Mexican Pot Roast

This slow cooker recipe for Mexican-style beef is seasoned with green chile pepper, hot sauce, taco seasoning, chili powder, and garlic powder.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 8 hr
• Total Time: 8 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 213 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 ¼ cups diced green chile pepper
• 1 (5 ounce) bottle hot sauce
• ¼ cup taco seasoning
• 1 (4 pound) beef chuck roast, trimmed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season beef chuck roast with salt and pepper. Cook roast in hot oil until browned entirely, 2 to 3 minutes per side; transfer browned roast to a slow cooker.

Step 2

Sprinkle onion, chile pepper, hot sauce, taco seasoning, chili powder, cayenne pepper, and garlic powder over the roast.

Step 3

Cook on Low until meat is fall-apart tender, 8 to 10 hours.