Slow Cooker Chile Colorado Beef Burritos Recipe

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Published: March 29, 2022Updated: July 28, 2022Author: Camille Beckstrand
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Beef, enchilada sauce, chiles, and spices get dumped together in the slow cooker to make an amazing dish the whole family will love - it's easy and full of flavor!
Slow Cooker Chile Colorado Beef Burritos Recipe

To be honest, I have never heard of Slow Cooker Chile Colorado Beef Burritos, but apparently they are popular and delicious in the Tex-Mex world.

The meat inside of these burritos is so simple to make, but tastes absolutely amazing! It basically falls apart when you poke it with your fork.

After cooking the meat all day in your slow cooker, you wrap it up in a big flour tortilla, smother it in sauce and cheese on top, and broil to perfection (you could also make it without smothering it in sauce and cheese – it’s up to you!).

My family loved them and I am sure that yours will too!

You can make this Chile Colorado Beef Burrito in the Instant Pot HERE!

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What is Chile Colorado?

Chili Colorado (or Chile Colorado) is a Mexican dish that is made of a red sauce and tender piece of beef.

In Spanish, the word “colorado” means “colored red”, which might be a reason why it’s known by this name.

You can also use a New Mexican chile in this dish (also called a Colorado chile in Mexico), which might be another reason why this style of dish is called Chile Colorado.

If you want, you can serve the meat with sauce on rice on the side instead of wrapped in a tortilla – it’s delicious either way and very versatile.

Looking for more Burrito recipes?! Try our Instant Pot Chili Beef Burritos!

Slow Cooker Chile Colorado Beef Burritos with beans and rice

How to make Chile Colorado Beef Burritos in the Slow Cooker:

This recipe is what we call a “dump and go” recipe – just dump the ingredients in and let the slow cooker do the work! It’s simple.

  • Put beef, enchilada sauce, bouillon cubes, onion, green chiles, chipotle pepper sauce, cumin, oregano, and salt and pepper into slow cooker and cook on low for 7-8 hours, or until meat is very tender
  • When beef is done, turn oven to broil.
  • On an oven-proof plate or baking pan, lay out a tortilla. Place 1/2 cup of the meat on a tortilla and a spoonful or two of beans. Roll into a burrito.
  • Pour some of the remaining enchilada sauce from the slow cooker over the burrito to cover it and top with cheese.
  • Broil until cheese is bubbly, about 2-4 minutes.
Slow Cooker Chile Colorado Beef Burritos with a side of rice and beans

What to serve with Chile Colorado Beef Burritos:

Serves: 8

Slow Cooker Chile Colorado Beef Burritos Recipe

5 from 2 votes
Beef, enchilada sauce, chiles, and spices get dumped together in the slow cooker to make an amazing dish the whole family will love – it's easy and full of flavor!
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 8 hrs
Total Time 8 hrs 10 mins
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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds stew meat cubed
  • 19 ounces enchilada sauce 1 can
  • 2 beef bouillon cubes
  • 1 onion diced
  • 4 ounces diced green chiles 1 can
  • 2 Tablespoons chipotle pepper sauce
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon oregano
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 16 ounces refried beans 1 can
  • 8 burrito size flour tortillas
  • 2 cups shredded colby jack cheese (any cheese will work)

Instructions

  • Spray your slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Put beef, enchilada sauce, bouillon cubes, onion, green chiles, chipotle pepper sauce, cumin, oregano, and salt and pepper into slow cooker and cook on low for 7-8 hours, or until meat is very tender (you could also cook on high for maybe 3-4 hours).
  • When beef is done (it will be very tender and flake off when stirred), turn oven on broil.
  • On an oven-proof plate or baking pan, lay out a tortilla. Place on tortilla about 1/2 cup of the meat, drained by using a slotted spoon, and a spoonful or two of beans. Roll into a burrito.
  • Pour some of the remaining enchilada sauce from the slow cooker over the burrito to cover it and top with cheese.
  • Broil until cheese is bubbly, about 2-4 minutes.
  • Makes 6-8 burritos, depending on how full you make them.

Notes

Serve this burrito with:
  • Black Beans
  • Rice
  • Corn
  • Salad
To turn this into a freezer meal:
In a gallon-sized freezer meal bag, add meat, enchilada sauce, beef bouillon, onion, green chiles, chipotle pepper sauce, cumin, oregano, salt and pepper. Squeeze out as much air as possible and seal bag closed. Place freezer bag into freezer and it will last 60-90 days. When ready to use, spray inside of slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray and dump ingredients from bag into slow cooker. Place the lid on top and cook for 8-9 hours on low heat (you can cook it for 5-6 hours on high heat, but it will not be as tender as cooking it low and slow). Shred meat using 2 forks (it should be very tender and just flake off when stirred so you might not even need to shred it with forks) and assemble into burritos. Follow the rest of instructions as written.

Nutrition

Calories: 456 kcal · Carbohydrates: 30 g · Protein: 39 g · Fat: 18 g · Saturated Fat: 9 g · Cholesterol: 102 mg · Sodium: 1762 mg · Potassium: 525 mg · Fiber: 5 g · Sugar: 8 g · Vitamin A: 853 IU · Vitamin C: 10 mg · Calcium: 312 mg · Iron: 5 mg

Equipment

  • Non-stick Cooking Spray
  • Slow Cooker
  • Baking Pan

Recipe Details

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mexican

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  1. Mommyof2girlz/StephD says:
    September 24, 2012
    Perfect! I was looking for a new chicken slow cooker recipe, thank you!!!
  2. Emily Youngdell says:
    September 27, 2012
    I am making this for dinner tonight! Just wanted to tell you this is my favorite recipe blog and I have tried many of your recipes and loved them. Thank you!
  3. Mega Deth says:
    October 21, 2012
    If you want a much more tasteful dish season the meat first with either packaged taco or fajita seasoning or do your own with cumin, chili powder, pepper, salt, garlic powder and oregano. Also chop up an onion too and put that at the bottom of the crock pot. After the meat cooks pour the juice out then put some of the saved enchilada sauce back in like you would with bbq sauce for pulled pork and heat for another 1/2 hour. Happy eating!
  4. Georgia Kiley says:
    January 3, 2013
    I've been making these for a few months now. They freeze well too. The fillings and sauce are "adaptable" too. Sometimes I use black beans and rice inside with the meat. I also don't like canned enchilada sauce so I make mine from tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin and Rotel tomato sauce...not Rotel tomatoes but their SAUCE :-)
  5. jasmin c says:
    March 19, 2013
    I live in Denver yet had never heard of this. Think I might try it with homemade enchilada sauce tho. Nothing compairs to homemade ;-)
  6. Erin Sonksen says:
    March 19, 2013
    Unfortunately I thought these were so bland. I make a roast that this reminds me of but with less flavor. I have to agree with the comment above about seasoning the meat first. I ended up adding cumin and a half a packet of taco seasoning and still just thought it was OK.
  7. Savannah says:
    January 30, 2014
    Is that ok if the cubed meat is frozen when put into the slow cooker?
  8. Cyd says:
    February 3, 2014
    It should still be ok. Try to break it up so it's not one big chunk. Just be sure it has cooked through at the end of the cooking time.
  9. Melissa says:
    May 25, 2014
    I've never heard of these before I found your recipe. Giving it a try today.
  10. Christy says:
    July 9, 2018
    I'm making this for the first time. Using an Instant Pot... didn't season before ? Might need to After as we like FLAVOR. Thanks for the suggestions :)
  11. Danielle says:
    February 6, 2019
    What is chipotle pepper sauce? I searched through the condiment aisle, but did not see anything.
  12. Cyd says:
    February 6, 2019
    Tobasco makes a Chipotle Pepper Sauce. If you look on Amazon you can see a lot of different brands and most our found in grocery stores. Hope this helps.
  13. Jasmine says:
    February 6, 2019
    These look so great!! Is chipotle pepper sauce spicy? If so, do you know of a good non-spicy substitute? :)
  14. Bia says:
    February 8, 2019
    It looks super easy and tasty especially for a work day! Set it and forget it. I'll add seasoning at beginning too because we like A lot of flavor and spice.
  15. Cyd says:
    February 13, 2019
    This recipe isn't super hot. The burritos aren't too spicy, but have a little kick. Our kids ate them so I know it wasn't too much spice.
  16. Janette Ohlrich says:
    April 26, 2021
    Can this recipe be made in a instant pot
  17. Momma Cyd says:
    April 27, 2021
    Most slow cooker meals can easily be adapted to the Instant Pot. Here is a Youtube video we made on converting recipes to the instant pot. It should help - https://youtu.be/8DKWGgsKY9s
  18. Brenda says:
    June 28, 2021
    Great meal! It is so hard to find a crockpot recipe my family likes. I say Crockpot and immediately I get rolled eyes. But not with this one. My husband said if I swapped out the beef for pork it would be just like red chili, similar to what my family makes.
  19. Kelley says:
    October 7, 2021
    This recipe is in our monthly rotation. We live in southern Colorado, 20 miles from the NM border. This is the one.

    5 stars

  20. Lindsay says:
    May 4, 2022
    This recipe was lick-your-dish amazing.

    5 stars

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