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This Mexican Shredded Beef has become one of our favorite Taco Tuesday meals and I’m certain you will love this recipe, too! Crock Pot Mexican Shredded Beef can be used to make tacos, burritos, enchiladas and more.

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You are going to love these easy Crock pot Mexican Shredded Beef Tacos. Make sure you try any of our 53 Best Mexican Crock Pot Recipes. The shredded beef cooks with so much flavor in a delicious sauce.

This crock pot recipe is perfect to serve for a weeknight meal or to feed a crowd. If you love this recipe, see 35 Easy Shaved beef recipes for another easy meal. If you love this recipe you may also love Slow Cooker Chipotle Beef Barbacoa.

Why This Recipe Works

  • Serve in Many Ways – This shredded beef recipe makes the best Shredded Beef Tacos, Shredded Beef Enchiladas, and Smothered Burritos burritos.
  • Simple Ingredients – You will love how easy it is to make with simple spices.
  • Leftovers are Great – I love to freeze the leftovers for meal prep
  • Beef So Tender – The cooks so tender and shreds so easily.

Ingredients

crock pot mexican shredded beef ingredients - beef chuck roast, green chiles, garlic, chili powder, cumin, salt, pepper, lime

Scroll to the bottom for the full recipe and ingredients in the recipe card.

How to Make Mexican Shredded Beef in the Crock Pot

Beef Roast in the slow cooker topped with spices and minced garlic

Step 1 – Place the roast in the crockpot (I used a 6-quart programmable crockpot). Top the roast with the kosher salt, garlic, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper.

Beef Roast placed in the crock pot topped with spices and green chiles

Step 2 – Layer the green chilis over the roast in the crockpot.

Cooked beef roast in the slow cooker

Step 4 – Cover and cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours until the beef shreds easily.

Shredded beef in the crock pot with two forks

Step 5 – Shred the beef with two forks and stir the shredded beef into the sauce in the crock pot.

  • Step 6 – Squeeze on fresh lime juice over the beef and stir to combine with the beef broth.
  • Step 7 – Serve on warm tortillas, pile on nachos, or with a side of rice. Enjoy!

Recipe Tips

  • Crock Pot Recommendation – We used 6 quart crockpot to make this recipe but you may need a larger size depending on the size of your roast. Check out these Best Slow Cookers of 2024 if you are need a new crockpot.
  • Cooking Time – Cooking time will vary but we like cooking the roast on low for best results.
  • Shredding Roast – You can easily shred the large chunks of roast with two forks, but following these tips to shred the beef with a mixer.
  • Cooking Methods – We love the way the slow cooker cooks the meat with tenderness. But you can also cook it in the pressure cooker or Dutch Oven on the stove-top.

Variations Ideas

  • Seasoning – Feel free to make Easy Homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe instead of the seasoning listed in the recipe card. You can easily add in paprika, garlic powder, cilantro, oregano and chopped onions for a delicious variation.
  • Tortilla – Serve these beef tacos with flour tortillas or corn tortillas.
  • Chipotle Peppers – For even more flavor add in chipotle peppers with adobo sauce.
easy shredded beef tacos with limes in the background

Serving Suggestions

We love to serve these Mexican shredded beef tacos with homemade instant pot refried beans, Black Beans in the Crockpot, Spanish rice, Mexican Rice and of course Crockpot white cheese dip.

These tacos are even better topped with your favorite taco toppings. These are some of our favorites.

What To Do with Shredded Meat?

There is so much freedom with this Mexican shredded beef tacos crock pot recipe! You don’t actually have to turn these into tacos all of the time.  That is the best part!

You can serve this gluten-free slow cooker Mexican shredded beef taco recipe as burritos. Or, you can serve it on Oven Nachos, make slow cooker beef enchiladas, or make quesadillas out of them.

You could even use the shredded beef on top of a plate of salad greens! We have even used the shredded meat to make Burrito Bowls.

In fact, we like to cook this once but double the recipe ingredients.  We eat Crock Pot Shredded Beef Tacos for dinner that night and then we save the leftovers and use them for quesadillas or enchiladas for an easy dinner later on in the week.

I love it when I can cook once but eat twice!

easy shredded beef tacos with limes in the background topped with diced avocado, sour cream and diced red onions

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I Need Sear Roast before placing in the Slow Cooker?

If you want to sear your roast, you can do that first by place the roast in skillet over medium-high heat. Turn the roast to sear each side. This won’t affect the cooking time, it just adds some additional flavor.

How to Store Leftover Shredded Beef

Store the leftover shredded beef in an airtight container in the refrigerator. We like to make sure to place the beef with the liquid to keep the meat from drying out.

How to Reheat

We recommend reheating the meat in the microwave or on the stovetop. You can even heat in the oven depending on how much you have left.

How to Freeze Shredded Beef

This shredded beef freezes great once the beef is cooled. Place in freezer safe containers or freeze ziplock bag for up to 2 months. Thaw in the fridge overnight when ready to servce.

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mexican shredded beef tacos on plate

Mexican Shredded Beef

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Easy crock pot recipe. Make this Gluten Free Crock pot Mexican Shredded Beef Taco recipe in no time. It is the most amazing shredded beef taco recipe!
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8
Cuisine Mexican
Course Main Course
Calories 320

Ingredients

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Instructions

  • Place the roast in a 6 quart crock pot.
  • Top the road with the garlic, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper.
  • Spread the green chilis over the roast in the crock pot.
  • Place the lid on top and cook on low for 8-10 hours or high for 4-5 hours until the beef is easily shreddable.
  • Shred the beef with 2 forks. Squeeze the fresh lime over the beef and stir to combine.
  • Serve on tortillas, on nachos, or over rice. Enjoy!

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Recipe Notes

A round roast or rump roast can also be used to make this easy Mexican shredded beef recipe.  

Nutrition Facts

Calories 320kcal, Carbohydrates 3g, Protein 33g, Fat 20g, Saturated Fat 9g, Trans Fat 1g, Cholesterol 117mg, Sodium 373mg, Potassium 642mg, Fiber 1g, Sugar 1g, Vitamin A 646IU, Vitamin C 7mg, Calcium 50mg, Iron 5mg

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Comments

  1. Kai says:

    5 stars
    This recipe is so good! Definitely a dish worth repeating.

    1. Kathy - Eating on a Dime Team says:

      Kai – You made our day. Thanks for the feedback!

  2. Amy says:

    5 stars
    This shredded beef is amazing! Simple, ingredients i have on hand, and tastes great! Iโ€™ll be making this on a regular basis

    1. Carrie Barnard says:

      Woohoo! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. It’s one of my family’s favorite recipes too!

  3. Candace says:

    I don’t like green chili’s, so should I add some kind of liquid to the crockpot to make up for the juice it won’t get from them? I don’t want it to be all dried out.

  4. Eve Roberts says:

    Looks perfect.

  5. Maria says:

    5 stars
    So much flavor and so easy! Definitely adding it to our rotation.

  6. Carla McDonald says:

    5 stars
    Absolutely wonderful ! Used a 4 lb chuck roast. Plenty for quesadillas, nachos and tacos. Rest frozen for late night nachos ca

  7. Lori says:

    Can i use Angus beef round bottom roast for this recipie?

    1. Carrie Barnard says:

      Yes you can.

  8. Allison says:

    5 stars
    Absolutely love this recipe! Simple and easy but has great flavour, we will definitely be adding this to our favourites collection.

  9. Paula says:

    5 stars
    Family loved this. Will definitely be making this again !

  10. Kathryn Canty says:

    5 stars
    Easy and delicious! I love how versatile this recipe is, too! You can use the meat for tacos, nachos, burritos, a salad….YUM!

  11. Chris says:

    5 stars
    We made these. They were really good.

    1. Carrie says:

      I’m so glad!