Slow Cooker Beef Carnitas recipe is the best beef carnitas recipe that you can make filled with flavors from an easy spice rub while cooking slow.
For an easy family dinner recipe, you need to make our Slow Cooker Beef Carnitas recipe. It is so good and a very easy slow cooker recipe.
You can make this up in the morning and let the slow cooker do its thing during the day and enjoy the delicious smells that will fill the house.
It is the perfect recipe to make on busy weeknights that the family will enjoy, but will still have a healthy and tasty meal when you are short on time.
When you are making this carnitas recipe try making our Slow Cooker Creamed Corn Recipe, Copycat Disneyland Chili Lime Corn on the Cob Recipe, or some Instant Pot Refried Beans Recipe (Restaurant Style) to finish your dinner off right!
Ingredients You Need to Make Our Slow Cooker Beef Carnitas Recipe:
- Brown sugar
- Salt
- Cumin
- Smoked paprika
- Chili powder
- Garlic powder
- Dried oregano
- Cayenne pepper
- Beef chuck roast
- Yellow onions, thinly sliced
- Poblano peppers, seeded and thinly sliced
- Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, finely chopped
- Jarred salsa
- Flour tortillas
- Grated Cotija cheese (or shredded Mexican cheese)
- Favorite toppings (guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, fresh cilantro)
How To Make Our Slow Cooker Beef Carnitas Recipe:
Start by spraying the slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray.
Then mix the rub ingredients, brown sugar, salt, cumin, smoked paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, dried oregano, and cayenne pepper in a small mixing bowl and combine them all together.
Rub the beef chuck roast down on all the sides with the seasonings making sure it is all covered.
Now, place the roast inside the slow cooker and put the sliced onions, poblano, and chipotle peppers on top of the roast.
Once the onions are on the roast, pour the salsa over top of everything and then place the lid on the slow cooker.
Turn the slow cooker on low heat and set the timer for 8-10 hours.
After the roast is done cooking, remove the roast from the slow cooker and shred it with forks.
When the roast has been shredded, place the beef on a cookie sheet that has been greased with nonstick cooking spray and then pour about ⅓-⅔ cup of liquid from the slow cooker over the top of the beef.
Then, place the cookie sheet in the broiler for 2-4 minutes or until the ends of the beef starts to brown and turn a little crispy.
Once the beef is done in the broiler, remove it and serve it on the tortillas and put your favorite toppings on or put the beef on a salad or nachos!
To Make Slow Cooker Beef Carnitas You Will Need:
- Small bowl
- Nonstick cooking spray
- Slow cooker (THIS is a great one!)
- Cookie sheet
- Forks
Make it even simpler!
If you are wanting to make this delicious slow cooker even simpler you can always grab a carnitas seasoning packet and use it in place of the slow cooker rub.
Cut down on the time
To get the flavor you want out of this dish you will want to cook it on low in the slow cooker. But, if you are shorter on time you can give our Instant Pot Carnitas recipe a try too!
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Slow Cooker Beef Carnitas Recipe
Ingredients
Spice Rub
- 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 Tablespoon salt
- ½ Tablespoon cumin
- ½ Tablespoon smoked paprika
- ½ Tablespoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Carnitas
- 3 pounds beef chuck roast
- 2 large yellow onions, thinly sliced
- 3 poblano peppers, (seeded and thinly sliced)
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobe sauce, finely chopped
- 16 ounces jarred salsa
- 16 flour tortillas
- 1½ cups grated cotija cheese, (can also use shredded Mexican cheese)
- favorite toppings, (guacamole, pico de gallo, sour cream, fresh cilantro, etc)
Instructions
- Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
- Rub the beef chuck roast down on all the sides with the seasonings making sure it is all covered.
- Place roast inside of slow cooker.
- Place onions and peppers on top of roast. Pour salsa on top of everything.
- Cook on low heat for 8-10 hours.
- Remove roast and shred with 2 forks.
- Preheat broiler on oven.
- Spray a large baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray and spread shredded beef out on it.
- Pour 1/3-2/3 cup of the liquid left in the slow cooker on top of the shredded beef.
- Place beef under the broiler for 2-4 minutes or until the ends start to brown and turn crispy (it will happen fast, so watch it carefully!). Remove beef from oven and serve on top of tortillas with your favorite toppings. You can also use it on top of nachos, salads, or any way you want to eat it!
Notes
- To get the flavor you want out of this dish you will want to cook it on low in the slow cooker. But, if you are shorter on time you can give our Instant Pot Carnitas recipe a try too!
Nutrition
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You may want to review the steps in this recipe. There is no mention of what to do with the rub and steps one and two are the same thing.
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