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Crock Pot Carne Asada style slow cooker beef recipe is an easy to make Mexican food main dish that’s perfect for Taco Tuesday, nachos, fajitas, street tacos, chili, burritos, or any other fun dinners!
It’s a simple and delicious way to make a weeknight meal into a taco bar party.
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Taco Tuesday
This tender delicious beef recipe reminds me of a taco truck recipe, and it fits nicely into a budget, because you can use inexpensive stew meat.
Serve it with guacamole, sour cream, pico de gallo, salsa, chopped white onions, and cilantro.
Everything you love about carne asada but easier, because it’s made in a crock pot!
It may not be 100% authentic, but you’ll love how easy it is, and how delicious it is.
Perfect for taco bar parties. This is one of my favorite dishes to serve while watching the game.
October is Tailgating Snacks Month
Welcome to October is Tailgating Snacks Month 2016! The 3rd annual! With an awesome recipe for Slow Cooker Carne Asada.
Wow! Some of my favorite recipes have come from this month! Want to check them all out? I have links lower in this post!
I’m very excited to start this month off with a BANG!
Wow factor
It’s so easy to make too!
If you can’t get out to the grill (maybe it’s too hot outside or maybe it snows where you live), you can still have great Mexican Carne Asada from the crock pot or slow cooker!
This Slow Cooker Carne Asada is super easy to make and was a HUGE hit in my house.
We made it into tacos, sandwiches, served it on a taco bar (a hint for something I’ll be sharing later in the month), made it into tostadas, you get the idea!
Check out my tips and tricks for How to Host a Taco Bar Party.
And this crockpot dish smells Ahhhh-MaZe-ing as it cooks!
Marinade
Our new Crock Pot Carne Asada recipe is based on our Carne Asada Marinade.
The short story of that marinade is that we were looking to be able to make our own carne asada at home, and this marinade was suggested by a friend.
It’s so delicious, so we wondered how it would come out if the beef cooked in the marinade in the crock pot.
Well, this crock pot version is fabulous!
everyone loved it! It makes great tacos, sandwiches, and lots of leftovers. Perfect for parties.
Is this recipe authentic?
No, I realize that this crock pot version isn’t authentic. But, like I said, it was based off the marinade that’s super delicious, and we do cook that version on the grill.
“Carne Asada” translates as “grilled meat”. And, clearly this crock pot version isn’t grilled.
But, like I said, we wanted to see how it would work in the slow cooker, and it’s great. Please understand that the recipe is simply another way to cook this delicious food.
How to serve
- in tacos for Taco Tuesday or any day
- on top of rice for a bowl
- on nachos
- in a burrito
- in chili
- as fajitas
- in a sandwich
- as a slider
- in a tostada
Cooking Guide
I wanted you to be able to see what I meant in the recipe by “The beef should be mostly submerged in the cooking liquid”.
You can see some of the beef chunks, but they are mostly covered. Here the liquid is starting to boil and smell divine!
The Carne after cooking. We just shredded this by pressing on it with a spoon, and it’s so tender that it falls apart on its own.
Hungry for more?
Be sure to check out these other great game day recipes that the gang will love! Carnitas Sliders, Pulled Pork Sliders, Oven Cooked Brisket, and Smokehouse Slow Cooker Beef.
Be sure to watch our video on how to make this dish
Recipe
Crock Pot Carne Asada
Ingredients
- 3 pounds stew beef cut into 2-inch cubes
- 1 cup water
- 2/3 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 4 scallions finely chopped
- Juice of 1 Meyer lemon or 2 limes
- 6 tablespoons dark brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1-2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Working in batches so as not to crowd the pan, brown the cubes of beef in a large skillet, cooking until well browned on all sides, about 10-20 minutes per batch. Remove beef from pan once it is browned and place it in the crock pot.
- Add 1/3 cup water to the pan, and deglaze the pan, scraping the browned bits up from the bottom of the pan. Pour the deglazing water into the crock pot.
- In a medium bowl, mix all remaining ingredients with a whisk until thoroughly combined, and pour over the beef. The beef should be mostly submerged in the cooking liquid, if it isn’t add a little more water to the pot.
- Turn crock-pot on high, and cook, covered, for about 4 hours or until beef is easily shredded.
- Serve Carne Asada in tacos, burritos, nachos, sandwiches, anywhere you want tasty Mexican food.
Video
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is based on third-party calculations, and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary based on brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.
Tania
This looks delicious. I am always hunting for new ideas for easy weekend meals. This just got added to the list. I love the ease and versatility of it.
Elizabeth
Gosh these look AMAZING! I need to make this for my family, I think they’d love it!
amanda
My goodness that Carne Asada looks delicious. I can bet it is packed full of flavour and completely incredible. I’ll take 5 please? Do you ship to Australia 😉
Claudia
mamma mia! I’m pinning and making this goodness asap. that carne asada looks so mouthwatering!!!!
Edyta
I love this recipe. I will definitely give it a try. I really liked to see mayer lemon in the recipe 🙂
Becky
This Carne Asada looks amazing. I have never tried cooking it in a crock pot so thanks for the recipe!
Erica Schwarz
Yuummmm. Love the hit of citrus! My family would flip for this, and it looks so easy. Love it!
Melanie
This looks so good! I always need slow cooker recipes.
Jennifer Corter
Oh my goodness, I need to try these! Like, soon!
Catherine
Oh wow. Those look absolutely delicious.
kimscravings
This meal looks incredible and I loved that it’s made in the slow cooker!
Divya
THIS is why I watch sports. For the carne asada on the side!
Sarah
That meat looks so juicy and delicious! Perfect for tacos.
Supriya
This looks so yummy!! Definitely printing this out and adding it to my collection
Lindsay
Mexican food is my life right now! So much fresh flavor!
Stephanie
Hands down one of the tastiest, easiest recipes ever! Not exactly low carb, but far from high carb for sure. I’ll be making large batches of this to freeze! Deliciosa y gracias!
Lynn
We did a taco party and these were a hit! So yummy!
Deb Clark
Bring on Taco Tuesday! This is SUCH a great meal. I made it this week and have put it into the meal rotation for next time. Loads of flavor and leftovers can be used so many ways!
Julie Menghini
I just love making south of the border recipes at home and we love this one! It’s a family favorite!
Dawn
Would pork shoulder work instead of beef? I have a 6 pound roast I’m trying to use.