Shredded Green Chile Beef

Name: Shredded Green Chile Beef
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 7 h
Total time: 7 h 25 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Mexican Dinners, Mexican Recipes
Ingredients: 2 large sweet onions, halved and thinly sliced; 4 tablespoons packed brown sugar, divided; 1 tablespoon paprika; 1-1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1 boneless beef chuck roast (about 3 pounds); 2 tablespoons canola oil; 1 can (28 ounces) green enchilada sauce; Mashed potatoes, optional

This Tex-Mex pulled beef roast is tender, slightly spicy, juicy, and so delicious served over mashed potatoes or rice. The beef also makes the best soft tacos you've ever had. Save any leftover pulled beef in the liquid to prevent it from drying out. —Colleen Delawder, Herndon, Virginia

Ingredients

2 large sweet onions, halved and thinly sliced
4 tablespoons packed brown sugar, divided
1 tablespoon paprika
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 boneless beef chuck roast (about 3 pounds)
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 can (28 ounces) green enchilada sauce
Mashed potatoes, optional

Directions

Place onions and 3 tablespoons brown sugar in a 5- or 6-qt. slow cooker. Combine remaining brown sugar and the next 6 ingredients; coat beef with mixture.
In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; brown beef, 1-2 minutes on each side. Transfer to slow cooker; pour enchilada sauce over beef. Cook, covered, on low until beef is tender, 7-9 hours. Remove beef; shred meat with 2 forks. Return to slow cooker; heat through. If desired, serve over potatoes.

Test Kitchen tips

Try this shredded beef over pepper jack or cheddar mashed potatoes.

Make it for the next potluck gathering. You'll come home with an empty slow cooker.

Nutrition Facts

1 cup beef mixture: 278 calories, 15g fat (4g saturated fat), 74mg cholesterol, 658mg sodium, 14g carbohydrate (8g sugars, 1g fiber), 23g protein. Diabetic exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

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azmckinnons

Apr 11, 2019

We enjoyed this very much. Made as directed, except used 2-10 oz cans enchilada sauce, I think this was plenty. The first night we ate it on mashed potatoes and everybody wanted seconds. The leftovers we ate in soft tacos. Will definitely add to the rotation of easy recipes in the crock pot. Thank you!
Psalm127-3

Jan 22, 2019

Grammy I didn’t see any red pepper flakes in the ingredients list
Grammy Debbie

Oct 17, 2018

Yum! What a great recipe! I only made two changes--I left out the red pepper flakes (we are wimps when it comes to spicy food) and I only had two small cans of green enchilada sauce which together equaled less than the 28 ounce can called for. But, the beef was SO GOOD anyway! Absolutely delicious served over mashed potatoes the first time and I'm looking forward to having the rest in soft tacos. Hubby and I loved it and I will definitely be making it again!