Week 51: Crock-pot Beef Roast

I know. It's summer. This is totally not a summer meal. I wanted some comfort food, though, and this is a comfort food meal that did not require turning on the oven.

Taken from Natalie (Perrys' Plate) on Tasty Kitchen

Prep time: 10 minutes

Cook time: 8 hours

Servings: 6

1 whole beef roast (1 1/2 to 2 lb)

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground black pepper

1/2 C beef broth

1/4 C soy sauce

4 cloves garlic, chopped

1/2 tsp crushed red pepper flakes

2 Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice

Place roast (thawed or frozen) in a 2.5 to 4 qt. slow cooker, and season with salt and pepper. Add remaining ingredients (except the lemon juice) over the beef. Cover and cook on low for 8 to 10 hours.

Sprinkle with lemon juice, shred into large chunks, and remove from the slow cooker. Serve beef and juices over mashed potatoes, rice, or noodles.

My Notes:
This turned out great. It was super-easy and very tasty.

Week 22: Shredded Beef Tacos

Tacos are part of our regular meal rotation, but I was starting to get bored with just regular beef tacos or chicken tacos or shrimp tacos.

That's what led me to this recipe.

I wanted a different type of taco.

Shredded Beef Tacos
Taken from Tasty Kitchen

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 8 - 10 hours
Servings: 12

3 lb top roast
2 whole onions
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
8 cloves garlic, minced
1 Tbsp cumin
1-½ Tbsp oregano
1/2 of a small can of chipolte in adobo sauce
1 C chicken broth
1 Cup water
1 Tbsp bay leaves
2 Tbsp white vinegar

Put all ingredients -- except the roast -- in a blender. Blend until onion is finely chopped.

Add some of the sauce to bottom of a crock pot. Place roast in crock pot and pour the rest of the sauce over meat.

Slow cook for 8-10 hours on low.

Use fork or tongs to shred the beef once cooked. It will essentially fall apart.


We made soft-shell tacos with shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, green olives, and tomatoes.

The recipe more more than enough food for a two meals for two. The batch that we froze was really watery when defrosted, though.

This would make a great meal for a taco bar dinner party. It would sit great for a long period of time and could withstand lots and lots of snacking.

It would also make a great Superbowl meal.