepper to taste
(optional) 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 red bell pepper chopped
1 green bell pepper chopped
1 small onion chopped
1 cup Italian dressing
8-10 sub buns
8-10 slices provolone cheese

Instructions

Brown sausage and ground beef together with salt, pepper (and red pepper flakes if desired) until cooked through and then drain.
Mix together peppers and onions in a bowl.
Place 1/3 of peppers and onions in the bottom of a 6 quart slow cooker.
Then layer 1/2 of your meat and repeat layers with another 1/3 of peppers, rest of the meat and top with remaining peppers.
Pour dressing on top and cook on low for 6 hours.
Stir before serving with a slotted spoon onto sub buns and top with provolone cheese.

Notes

We used a 6 quart browning slow cooker to make the browning step more convenient but any 6 quart slow cooker will work.

Note: All nutritional content (including calorie counts) will vary based off exact ingredients you choose to use.

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