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Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef

Published: Jul 25, 2015 · Modified: Oct 10, 2022 by Jenna · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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This copy cat recipe for Barbacoa Beef is pretty damn close to Chipotle's recipe. The sauce is a mixture of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, garlic, spices, onion, and water.

This copy cat recipe for Barbacoa Beef is pretty damn close to Chipotle's recipe. The sauce is a mixture of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, garlic, spices, onion, and water.

The beef gets cooked on low for 8 hrs and then it gets shredded. There will be leftovers for days and you will will never want to go to Chipotle again. Maybe? 😉 Serve it on top of some rice or inside a burrito with all your favorite burrito bowl toppings!

On Friday when I got off work at noon, I was craving Chipotle's Barbacoa Beef rice bowls.  I was going to head on over there and get one, but then I thought why? I can just make them at home and have Barbacoa beef for a week! It was almost meant to be because beef roast was on sale and so was corn for their famous corn salsa that I just love. I put the beef in the slow cooker and went off to take some pics of the Blue Angels. They're in town this weekend doing shows and a friend and I went to the park to go and take some pics of them. It was pretty awesome.

How to make Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef 

You can print off the full recipe below. 

Combine garlic, onion, lime juice, chipotle peppers, garlic, cumin, oregano, water, oil,  and cloves in a food processor. Pulse all the ingredients together until smooth. 

Place the beef roast in the slow cooker and pour the sauce on top of the roast. Add the bay leaves on top. 

Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until the beef is fork tender. You should be able to shred the beef with a fork. 

Instant Pot: 

Saute the beef with some oil on both sides using the Saute function that comes with the Instant Pot. 

Make the sauce in the food processor and pour over the beef. 

Set the Instant Pot to Manual and cook for 1 hr. Let the pressure slowly release. 

Equipment Needed 

Here are some tools that will help will help you with the recipes. All links will open in Amazon. Yes I do get a small earning if purchase from the link 

Slow Cooker   - Crockpot SCV700-KT Deisgn to Shine 7QT Slow Cooker, Turquoise

Instant Pot  - Instant Pot Pro 10-in-1 Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, Rice/Grain Cooker, Steamer, Saute, Sous Vide, Yogurt Maker, Sterilizer, and Warmer, 6 Quart

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Sweet Potato and Sausage Hash 

Buffalo Chicken Taquitos 

Sour Cream Noodle Bake 

If you’ve tried this Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef or any other recipe on the site, let me know in the comment section how it turned out. Snap a picture and upload it to Pinterest.

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Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef

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Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef


  • Author: Jenna
  • Cook Time: 6 - 8 hrs
  • Total Time: 6 - 8 hrs
  • Yield: 9 1x
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Ingredients

  • 3 lbs beef eye of round or bottom round roast, all fat trimmed
  • 5 cloves garlic
  • ½ medium onion
  • ½ lime, juice
  • 2-4 chiptoles in adobo sauce (to taste)
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 1 tbsp ground oregano
  • ½ tsp ground cloves
  • salt and pepper
  • 3 bay leaves
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 1 cup water

Instructions

  1. Combine garlic, onion, lime juice, chipotle peppers, garlic, cumin, oregano, water, oil,  and cloves in a food processor. Pulse all the ingredients together until smooth. 
  2. Place the beef roast in the slow cooker and pour the sauce on top of the roast. Add the bay leaves on top. 
  3. Cover and cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or until the beef is fork tender. You should be able to shred the beef with a fork. 
  4. Instant Pot: 
  5. Saute the beef with some oil on both sides using the Saute function that comes with the Instant Pot. 
  6. Make the sauce in the food processor and pour it over the beef.
  7. Set the Instant Pot to Manual and cook for 1 hr. Let the pressure slowly release. 

 


Notes

myWW points: Blue 4; Green  4;  Purple  4

  • Category: Easy
  • Method: Slow Cooker
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: ½ cup
  • Calories: 220
  • Sugar: .97
  • Sodium: 242
  • Fat: 7.05
  • Saturated Fat: 2.44
  • Trans Fat: 1
  • Carbohydrates: 3.16
  • Fiber: 1.7
  • Protein: 33.76

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  1. Jenna says

    April 04, 2021 at 7:42 am

    You only need 1 can of peppers since the recipe only needs 4 of them.

  2. Ashley says

    April 03, 2021 at 9:58 pm

    Is that 2-4 cans of chipotles in adobo sauce? The description is missing

  3. Carol Borchardt says

    July 26, 2015 at 3:52 pm

    Looks delish and sounds delish! I don't use my slow-cooker nearly enough. This recipe looks like a great way to get some use out of it!

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