Name: Slow Cooker/Crock Pot Beef Carnitas
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 480 min
Total time: 485 min
Ingredients: 2-3 pounds stewing beef or roast (use a cheaper cut of beef in this recipe); 1 can 16 ounces stewed tomatoes; 1 1/2 teaspoon garlic granules; 1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon smoked paprika; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

This recipe for Beef Carnitas is so handy to make on busy weeknights. Drop it in, walk away, come back and crisp it up under the broiler. So easy! So tasty!

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This recipe for Beef Carnitas is so handy to make on busy weeknights. No-fuss no muss drop it in, walk away and let it cook all day long. You do put in a small amount of work to crisp them up but other than that you ignore it all day.

I love to make these for Taco Night when we also have scouts, and everyone needs out the door extra early, but they still need to be well fed. Change up your Taco Tuesday game with these easy beef carnitas and everyone will be thrilled.

This recipe for Slow Cooker/Crock-Pot Beef Carnitas is so handy to make on weeknights. It cooks all day and you simply crisp it under the broiler to serve. #tacotuesday

Slow Cooker/Crock Pot Revelations

I have had a revelation! I love throwing things in the crockpot and walking away until dinner is ready hours later, what I don’t like it shredded meat. I would make it because everyone loved it and it was easy, but I had a hard time eating meat cooked that was dry and shredded. Then the revelation happened–I could cook it and then crisp it under the broiler.

Beef Carnitas for Taco Tuesday

It was the dawning of a whole new era in TACO TUESDAYS. And let me say that having at least one meal set in stone every week, even IF the actual meal changes but still says relatively the same, is a lifesaver. I mean it can be chicken tacos or vegetarian tacos but as long as it’s tacos life is good and everyone is happy. Back to the dawning of a new era in Taco Tuesdays. I may fall in a rut with these Crock Pot Beef Carnitas. Soft and tender and crisped up just right.

Slow Cooker/Crock Pot Beef Carnitas

4.84 from 6 votes

This recipe for Beef Carnitas is so handy to make on busy weeknights. Drop it in, walk away, come back and crisp it up under the broiler. So easy! So tasty!

Course: Slow Cooker

Cuisine: Crock Pot/Slow Cooker

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 8

Total Time: 8 5

Servings: servings

Calories: 5kcal

Author: Laura

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Ingredients

2-3 pounds stewing beef or roast use a cheaper cut of beef in this recipe
1 can 16 ounces stewed tomatoes
1 1/2 teaspoon garlic granules
1 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Instructions

place the beef in the crock of your crock pot
layer the whole can of stewed tomatoes over the top
layer on the spices
cover and cook for 8 hours on high
once it’s cooked about 8 hours or is falling apart and tender
remove the meat and pick out any bones (if you used a roast) and generally break up the meat a bit
preheat the broiler
place the meat in a heavy skillet, drizzle with 1/2 cup of the crock-pot juices
place under the broiler 6-8 inches away from the heat and broil about 10-15 minutes or until you start to get crispy browned bits
at this point you can serve it or you can turn it all over and broil again, adding more pan juices if needed

Notes

you can put all the ingredients in the crock the night before and refrigerate until the morning, in the morning simply plug in and cook for 8 hours
serve the beef with tortillas or use on nachos or make enchiladas too-so many ways to enjoy!