Cooking Thursday

Todays recipe has many things going for it!  It's a freezer meal, cooks in the crock pot, is very easy to throw together and it's so good!  I like to buy a roast when it's on sale for this.  It's flexible; if there are only two of you at home you can do like I do and cut the roast in half and freeze it in 2 bags to make 2 meals.  Or you can throw it right in the crock pot and skip the freezer meal part!  You'll like it however you make it.

French Dip Sandwiches

1 - 3 pound beef chuck roast

2 cups water

1/2 cup soy sauce

1 teaspoon rosemary

1 teaspoon garlic powder

3-4 whole peppercorns

1 teaspoon dried thyme

1 bay leaf

slices of swiss or colby jack cheese

sub sandwich buns

Mix water, soy sauce, rosemary, garlic powder, peppercorns, thyme and bay leaf in large freezer bag.  Place roast into bag and freeze.  When ready to use, remove from freezer and thaw in fridge for 24 hours.  Place in crock pot and cook on low for at least 12 hours, until meat is very tender.  Shred meat with 2 forks.  Place on sub bun with a slice of cheese.  Pour broth into individual small cups and serve with sandwich for dipping.