Slow Cooker Apricot BBQ Beef

Recipe by Christine, Ohio, USA

This easy BBQ beef combines barbecue sauce with apricot preserves, Dijon mustard and brown sugar for a sweet and tangy slow cooker roast. Shred or slice the finished beef and serve it as a main dish or pile it onto buns for BBQ beef sandwiches.

Ingredients

• 3 pounds top round beef roast
• 1 cup BBQ sauce
• 1 jar apricot preserves
• 1/2 cup diced bell peppers
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 1 medium onion, sliced

Directions

1. Place the beef roast in the slow cooker.
2. Add the BBQ sauce, apricot preserves, bell peppers, Dijon mustard, brown sugar and sliced onion.
3. Cover and cook on low for about 8 hours, or until the beef is tender.
4. Remove the beef from the slow cooker and let it rest briefly.
5. Slice or shred the beef, then stir or spoon some of the BBQ sauce mixture over the meat before serving.
6. Serve as a main dish or spoon the BBQ beef onto buns for sandwiches.

Kids Cooking Tip: Kids can measure the BBQ sauce, apricot preserves, mustard and brown sugar and stir the sauce ingredients together. An adult should handle the raw beef and hot slow cooker.