5.0 from 48 votes
Chipotle Barbacoa Beef
Whip up this simple yet flavor-loaded Chipotle Barbacoa Beef in your slow cooker, then serve it over rice or in tortillas for a delicious meal!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
4 hrs
Total Time
4 hrs 10 mins
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 314 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- ½ white or yellow onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic or 3 large garlic cloves
- 6 chipotles from a can of chipotles packed in adobo sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- dash of ground cloves if you have it
- 1 ½ pounds brisket or chuck roast
Instructions
- In a high-powered blender or food processor, pulse together the onion, garlic (pre-minced or simply add the whole peeled cloves), chipotles, tomato paste, vinegar, lime juice, salt, dried oregano and spices to make a smooth paste.
- Quarter the beef and toss it in the slow cooker with the paste. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6 hours until the beef is tender and can be easily shredded with a fork.
- Remove the meat from the slow cooker and shred. Return to the slow cooker and stir into the sauce just before serving.
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Notes
- Doubling the recipe: This recipe was tested in a 3.5 quart slow cooker. This recipe can be easily scaled up to feed more people, but depending on the size of your slow cooker you may want to reduce some of the cooking juices before returning the shredded meat.
- No food processor: If you do not have a small food processor or bullet blender, instead you can very finely chop the onions, garlic and chipotles before stirring everything together into a paste.
- Freezing: The cooked Chipotle Barbacoa Beef can be frozen, as can the uncooked beef in the marinade ready to be thawed and cooked in the slow cooker later.
Nutrition Information
Calories
314kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
37g
(74%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
Cholesterol
105mg
(35%)
Sodium
774mg
(32%)
Potassium
660mg
(19%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
98IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 314
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 314kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 105mg | 35% |
| Sodium | 774mg | 32% |
| Potassium | 660mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 98IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.