Our Favorite Olive Beef

21 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 6 hr
Ready In: 6 hr 15 min

“Beef, tomatoes, and green olives served over crusty rolls. We always asked Mom to make this when we were young. Serve with salad.” - by Krista

Ingredients

2 pounds boneless chuck roast
2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes, chopped
1 (8 ounce) jar pitted green olives, chopped, 1/3 of liquid reserved
8 kaiser rolls

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Original recipe yields 8 servings

Directions

Place chuck roast, stewed tomatoes, and green olives with the reserved liquid into a slow cooker.
Cook 6 hours on Low, until the roast falls apart easily. Serve over kaiser rolls.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (8 total)

Calories
443 cal
22%

Fat
25.8 g
40%

Carbs
27.7 g
9%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Seattle Dad

Mar. 27, 2008

"I cannot tell a lie, I really like the flavor of beef with olives and tomatoes, but I found this to be FAR too salty. I probably could have guessed how it would taste, but I was still a little surpris..." See moreed at how hard it was to get past the saltiness, despite really liking the flavor otherwise."

S Charles

Oct. 7, 2006

"Extremely easy and very tasty. I noticed several ratings said this recipe needed a little extra something. I added a pepper spice blend which really increased the flavor combination of the beef and ..." See moreolives."

maddi

Dec. 13, 2008

"Easy for a day when you're going to be out all day. I found that rinsing the olives takes away much of the saltiness. It's a good fall-back recipe when time is short for prep and you need something ..." See morewhen you get home."

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