New Recipe Challenge: Pot Roast Sliders

 The Challenge

 Today was a brand new recipe on the dinner table.  As always, I worry whether my kids will eat or make excuses not to.  The idea came from Pinterest and I modified it to suit my family's tastes.  

Timmy comes to the table and is willing to give it a try.  He wants it "his way" but I tell him he has to try it the recipe's way first.  Bekah, on the other hand, takes one look at the shredded pot roast and gravy and says, "I don't want any of that stuff on mine."  Again I say she has to try it first before she can make special requests.

The Recipe:

1 3-4 pound beef roast
1 cup picante sauce
1 cup water
1 envelope dry onion soup mix
1 envelope brown gravy mix
1 large onion, sliced (optional)
1 package King's Hawaiian dinner rolls
1 package smoked provolone slices

• Place roast into slow cooker.  Mix the next 4 ingredients together and pour over the roast.  Cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.  

• When the roast is cooked and tender remove the meat and thicken the gravy (optional).  Shred the meat with 2 forks and return to the gravy. 

• Saute the onions until tender.
• Slice the rolls open and place on a cookie sheet.  Place sliced provolone on the bottom of each roll and put them under the broiler until the cheese is melted and the rolls toasted.  Keep an eye on them so that they don't burn.
• Add meat and onion to each roll. Replace the tops and serve.

I'm sure it would work just as well with your favorite pot roast recipe.  The original recipe used swiss cheese and a horseradish sauce on top.  

The Results:

 Mom and Dad both loved the sliders.

Timmy loved them and had three.  He did request no cheese after finishing the first slider, but says that he would eat them again.

After some coaxing, Bekah ate her slider and then ate another half.  I think she would be willing to eat them again.

Success!!