Beef Barbacoa Burrito Bowls
- Serves
- 4 servings
- Prep
- 15 min
- Cook
- 480 min
- Cost
- $24.00
- Nutrition
- 660 cal · 49g protein
- slow-cooker
- make-ahead
- high-protein
- freezer-friendly
🍳 slow cooker · Picky-eater safe bet: plain rice
Beef Barbacoa Burrito Bowls is a Mexican weeknight dinner that serves 4 and is on the table in about 495 minutes, for around $24 in groceries. You'll need slow cooker, and the 11 ingredients below are everyday supermarket items. Cooking for a picky eater? Plain rice works on its own for the one who won't try the rest. Add it to your week and the whole grocery list lands in your Instacart cart in one tap.
Goes with: Quick slaw (5 min)
Cookware you'll need
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- 6-quart slow cookerDon't have one? Amazon →
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Ingredients
- 2½ lb beef chuck roast
- 1 can chipotle peppers in adobo
- 4 cloves garlic
- 2 count limes
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ cup beef broth
- 1½ cups long-grain white rice
- 1 can pinto beans
- 1 cup pico de gallo
- 2 count avocado
Steps
- Cut the roast into 3-4 large chunks and season with salt, cumin, and oregano. Place in the slow cooker.
- Blend or finely chop 2-3 chipotle peppers (use just 1 for milder heat) with a spoonful of adobo, garlic, juice of 1 lime, and the broth. Pour over the beef.
- Cook on LOW 8 hours or HIGH 5 hours until it shreds easily. Shred with two forks and stir into the juices.
- Near serving time, cook the rice and warm the beans. Stir the juice of the second lime into the rice.
- Build bowls with rice, beans, barbacoa, pico de gallo, and sliced avocado.
On the side: Quick slaw (5 min)
1 bag coleslaw mix, 1 bottle coleslaw dressing
- Toss the coleslaw mix with the dressing. Let it sit a few minutes before serving.
Nutrition per serving
- Protein
- 49 g
- Carbohydrates
- 52 g
- Fiber
- 7 g
- Sugar
- 2 g
- Fat
- 23 g
- Saturated fat
- 9 g
- Sodium
- 590 mg
Estimated from the ingredients and amounts in this recipe; brands and portions vary. Not medical or dietary advice.
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