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    Home » Recipes

    Slow Cooker Mexican Beef Recipe

    by Patti Estep · Mar 19, 2021

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    Shredded beef in a bowl with cauliflower rice cheese, tomatoes and sour cream
    Shredded beef topped with sour cream, cheese, tomatoes and cilantro on a flour tortilla

    Enjoy this easy slow cooker Mexican beef recipe for tacos or low carb burrito bowls and your favorite toppings. Something that everyone in the family will love.

    Bowl of slow cooker Mexican beef over cauliflower rice.

    I wanted to call this recipe carne asada. However, technically carne asada is a marinated steak that is grilled. So I'd really be stretching this recipe by calling it carne asada.

    I did not use flank steak or any "steak" cut of beef. Instead, I used beef shoulder because that works better in a slow cooker and shreds up easily.

    I also did not marinate the beef beforehand. But, I still used a couple of great Mexican-style ingredients to give the beef great flavor. That's why I ended up calling it a slow cooker Mexican beef recipe.

    Frozen onions, red, yellow and green peppers cut up.

    Like most slow cooker recipes this is one of those quick and easy meals that you can throw together in the morning and later in the day have dinner on the table in minutes.

    Using a bag of frozen sliced onions and peppers is one of the quick tricks of this meal. However, feel free to slice up your own fresh onions and peppers if you have them or just want to use them.

    Shredded beef in a bowl with two forks.

    The beef shoulder shreds up easily with two forks. You could also use a chuck roast for this recipe and it will fall apart easily too.

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    Cauliflower rice in a white bowl.

    Make it Low Carb

    To keep it low carb make some cauliflower rice to load the beef and veggies making it a burrito bowl. Brown rice or white rice, though not low in carbohydrates, would work well too for a burrito bowl.

    Bowl of Mexican beef over cauliflower rice with sour cream, tomatoes, cheese and cilantro on top.

    Don't forget to add all your favorite toppings.

    Topping Ideas

    • Sour Cream
    • Chopped Cilantro
    • Jalapeno Peppers - pickled, grilled, or fresh
    • Salsa
    • Chopped Lettuce
    • Chopped Tomatoes
    • Hot Sauce
    • Avocado Slices
    • Guacamole
    Flour tortilla with shredded beef, sour cream, cilantro, chopped tomatoes and cheddar cheese.

    Of course, a nice flour tortilla or corn tortilla would work just as well with this beef recipe. Why not serve both and give the family to choice?

    More Slow Cooker Recipes

    • Slow Cooker Chicken Burrito Bowls
    • Slow Cooker Jerk Chicken
    • Beef and Vegetable Stew in the Slow Cookers
    • Meatball Stuffed Peppers
    • Easy Slow Cooker BBQ Ribs
    Bowl of shredded beef on top of cauliflower rice with sour cream, cilantro, chopped tomatoes and cheese on top.
    Bowl of carne asada over cauliflower rice with cheese, tomatoes and sour cream on top.

    Slow Cooker Mexican Beef

    Enjoy this easy slow cooker Mexican beef recipe for tacos or low carb burrito bowls that everyone in the family will love.
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 6 hours hrs
    Additional Time 10 minutes mins
    Total Time 6 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
    Course Dinner Recipes
    Cuisine Mexican
    Servings 6
    Calories 511 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 pounds of beef shoulder
    • 16 oz jar of salsa verde
    • 1 tablespoon of cumin
    • 1 16 oz. bag of frozen onions and peppers

    Instructions
     

    • Place the beef in a slow cooker
    • Sprinkle cumin over top.
    • Pour the salsa verde over next.
    • Top with a bag of frozen onions and peppers.
    • Cook on high for 6 hours or until the beef is easily coming apart with a fork.
    • Remove the beef and shred with two forks.
    • Strain out the veggies and place them on the side.
    • Serve with cauliflower rice or tortillas or both.
    • Add sour cream, cheese, cilantro, chopped tomatoes, and any other taco type toppings you enjoy.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 511kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 42gFat: 31gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 132mgSodium: 553mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7g

    Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although attempts have been made to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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