I’ve been leaning on my crockpot the last few weeks. Soccer games, school events, church events, life is busy. It’s so nice to have a little appliance that does the hard work for you, isn’t it?
We were planning a trip to the park for dinner last week and I knew it was going to be a busy day. On the menu for our picnic was either going to be peanut butter and jelly or lunch meat sandwiches which are necessarily a bad choice, but are quite possibly a little lame. And sure we could have stopped by Subway and gotten $5 subs, but to be honest I’m a cheapo and didn’t want to spend the money. So when picking up groceries that week I grabbed some hoagie rolls so that we could make up our own subs.
It wasn’t until the day of the park outing that I got the bright idea to put these in the crockpot. On my cooking journey, I’m learning that just about anything can be put in a crockpot. So why the heck not place some yummy subs in the crockpot to cook away all day and get toasty, warm, and gooey?
I started out by making up everybody’s sub their way. Mine consisted of a lot of good stuff like chicken breast, turkey, beef, cucumbers, onions, and more. And my daughter’s had just the meat and no cheese or anything else. This is one reason that I absolutely loved this idea. Each person can have whatever they want and yet they all cook at the same time.
I placed some balls of aluminum foil in the bottom of the crockpot to avoid any burning. I think it’s best to keep them in the middle and away from the sides as well. They have a better chance at cooking evenly this way.
Here’s what they looked like in all of their foil splendor. At this point I was just crossing my fingers that when I went to remove them they wouldn’t be charred balls of mush. Hey, I’ve never done this before. I did my best not to look at them throughout the day and managed to only peek once. Only to find out that they were doing just fine.
To my surprise, when it was time to leave for the picnic I popped them out and they were everything I’d imaged. Warm, gooey (cheese), browned, a little bit toasty, the onions were softened, and they looked fabulous. These will now always be favorite picnic food! I love that this is so versatile and you can change it up however you please.
Who needs Subway when you can make your own tasty subs at home in your crockpot?
Ingredients
- Hoagie Buns
- Lunchmeat of Choice (mine was smoked chicken breast, turkey, and sliced beef)
- Cheeses of Choice (mine was provolone and a touch of mozzarella)
- Veggies of Choice (mine was cucumbers, onions, green peppers, and pickles)
Method
- Create sub sandwiches according to your liking.
- Roll up balls of aluminum foil to place subs on in crockpot.
- Roll each sandwich in foil and place on the foil balls in crockpot making sure they aren't touching any of the sides.
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours.
Notes
If you put a lot of cheese, it will try to stick to the foil so be careful on how much you put on your sandwich.
I would wait until AFTER they have cooked to place any sauces or mayos on your sub. This can make them very soggy.
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Just put ours in the crockpot for this afternoon. Hoping they turn out as great as yours!