Slow Cooker Beef Barbacoa

By CarolineNGa

"One of my favorite things is beef barbacoa. It is a slow cooked Mexican beef dish that simmers in chiles, onions, garlic, and oregano and comes out tender and delicious, perfect for any taco, burrito, or meal on it’s own served over rice. My favorite way to eat it is with simple oven baked crispy taco shells. Warm a corn tortilla in the microwave, spray it with a little bit of cooking spray, and drape over the oven racks creating your own healthy, crispy taco shells. Serve with a little bit of cilantro, onion, and your favorite salsa if you want more heat. This recipe is based off of the beef barbacoa on Skinnytaste. This would also be delicious with pork or chicken. Point value is for the beef only." Slender Kitchen

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs beef eye of round or bottom round roast, all fat trimmed
• 5 cloves garlic
• 1/4 medium yellow onion
• Juice of 1 lime
• 2 chiptoles in adobo sauce
• 1/2 tbsp ground cumin
• 1/2 tbsp ground oregano
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup chicken or beef broth, fat free

Details

Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 375mins
Adapted from slenderkitchen.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Blend the chipotles, chicken broth, cumin, oregano, onion, garlic, and lime juice in a blender to create the sauce.

2. Cut the beef into 2-3 large pieces, trimmed of the fat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and add to the crockpot. Pour the sauce over the beef.

3. Cook for 6 hours. Shred with a fork and cook an additional 10-20 minutes to let the flavors combine. Enjoy!

Nutritional Info: Serving Size: 4 oz
165.3 calories, 4.9 g of fat, 2.9 g of carbohydrates, .9 g of fiber 25.1 g of protein
Weight Watchers® PointsPlus®: 4 *