Slow Cooker Chili Colorado Style Beef

Chile Colorado Style Beef made in the slow cooker in a simple and easy way. Serve it in a warm tortilla and enjoy it's deliciousness. The leftovers, if there are any, are also amazing.

There's nothing quite like sitting down to a hearty, slow cooked dinner at day's end. Whether its slow cooked brisket this Thai pulled pork or a batch of saucy, slow cooked chicken, its so nice to come home to a meal that's basically cooked itself.

Chile Colorado Style Beef (Slow Cooker) Recipe

While I love the authentic way Chile Colorado is made, with cubed meat dredged in flour and real chili peppers ground up to make the sauce, it's a more timely process.

This recipe was developed specifically to be able to enjoy Chile Colorado on a regular basis without all the fuss.

It took a while to get the flavor just right, but it is absolutely delicious and has all the nuances of the real thing.

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Ingredients for Chile Colorado

Full recipe and instructions can be found at the bottom of the page.

Pantry Ingredients

• Las Palmas Red Chile Sauce – this sauce is key (there is a picture of it towards the bottom) and it can be found in most supermarkets next to the enchilada sauce or check your local Hispanic market. If it's not at your market you can purchase a large pack of the red chile sauce online.
• beef bouillon – I've tried using chicken bouillon and it's not the same. This also adds enough salt to flavor the recipe.
• chile powder – use plain chile powder, not chipotle or ancho
• ground cumin
• oregano leaves
• onion powder
• garlic powder
• ground black pepper
• masa harina – a flavorful flour that is used to make homemade corn tortillas and found in the Hispanic aisle of the supermarket

Fresh Ingredients

• beef chuck roast – make sure to trim it of visible fat

How to Make Chile Colorado

Step one: In a 7-quart slow cooker, add chile sauce, bouillon, chili powder, cumin, oregano, onion powder, garlic powder and black pepper. Add chuck roast. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours.

Step two: When finished the sauce will be very thin. It's okay to keep it like this or you can easily thicken it. Either way, remove the meat and pull it apart with two forks, it will be very tender. If you want to leave the sauce thin, place the pulled apart meat back in the slow cooker with the sauce to flavor it.

Step three: To make the sauce thick and rich, remove meat from the slow cooker and pull apart with two forks. Leave slow cooker on low. Add 1/4 cup more chili powder (the regular kind, NOT chipotle or ancho etc) and 1/4 cup masa harina (in the Hispanic section). Stir to combine and place pulled apart meat back in the slow cooker. Cover and cook for one more hour. Your sauce will be perfectly thick.

Recipe Tips

• Make sure you trim your chuck roast of all of its visible fat. If you cannot find one 5 lb. roast you can always use two smaller ones. This could potentially change the cooking time.
• The red chile sauce is key to this recipe, make sure to seek it out.
• Because this is slow cooked and the sauce mixes with the juices from the meat, the finished sauce is not a thick, pouring sauce, it's very thin. As you pull apart the tender meat, the sauce will get in to every crevice and flavor it perfectly.
• Directions on how to thicken the sauce are located in the recipe.
• Serve with warm tortillas, avocado, tomatoes and cheese…it tastes amazing.
• You will have leftover sauce once the meat is eaten. Use it to make a dip or a casserole with crushed chips, more meat and cheese. You won't want to waste this flavorful sauce.

What Is Chile Colorado?

Chile Colorado is served at most Mexican restaurants. If you have a chance to order it, you should!

It is a very popular Mexican stew that is full of tender pieces of beef  (or pork) that have been simmered in a flavorful red chile sauce made from dried Mexican chiles, spices and broth. The word Colorado in the Spanish language translates to "colored red" which is why Chile Colorado is made with a red chile sauce.

This is not to be mistaken as a chili recipe from Colorado!

Las Palmas Red Chile Sauce

This is the exact can you will be looking for in the supermarket.

I promise you will love this recipe, it has an exceptional flavor.

As you can see here, serving it almost as a taco is absolutely the best way to enjoy it.

What Should I Serve With Chile Colorado?

• Mexican Salad with Creamy Avocado Dressing
• Agave Margaritas
• Slow Cooker Mexican Beans
• Easy Baked Taco Dip

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Chile Colorado Style Beef (Slow Cooker)

Chile Colorado Style Beef made in the slow cooker in a simple and easy way. Serve it in a warm tortilla and enjoy it's deliciousness. The leftovers, if there are any, are also amazing.

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 7 hrs

Total Time 7 hrs 10 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Chile Colorado Style Beef (Slow Cooker)

Servings: 8

Calories: 426 kcal

• 1 (28 oz) can Las Palmas Red Chile Sauce
• 3 beef bouillon cubes
• 1/4 cup plus 2 tbsps chile powder, divided
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp oregano leaves
• 2 tsps onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp finely ground pepper
• 1 (5 lb) beef chuck roast, trimmed of most visible fat
• 1/4 cup masa harina

• In a 7-quart slow cooker, add chile sauce, bouillon, chili powder, cumin, oregano, onion powder, garlic powder and black pepper. Add chuck roast. Cover and cook on low for 7 hours.

• When finished the sauce will be very thin. It's okay to keep it like this or you can easily thicken it. Either way, remove the meat and pull it apart with two forks, it will be very tender. If you want to leave the sauce thin, place the pulled apart meat back in the slow cooker with the sauce to flavor it.

• To make the sauce thick and rich, remove meat from the slow cooker and pull apart with two forks. Leave slow cooker on low. Add 1/4 cup more chili powder (the regular kind, NOT chipotle or ancho etc) and 1/4 cup masa harina (in the Hispanic section). Stir to combine and place pulled apart meat back in the slow cooker. Cover and cook for one more hour. Your sauce will be perfectly thick.

Nutrition Facts

Chile Colorado Style Beef (Slow Cooker)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 426 Calories from Fat 207

% Daily Value*

Fat 23g 35%

Saturated Fat 6.1g 38%

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g

Cholesterol 96.1mg 32%

Sodium 925mg 40%

Potassium 117mg 3%

Carbohydrates 11.7g 4%

Fiber 4.1g 17%

Sugar 0.6g 1%

Protein 45.2g 90%

Vitamin A 69IU 1%

Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%

Calcium 5.2mg 1%

Iron 36mg 200%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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