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Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos

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By: The Chunky Chefpublished: 05/04/2015

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Perfect for Cinco de Mayo or any other occasion... these shredded beef tacos are amazing! The slow cooker makes these so tender and flavorful!

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m a taco freak!  I love them in all shapes, forms and sizes.  And I definitely love tacos where the meat is cooked in the slow cooker!  All the amazing flavor, hardly any of the work… gotta love that 😉

Perfect for Cinco de Mayo or any other occasion... these shredded beef tacos are amazing! The slow cooker makes these so tender and flavorful!

What you’re going to do for these tacos is make a rub/paste to slather (don’t you just love the word slather?  I’m weird, I know…) all over the beef.  I let my food processor do the chopping work for me.

Perfect for Cinco de Mayo or any other occasion... these shredded beef tacos are amazing! The slow cooker makes these so tender and flavorful!

Place your cut of beef in your slow cooker (I used a beef shoulder), and get to slathering that rub/paste all over the beef.

Next pour some beef broth and Mexican beer (no Bud Light here folks, go for something authentic), into the slow cooker on the sides next to the beef.  You don’t want to pour it over the top of the beef and wash off all that rub/paste you just put on there!  Toss in a bay leaf, pop a lid on the slow cooker, set it on LOW for 8-10 hours.

Perfect for Cinco de Mayo or any other occasion... these shredded beef tacos are amazing! The slow cooker makes these so tender and flavorful!

Once the beef is finished cooking, remove it to a bowl and start shredding it up.  This will be practically effortless…. just gently pull at it with two forks and it’ll break right up!  If there’s a lot of fat in the liquid at the bottom of your slow cooker, go ahead and skim that off, then add the shredded beef back into the slow cooker.  Stir the meat around to get all coated in the juices and let it sit on the warm setting for about 15-20 minutes.

You can go as crazy with the toppings on these tacos as you want!  You can also serve them on flour tortillas, corn tortillas, crunchy shells, homemade soft flour tortillas… however you’d like.

Perfect for Cinco de Mayo or any other occasion... these shredded beef tacos are amazing! The slow cooker makes these so tender and flavorful!

Perfect for Cinco de Mayo or any other occasion... these shredded beef tacos are amazing! The slow cooker makes these so tender and flavorful!

What goes better with tacos than a delicious salsa?  Try my restaurant style salsa or roasted corn and poblano salsa… they’re guaranteed to be one of your favorites!

Bright and fresh, this salsa is the best you've ever tasted! So easy to make and it's sure to "wow" anyone you make it for!
Sweet with a kick... this corn and poblano salsa has a wonderful roasted flavor!

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Perfect for Cinco de Mayo or any other occasion... these shredded beef tacos are amazing! The slow cooker makes these so tender and flavorful!

Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Tacos

5 from 2 votes
Author: The Chunky Chef
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 8 hours
Total Time: 8 hours 5 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
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Perfect for Cinco de Mayo or any other occasion… these shredded beef tacos are amazing! The slow cooker makes these so tender and flavorful!

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs boneless beef roast (shoulder rump, chuck eye, top or bottom round, brisket)
  • Salt & pepper to taste
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 cup cilantro leaves
  • 1 in to 4 chipotle peppers adobo plus 1 to 2 Tbsp reserved sauce (I used 3 peppers and 2 Tbsp of sauce)
  • 2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 Tbsp cumin
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 2 tsp garlic salt
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 6 oz beef broth
  • 6 oz Mexican beer

Instructions

  • Liberally season beef on both sides with salt and pepper. Place in the bottom of a slow cooker.
  • In a food processor, add chipotle peppers plus adobo sauce, garlic, cilantro, lime juice, tomato paste, cumin, chili powder, garlic salt, and oregano. Pulse and process until just blended.
  • Using your hands, spread half of chipotle mixture over the top of the roast. Flip roast over and spread remaining mixture over other side. Pour beef broth and beer next to the roast, into the bottom of the slow cooker. Add in bay leaf. Cover and cook on LOW for 8 to 10 hours.
  • Remove roast to a cutting board or large bowl and shred. Skim fat off top of cooking liquid, if necessary, and remove bay leaf. Put the beef back into the slow cooker and stir to soak up the juice, and reheat on WARM setting for 20 minutes.
  • Serve on tacos, or however you desire. Leftovers can be refrigerated or frozen.

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Chef Tips

** Adjust the amount of chipotle peppers to your taste.
** If you prefer, you can use all beef broth instead of using the beer.

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The Chunky Chef is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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Perfect for Cinco de Mayo or any other occasion... these shredded beef tacos are amazing! The slow cooker makes these so tender and flavorful!

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  1. Sharon says

    Posted on 10/5 at 10:11 pm

    This was absolutely delicious!!! Everyone loved it!!!

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 10/10 at 10:10 pm

      Hi Sharon! I’m so happy to hear that you all loved the beef!!

      Reply
  2. Lou Lou Girls says

    Posted on 5/11 at 3:50 pm

    I’m loving this! I’m always so impressed by your masterpieces. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you taking the time to party with us. I hope to see you on tonight at 7. Happy Monday! Lou Lou Girls

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/11 at 10:25 pm

      Thank you so much! I stopped by, I never like to miss your party 😀 😀

      Reply
  3. stef says

    Posted on 5/9 at 4:41 pm

    YUM!! these sound delicious. Cant wait to give them a try… I will have to fake the slow cooker but thats ok I will make it work!
    Thanks for sharing
    Stef

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/11 at 8:37 am

      Thank you Stef!! I’m sure if you cook the beef low and slow in the oven, braising it, it should work just fine 😀

      Reply
  4. Margherita says

    Posted on 5/9 at 9:53 am

    Your tacos make me hungry even though it’s 10 am and I have just finished my breakfast!

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/11 at 8:36 am

      Thank you so much Margherita! 🙂

      Reply
  5. Dini @ Giramuk's Kitchen says

    Posted on 5/9 at 7:17 am

    That pulled beef looks insane Amanda!! I love the spices you’ve used and can’t wait to try it! Pinning 🙂
    We wanted to have tacos for Cinco de Mayo too, but we ended up having tostadas! I was inspired by all the cinco de mayo posts though!

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/9 at 7:57 am

      Thank you so much Dini!! Ahhh tostadas are super yummy too 🙂

      Reply
  6. Caroline | carolinescooking says

    Posted on 5/8 at 1:55 pm

    This sounds great, so nice and tasty and always good when it is easy! Thanks for sharing with Fiesta Friday.

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/8 at 11:06 pm

      Thank you Caroline! I agree… food just tastes better when it’s simple to make 😉

      Reply
  7. Miz Helen says

    Posted on 5/8 at 11:37 am

    Great flavor for these awesome Tacos! Hope you have a very special Mothers Day weekend and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday this week.
    Miz Helen

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/8 at 11:04 pm

      Thank you Miz Helen! Hope you have a fantastic Mother’s Day weekend as well 😀

      Reply
  8. lili says

    Posted on 5/8 at 11:00 am

    These look absolutely delicious!! Thanks for bringing them to FF! 🙂

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/8 at 11:03 pm

      Thank you so much Lili!! 😀 Happy FF!

      Reply
  9. Lauren @ Create Bake Make says

    Posted on 5/8 at 5:42 am

    Yum! This looks like the perfect weekend meal – will be making this one very soon!

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/8 at 11:00 pm

      Thank you Lauren!! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Lauren says

    Posted on 5/7 at 6:28 am

    These look so yummy! I love using the slow cooker, so I’ll definitely be adding these to our lineup (especially since Chipotle has recently become our favorite new restaurant and that rice you mentioned sounds AWESOME!).

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/7 at 9:40 pm

      Thank you so much Lauren!! I sure hope you LOVE both the tacos and the rice as much as we do 😀

      Reply
  11. Carrie Groneman says

    Posted on 5/6 at 11:35 pm

    This looks AMAZING! I’m so glad I stopped by from the Thurs Fav Things Blog Hop. I cannot wait to try this one. Your picture are absolutely scrumptious too; roaming all over your blog – love it! Carrie, A Mother’s Shadow

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/7 at 9:40 pm

      Thank you so much Carrie!!! Your comment just made my day 😀 😀

      Reply
  12. Candi says

    Posted on 5/6 at 10:46 pm

    That looks so yummy! We love any kind of tacos, and I LOVE crock pot dinners. I use mine all the time! 🙂

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/7 at 9:38 pm

      Thank you Candi!! Slow cookers are just amazing aren’t they? 😀

      Reply
  13. karen says

    Posted on 5/6 at 9:03 pm

    tacos are always a big hit and when you can use a slow cooker, even better. It all looks amazing.

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/7 at 9:34 pm

      Thank you Karen!! 🙂

      Reply
  14. Melody Procter says

    Posted on 5/5 at 1:19 pm

    I love tacos and these look perfect 🙂

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/5 at 9:06 pm

      Thank you so much Melody!! 😀

      Reply
  15. Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says

    Posted on 5/5 at 7:48 am

    I’m basically drooling all over myself for these! They look amazing!

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/5 at 9:02 pm

      Thank you so much Kim!! That’s pretty much how I was when I was looking at your lemonade recipe earlier 😉

      Reply
  16. Malia@Small Town Girl Blog says

    Posted on 5/4 at 5:54 pm

    Yum, awesome, love, pinned. You always make me so hungry 🙂

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/4 at 9:51 pm

      Thank you so much Malia!! Your blog always does the same to me… I swear I drool over my keyboard lol 🙂

      Reply
  17. Stephanie says

    Posted on 5/4 at 10:43 am

    Oh yeaaaahhhh! Perfect timing for Cinco De Mayo and Taco Tuesday….!! YUM!!! Making this in the slow cooker is perfect for this time of year because it won’t get hot in the kitchen!! Adobo Adobo Adobo!! (That was fun 😉 )

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/4 at 4:38 pm

      Thank you chica!!! You’re so right… I always get hot when I cook anyway, so this time of year I try not to heat up my kitchen TOO much 🙂 Woohoo, love saying Adobo 😉

      Reply
  18. Julie is HostessAtHeart says

    Posted on 5/4 at 10:19 am

    This sounds delicious! I love the no fuss recipe.

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 5/4 at 4:37 pm

      Thank you Julie!! Less work is always good in my book 🙂

      Reply

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