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WW Recipe of the Day: Slow Cooker Beef Barbacoa
I have award winning chef Rick Bayless and his Frontera Beef Barbacoa Slow-Cooking Sauce to thank for the yummy shredded Slow Cooker Beef Barbacoa I made over the weekend.
Talk about easy and delicious.
The red chile barbacoa I made with Frontera Beef Barbacoa Slow-Cooking sauce was full of flavor and so simple to make.
I just tossed a 2-pound frozen hunk of beef into the slow cooker along with a sliced onion and the packet of sauce and let it cook on LOW for about 8 hours.
And was rewarded with the most delicious beef barbacoa that we enjoyed in tacos for lunch Saturday and again for dinner last night.
Everyone agreed that it was very good. Flavorful, but not too spicy.
Truthfully, I had pretty low expectations given that I failed to follow the directions on the pouch of Frontera Beef Barbacoa Slow-Cooking Sauce, which called for adding a sliced red onion and browning the beef before slow cooking.
I used a white onion, since it was what I had. Skipped browning, since my chunk of beef was frozen. And hoped for the best.
Recipe Notes
Being an avid label reader, I was happy to discover that this sauce is made with all-natural ingredients: water, roasted tomato, apple cider vinegar, chipotle chiles in adobo, ancho chile, dark brown sugar, guajillo chile, salt, garlic, tomato paste, cumin, oregano and cinnamon.
Each 2-tablespoon serving has just 15 calories, 0 g fat, 3 g carbs, 0 g fiber, 0 g protein.
I’ll definitely pick up another packet of this delicious Frontera Barbacoa Slow-Cooking sauce to keep in the pantry for when I want another super easy and delicious barbacoa fix.
How Many Calories and WW Points in this Crock Pot Beef Barbacoa?
According to my calculations, each 4-ounce serving of this red chile shredded beef barbacoa has 218 calories and
5 *SmartPoints (Green plan)
5 *SmartPoints (Blue plan)
5 *SmartPoints (Purple plan)
5 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
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Frontera Beef Barbacoa Slow-Cooking Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 pounds of beef chuck roast, cut into large chunks
- 1 medium red onion, thickly sliced
- 1 pouch (8 ounces) Frontera Red Chile Barbacoa Beef Slow Cooking Sauce
Instructions
- Ideal slow cooker size: 4-Quart.
- Cut beef into chunks, brown in oil and add to slow cooker along with the slices of onion and sauce.
- Or if you are feeling really lazy, just put the raw beef, onions and sauce in the slow cooker.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or until fork-tender.
- Transfer the meat from the slow cooker to a rimmed baking sheet (affiliate link). Use two forks to pull the meat apart. Discard the fat. Place the shredded barbacoa beef in large bowl and ladle the cooking liquid over the top a few scoops at a time. (You want the meat to hold the liquid but not swim in it. You probably won't need all the cooking liquid. Season to taste with salt.
- To keep the barbacoa warm, you can return the shredded beef to your slow cooker and keep it warm on the WARM setting.
- Serve with fresh tortillas, chopped onion, cilantro, and salsa.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
If you like Frontera Beef Barbacoa Slow Cooking Sauce, you might also like:
- Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef from Scratch (Slender Kitchen)
- Weight Watchers Italian Beef and Lentil Slow Cooker Stew
- Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Loin
easy and the family loved it!
Had it tonight with homemade corn tortillas, salsas, guacamole, radishes and white onion. Absolutely amazing!
Very Tasty! Used pork only because that’s what I had available-,PERFECT! Great flavor and will do again!!!