Crock Pot Shredded Beef Tacos
Crock Pot Shredded Beef Tacos are easy to make and absolutely delicious. The flavorful beef slow cooks all day, so you don’t have to worry about it until dinner time!
Today’s recipe is one of my very favorites. These Crock Pot Shredded Beef Tacos are absolutely AMAZING! They are so flavorful, so delicious and made in the beloved crock pot. 🙂
As the beef slow cooked all day my house smelled fantastic! I couldn’t wait for dinner because of that aroma teasing me all day. haha. Once it was ready I was dying to dig in, but I couldn’t because of course I had to take pictures for the blog first. That is probably one of the hardest things (okay, not hardest) but most annoying things about being a food blogger. Ha!
I couldn’t wait to come blog about this recipe. You guys will love it!
Try these other crock pot favorites:
Crock Pot Chicken Fajitas
Crock Pot Taco Soup
Crock Pot Queso Blanco Dip
Crock Pot Chicken Caesar Wraps
Crock Pot Shredded Beef Tacos
Ingredients
- 2 ½ pounds boneless chuck roast
- 1 can (14 ounces) beef broth
- juice from 1 lime
- 1 ½ Tablespoons chili powder
- 1/2 Tablespoon ground cumin
- 1/2 Tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Serve with
- warm flour or corn tortillas
- shredded lettuce
- shredded cheddar cheese
- diced tomato
- guacamole
- sour cream
- salsa
Instructions
- Spray inside of crock pot with cooking spray. Place roast inside crock pot. Pour the beef broth over the roast and then squeeze with fresh lime juice.
- In a small bowl, whisk together chili powder, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Sprinkle the roast with the spice mixture.
- Cover with lid, and cook on Low heat 10 to 12 hours. OR cook on High heat 7 to 8 hours. Carefully remove hot roast from crock pot and transfer to a large platter. Shred meat and remove/discard any fat.
- Return shredded beef to crock pot. Cover with lid and cook an additional 30 minutes. Remove beef with tongs to drain juices before serving in tortillas. Serve with desired toppings.
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It’s lunchtime and all I want are these tacos!!
Yuuuum! I love tacos especially if I can make them in the crockpot!
Boy do I hate the photo taking part when all I want to do is eat! These look delish and I will definitely be making!
I made these tonight and they are awesome! I had bought about 2.5 lbs of cubes of meat to make beef stew but I wasn’t in the mood for that today. I searched for shredded beef taco recipes for the slow cooker and came across yours. I had all of the ingredients in my pantry so just substituted my beef cubes for the pot roast. Super easy and Delish! Thanks you!
Pam, I love that! It’s so nice to already have everything on hand when you’re in the mood to switch things up! 🙂 Glad you enjoyed the tacos!
Just made these and they smell delicious! I think I’ll only use 1/2 can of beef broth next time because I had so much of the liquid left over OR use a bigger roast and make more tacos!
Just got done eating…OMGoodness!!! So delicious! All the picky kiddos ate and wanted more! I had a tri-tip in my freezer that I wanted a new recipe for and this was absolutely amazing!
I don’t typically use cooking spray…do you think it’s necessary? Since you’re braising the meat in broth I can’t imagine it would stick.
LeeAnn,
No it’s not necessary to use the cooking spray
Can you use broth made from bouillon cubes?
Yes. That’s the only way I make broth. So much cheaper than buying the cans 🙂
Can’t remember the last time I bought the canned broth! I am making these for tonight 😉
These look delicious. I’m having 28 people for Christmas party. How big of roast should I cook for this crowd?
can i substitute lemon juice for the lime, or would be it okay without the lime?
The lime gives it a nice flavor but I think it’ll still be great without it!
The citrus helps to break down the meat, it is a tenderizer, sub for lemon but don’t skip, makes it so tender.
I make some sort of slow cooker roast about once every other week. And I have to say this is the easiest and most delicious one I have made. It is so simple and you barely have to touch the roast. And most importantly, everyone in my house loved it. And I kept the leftovers to put on my salad the next day for lunch. Thank you so much for this one!!
How many servings does the beef make?
Miranda, You should get around 12 tacos or possibly more with this recipe 🙂
The best recipe! Better than any restaurant!
DELICIOUS and SUPER SIMPLE! Thank you so much for posting this – am looking forward to trying some of your other recipes!
Thank you for this recipe! Ive never made shredded beef ever and this recipe was so easy! I live in New Mexico so of course the only thing I did extra was added 3 times the amount of chile, using the dried chile that we have here as is tradition and it was absolutely Superb! Cheers!
Use thus recipe all the time without changing anything, the best recipe ever! And super authentic, taste just like the meat at Mexican weddings!!
I had a little extra time this AM (never happens!), so I browned the seasoned (s & p, garlic powder) roast before I added it to the crock pot. I thought it would give another layer of flavor. So excited for dinner tonight! We like things spicy, so I used a TBS of ‘regular’ chili powder, and 1/2 TBS of HOT Mexican chili powder.
Have made this twice now. Excellent recipe! Saved! Even kid approved! =)
With 2.5lbs how many tacos does that make? If I’m making smaller street like tacos
Do you brown the roast in a pan before adding it to the crock pot? Every time i’ve cooked a roast, i’ve always browned it first.
Thanks,
AshlEy
You can brown it first if you’d like to, but it’s not necessary 🙂
Going to try these tonight. Sounds great! How spicy are these tacos? I like mine more on the hot side. Any recommendations to add for that extra kick?
No They’re not really that spicy. If you want a little kick I would add diced green chilies and extra chili powder to your heat tolerance.
My best friend and I order shredded beef tacos everytime we go to Mexican Food. She was coming to dinner so I decided to give this a try. I made the recipe exactly as is and it was AMAZING!
Love this recipe. We make it at least once a month. And have passed the recipe on to friends. Thnxs for the great meals!
M
I only used thawed meat in the crock pot. Never frozen. Just a personal preference 🙂
Do you sear the roast before putting in the slow cooker? I usually do with chuck roast when making pot roast in the crock pot. Thanks!
Sorry, just now seeing your comment. I don’t sear it first, but if you’d like to you sure can 🙂
This sounds delicious! Planning to make for Christmas day as Mexican food is our family tradition. Does the chili powder give the meat any heat/spice or does it just give good flavor? We have someone coming over that can’t handle any spicy food so I just want to make sure it will be comfortable for her. Thanks!
No, the chili powder does not make it spicy at all. Just gives it great flavor! I hope your family enjoys these amazing tacos 🙂
Thanks! I’ll let you know how it goes. Can’t wait to try them.
A little delayed response from Christmas (I’m making them tomorrow so I looked up the recipe while at the grocery store), but they were SO good. Everyone loved them. They weren’t spicy but just had amazing flavor. My kids ask for this recipe all the time. 😉