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Crock Pot Barbacoa Beef Burrito Bowls

Delicious tender shredded barbacoa beef made in the slow cooker turns out so flavorful and perfectly seasoned! Use it for your bowls, burritos, tacos, and more!

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs
Total Time
8 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 6 to 8 Servings
Calories: 554 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Barbacoa Beef:
  • 1 4-pound bone-in beef chuck roast
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 2 chipotle chilis in adobo sauce
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
Easy Cabbage Slaw:
  • 4 cups red cabbage thinly sliced
  • 1.5 cups grated carrot
  • 3 tablespoons lime juice to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt to taste
For Serving:
  • Ginger-Turmeric Aromatic Rice
  • 1 ripe avocado peeled and sliced
  • 6 radishes sliced
  • 4 ounces microgreens
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro chopped (optional)
  • 1/2 cup Maple Bourbon BBQ Sauce

Instructions

Prepare the Barbacoa Beef:
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  1. Sprinkle the beef roast liberally with sea salt it in your crock pot. Note: if your beef has netting around it, remove and discard the netting.
  2. Add the broth, chilis in adobo sauce, ground cumin, and lime juice to a blender and blend until smooth. Pour this mixture into the crock pot and cover. Set on low for 8 to 12 hours.
  3. When the barbacoa beef is ready, transfer the beef roast to a cutting board and use two forks to shred it. Transfer the shreds back to the crock pot for 15 minutes (or more) to absorb the juices.
Prepare Cabbage Slaw:
  1. Place the thinly sliced cabbage in a large mixing bowl and drizzle with lime juice and sea salt. Use your hands to massage and squeeze the lime juice into the cabbage - this will help break down some of the fibers in the cabbage and make it easier to chew. Taste slaw for flavor and add more lime juice and/or sea salt to taste.
Make the Bowls:
  1. If you love crispy barbacoa beef, heat a cast iron skillet to medium-high. Transfer some of the barbacoa beef (just enough for 1 layer) to the hot skillet and allow it to cook, stirring every 2 minutes or so, until the beef is nice and crispy, about 6 to 8 minutes total. Repeat this process until you have enough crispy beef for serving. If you're fine with tender shredded beef, you can skip this step and go straight to bowl formation.
  2. Load up bowls with Ginger Turmeric Aromatic Rice (or rice of choice), shredded barbacoa beef, cabbage slaw, avocado, radishes, microgreens, and cilantro. Drizzle with Maple Bourbon Barbecue Sauce, and serve!

Nutrition Information

Serving 1Bowl Calories 554kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 32g (11%) Protein 67g (134%) Fat 21g (32%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 4g (8%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6to 8 Servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 554

% Daily Value*

Serving 1Bowl
Calories 554kcal 28%
Carbohydrates 32g 11%
Protein 67g 134%
Fat 21g 32%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 4g 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.