Slow Cooker Carne Asada
This Slow Cooker Carne Asada is the perfect set it and forget it meal. It's made with juicy steak cooked low and slow in a flavorful marinade. Serve in tacos or burritos, on nachos, over salad, you name it!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce see note
- 2 oranges juiced, about 1/2 cup
- 1 lime juiced
- 1 teaspoon fish sauce
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 pounds flank steak or steak/beef of choice
Instructions
- Place all ingredients aside from the steak into your blender and blend until smooth.
- In a skillet over medium heat, sear the meat on both sides then place into the insert of your slow cooker.
- Pour the blended sauce mixture over the meat and set on low for 8 hours.
- Shred with two forks and serve over a salad, on top of nachos, or in lettuce leaf tacos.
Notes
If you don't like heat, make sure you scrape out the seeds.
For Whole30, don't serve over tortilla chips!
Nutrition
Calories: 529kcal | Carbohydrates: 14.3g | Protein: 64.8g | Fat: 22.7g | Saturated Fat: 8.4g | Cholesterol: 125mg | Sodium: 480mg | Fiber: 2.8g | Sugar: 9.9g