Mexican Shredded Beef Pot Roast Recipe for Tacos, Tostadas, Enchiladas & More by Donna John

Taco night is still a much-anticipated night of the week in my house. I. Love. My. Tacos. Usually I'll brown some ground beef, season it up with my favorite taco seasoning and call it a day. But this week, I decided to try something different. This Mexican shredded beef pot roast recipe was so easy to prep, cooked up in about three hours in the oven and elevated my taco dinner night. Delicious.

To make this gluten-free beef taco meat filling for your taco night, you'll need just a few ingredients and time for it to cook in the oven (unless you use the slow-cooker method and run errands while it's doing its thing). Here is your shopping list that's full of Mexican flavors: a beef chuck roast, onions, chili powder, smoked paprika, ground cumin, garlic powder, dried oregano, salt, orange juice and honey. The honey adds just a touch of sweetness to the low-sodium, moist, juicy, fall-apart beef.

You can use this melt-in-your-mouth shredded beef for tacos, tostadas, burritos, enchiladas or even serve it over potatoes or rice. I made tostadas and topped them with the shredded meat, shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, fresh cilantro, homemade guacamole, jalapenos, sour cream and Mexican cheese.

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Cuisine: Mexican
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 3 hours (approximately, ovens vary)
Total Time: 3 hours and 15 minutes
Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 1 chuck roast (about 4 pounds)
• 2 onions, sliced
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 3/4 water

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Recipe Notes

• You can make this recipe in a slow cooker instead of the oven. Make according to directions but put the ingredients into a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for about 5 hours or high for about 3 hours.

• To change things up, use chipotle chili powder.

• If you can, squeeze fresh orange juice. Fresh is always best! But bottled orange juice can also be used.

• You can freeze the meat for later in freezer bags or reusable plastic containers.

Here's how to make it: 

1. Put the sliced onions onto the bottom of an ovenproof dutch oven or soup pot.
   
2. In a small bowl, stir together the chili powder, smoked paprika, cumin, garlic powder, oregano and salt.
   
3. In another small bowl, stir together the orange juice, water and honey.
   
4. Rub the spice mixture all over the roast and place it on the onions. Pour the orange juice mixture into the pot.
   
5. Cover the pot and bake in a preheated 325-degree F oven for about 3 hours or until meat is fall-apart, fork tender.
   
   
6. Shred the meat with two forks.
   
7. Return the meat to the liquid. Stir.
   
8. Serve as desired.
   

Nutrition Facts Per Serving

Calories: 326

Total Fat: 10.1g

Saturated Fat: 2.3g

Cholesterol: 51mg

Sodium: 91mg

Total Carbohydrate: 43.9g

Dietary Fiber: 13.4g

Total Sugars: 17.6g

Protein: 24.6g

Vitamin D: 0mcg

Calcium: 358mg

Iron: 19mg

Potassium: 1088mg

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