Looking for some dinner inspiration? I tend to get stuck in ruts where I just make the same foods over and over again. One easy meal is beef roast and veggies in the crockpot. But if you’re looking for a twist and want to turn that roast into something special; try one of these ideas instead!
35+ Ideas For Beef Roast That Isn’t Roast
- Turn That Beef Roast Into Jerky In The Dehydrator
- Make Slow Cooker French Dip
- Slice Or Shred For Hot Beef Sandwiches
- Shred For Beef Enchiladas
- Beef Tips And Pasta
- Make Beef Stew
- Crockpot It And Make Italian Beef
- Make Beef And Gravy Served Over Mashed Potatoes
- Beef Stroganoff
- Philly Cheese Steak Sandwiches
- Mississippi Pot Roast (which is still a roast but a yummy spin on it!)
- Try Chislic
- Guliych
- Italian Beef Sandwiches
- Shredded Beef Tacos
- With the roast, add some onions, garlic, small can sauce, can tomatoes with diced green chilis, some cumin and chili powder, a little jalapeno or salsa, teaspoon sugar, and dash lemon juice. Cook in crock on high 4hrs, take meat out and shred, put back in and stir. Serve on taco shells. Yum!
- Add To Shish-kabobs
- Broccoli And Beef With Rice
- Boil The Roast And Then Strip It And Fry In Seasonings
- Take Any Leftovers And Put Them In The Food Processor Until Chopped Very Fine. (You can then chose to freeze or use immediately.) To use, add mayo and any seasonings you want and spread the mixture on sandwiches.
- Sub Rolls Provolone
- Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Beef Stew
- Roast Beef Manhattan:
- Cook beef in crock pot and make gravy from the liquid. Put shredded beef on a sandwich and cut it in half. In the middle of the plate (in between the halves of the sandwich) put a scoop of mashed potatoes. Then spoon gravy over the whole thing.
- Shredded Beef Stroganoff Over Noodles
- Barbacoa
- Italian Beef Sandwiches
- Goulash
- Taquitos
- Roast Beef Hash
- Cook roast, then cut up into bite size pieces. Make a gravy with the drippings. Fry some potatoes however you prefer (cubes or slices) and them to the beef and gravy.
- Chile Verde
- Carne Guisada
- Birria Tacos
- Rolled Beef Tacos
- Pastrami
- Burrito Bowls
- Pepper Steak
- Shepard’s Pie
- “Spanish Pot Roast”
- 3 bay leaves
1-2 Cans Sofrito Peppers (you can also use fresh peppers and onion )
I Can Tomato sauce
1 Can Diced Tomatoes
2 Tbs. Minced Garlic
3 Tbs. Sofrito (or to taste )
2 Envelopes GOYA SAZON— (the orange ones)
SALT
PEPPER
BASIL
OREGANO
SUGAR (small amount to taste for acidity) - Saute’ olive oil garlic,onions, and pepper in large pot till soft. Stir often and use cover in between. When cooled, add meat and brown on low. Then add remaining items plus basil and oregano. Cover and cook on low turning till soft. Then shred meat.
***Will take several hours.
***Or throw all in crockpot for 6-8 hours (Still brown the meat first usually using Cavendars greek seasoning and pepper.)
- 3 bay leaves
If any of these peak your interest, just search on Pinterest or google for recipes. And don't forget to tell me in the comments which option sounds best to you!
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This post currently has 24 responses.
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I love roast beef. These are great ideas and i love all the leftovers making tomorrow’s meal prep easier
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Lots of fun things to make. I’d first make the Make Slow Cooker French Dip.
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I like most all of them. I really want to try the Shredded Beef Tacos first
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I want to try and make the Slow Cooker Coconut Curry Beef Stew. I think my family would like it.
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So many good recipes to try! I love a good, hearty meal.
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There are so many recipes in this list that I am looking forward to trying this winter. Slow cooker meals are my favorites to make this time of year.
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I am going to try the Beef Stroganoff. Thank you for the recipe.
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WOW I never would have dreamed of all these different meals with roast beef
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This makes me so hungry. I would love making so many of the recipes.
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Thanks for all the great ideas. Id like to make the beef tacos
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So many great recipes here. I love a good roast but I am in such a meal planning rut and need ideas to use up the 3 roasts I have in my deep freeze. It is time to rotate foods out of the freezer over the next few months.
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I am so going to print this list out. Those Shish-kabobs look so amazing I haven’t had those in years. I seem to run our of fresh ideas when it comes to beef roast and this will help me so much.
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Thanks for the ideas! I get tired of feeding my six kiddos the same meals all the time.
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That roast sandwich looks beyond amazing. I love the skewer idea because I have never thought about using a roast for this. No clue why not just never have.
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Thank you for the great recipes and new beef ideas. I may try to make the Shepard’s pie this week.
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We love roast beef so these ideas are appreciated. So many recipes I have never heard of.
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I love beef roast, especially in the crockpot as pot roast. Pot roast is so good.
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This looks amazing! I need a slicer now so I can make my own sandwich meat.
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Thank you for all these great ideas on beef roast. I have never thought about making jerky with a roast and would love to find a simple recipe for it.
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The Italian beef sandwiches look like they’ll be a family treat and favorite. Love the great ideas that feel fresh and new to the menu
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These are some amazing ideas for roast beef, they all sound delicious! I am definitely excited to try a lot of these, thank you so much for sharing!
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I remember my grandparents taking me to this family owned restaurant when I was a kid. The restaurant was named “Big Al’s. Big Al would always greet everyone walking through the door. What is most memorable is the homemade roast beef Manhattan they served. It was so delicious.
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The shredded beef tacos would be a quick and super delicious meal that the family would really enjoy.
There are some really good ideas in this list. I actually found a recipe for beef taquitos that I think we are going to try next week.