Easy Recipes with Shredded Beef

Get my easy recipe for slow cooked shredded beef. And then three easy recipes to make with it – sandwiches, wraps and tacos.

If you like this recipe check out my Beef Vegetable Soup next!

Slow cooking a savory beef chuck roast provides a delicious batch of shredded beef with endless recipe possibilities. I’m giving you three easy recipes, using store bought sauces for ease of preparation. These are just a jumping off point though. Use this easy shredded beef recipe to make your own delicious creations. Like beef bowls with rice. Or as a topping for salads.

Ingredients

A slow cooker (Crock-Pot) is a moist heat cooking method. The lid traps steam and moisture released by the seasoned beef as it cooks. So it’s not necessary to add extra liquid for flavor. My beef roast is simply seasoned with thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, salt and black pepper. But feel free to mix and match herbs and spices with you own taste preferences.

Open-faced BBQ buffalo beef sandwiches

• Combine about 1/3 cup of your favorite BBQ sauce with an equal amount of buffalo sauce
• Mix the sauce with about one cup of the shredded beef to coat
• Bake frozen garlic bread slices according to package directions
• Evenly divide the saucy beef on top of each garlic bread slice
• Top the open faced beef sandwiches with shredded cheese

Asian beef wraps with creamy hoisin slaw

• Combine about 2 tablespoons of hoisin sauce with an equal amount of mayonnaise and one tablespoon of chili garlic sauce – whisk until smooth
• Mix together about 2 cups of bagged coleslaw mix with 1/4 cup chopped red pepper and 1/4 cup sliced green onions and about a tablespoon of sesame seeds
• Toss the slaw with the dressing
• Divide about one cup of the shredded beef among four burrito sized tortillas
• Divide the creamy hoisin slaw evenly to top the beef
• Roll into wraps and serve

Shredded beef street tacos

• Combine about one cup of the shredded beef with about 1/2 cup of taco sauce (I use this one)
• Serve the taco shredded beef with tortillas, sliced avocados, lime wedges or lime juice, sour cream and fresh salsa

Storage directions

Divide the shredded beef into four separate meal prep airtight containers. Treat them like you would leftovers. They will stay fresh in the refrigerator for up to one week. Or the will stay fresh in the freezer for one month.

Kitchen tools

• These containers are terrific for storing the shredded beef until ready to use
• I use a 6-quart slow cooker similar to this one to test all of my recipes

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Easy Recipes with Shredded Beef

Get my easy recipe for slow cooked shredded beef. And then three easy recipes to make with it - sandwiches, wraps and tacos.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword easy recipes with shredded beef, recipes with shredded beef, shredded beef

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 8 hours hours

Total Time 8 hours hours 10 minutes minutes

Servings 16

Calories 206kcal

Author Jill McOwen

Equipment

• 1 6-Quart Slow Cooker

Ingredients

• 4 lb chuck roast it can be between 3 and 4 pounds
• 2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp thyme
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp black pepper

Start Cooking

Instructions

• Place the beef into a 6 quart slow cooker. Sprinkle the beef roast evenly with the salt, thyme, garlic powder, onion powder and pepper.
• Cook on LOW power for 8 - 10 hours. Shred the meat, being sure to discard any visible fat. Portion the meat into four separate containers (about 3/4 - 1 pound each) for meals.
• Shredded beef can be stored in air-tight containers for up to one week in the refrigerator or up to one month in the freezer. 

Nutrition

Calories: 206kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.4g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Sodium: 383mg | Potassium: 383mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 0.01g | Vitamin A: 27IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 2mg

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