I got a new slow cooker for Christmas and I have yet to use it. I know! I feel bad about it as I wanted to make so many new slow cooker meals this winter and as we are approaching Spring, I have only done a few.
So, it is time to get the slow cooker going and you can expect lots more slow cooker recipes from me soon.
If you haven’t got a slow cooker, I would really recommend getting one. You can pick them up really cheaply and just throw all the ingredients in in the morning, put it on low and 8 hours later (or put it on high for 4 hours) you have dinner. Perfect if you don’t have much time to spend in the kitchen. Plus, the house smells amazing whilst it is cooking.
I have never made shredded beef tacos before, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to make them in the slow cooker. Apart from the beef, it only used ingredients that I already had in the house, so it was a budget friendly meal too. Of course I had to serve it with my *apparently now famous* Mexican coleslaw – it kind of became my signature dish without me even intending it to – I can’t believe how popular it is.
Ingredients – serves 4:
- 400g/ 13oz beef brisket
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 can of chopped tomatoes
- 1 tbsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tsp cumin
- A pinch of salt and pepper
1) Put all of the ingredients into your slow cooker and stir and put on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
2) Once it is cooked, shred the beef using 2 forks.
3) We then had ours in tacos with Mexican coleslaw
Nutritional Information – per person for just the beef mix:
Calories: 278
Fat: 16
Carbs: 12
Protein: 21
Fibre: 2.5
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Have you made mole before? I would love a healthy recipe of that
Yummy!
I don’t have a slow cooker, but I could put it on low in the oven.
This would only be better if you came and made it for me. I am too lazy lol
Sounds delicious. I am pinning this for later.
Lots more slow cooker recipes please. All my cooking is done in mine during the cold months, my kitchen is too cold to stand around it for too long.
I love your Mexican recipes. I always look them up when I can’t decide what to make for dinner. They are a crowd pleaser in our house.
Your coleslaw is so amazing. I need more things to put it on (I am not ashamed to admit that I eat it straight from the bowl), so I will make these for sure. Another amazing recipe.