These Slow Cooker Smothered Beef Burritos are better than takeout and great for an easy weeknight meal.
If you love a good Mexican slow cooker meal look no further! Pair this meal with my slow cooker refried pinto beans or black beans!
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a Mexican recipe. This meal is everything you would want, beef, cheese, and carbs. Beef and enchilada sauce cook all day, then I make burritos with the meat, beans, and cheese, then cover those with the sauce and more cheese.
How to make smothered beef burritos:
- Add beef stew meat to the slow cooker. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and oregano.
- Add diced green chiles, diced yellow onion and enchilada sauce. Stir.
- Place the lid on the slow cooker and cook on LOW for 6-8 hours.
- When the meat is done cooking make burritos by add adding warmed refried beans, the cooked meat and cheese to a tortilla. Add into the sauce in the slow cooker.
- Top with cheese and replace lid until cheese is melted and the burritos are warm.
Can I use chicken?
Yes, you can use 1.5 – 2 pounds of chicken instead of beef stew meat. Shred the chicken with two forks before assembling the burritos.
What goes good with smothered beef burritos?
- Mexican rice – Recipe from Yellow Bliss Road
- Refried Beans
- Homemade Tortilla Chips – Recipe by Cooking Classy
- Green Salad
More Mexican style recipes to make in the slow cooker:
- Slow Cooker Steak Burritos
- Slow Cooker Chicken Enchilada Casserole
- Slow Cooker Southwestern Cheesy Chicken Pasta
- Slow Cooker Copycat Chipotle Barbacoa
- Slow Cooker Shredded Beef Sheet Tray Nachos
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Slow Cooker Smothered Beef Burritos
Equipment Needed:
- Slow Cooker – 5 quart or larger
Ingredients:
- 2 lbs. beef stew meat (cubed beef roast)
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. pepper
- 1/2 tsp. oregano
- 4 oz. can fire roasted green chiles
- 1 small yellow onion
- 28 oz. can red enchilada sauce
For serving
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 16 oz. can refried beans (or 2 cups homemade refried beans)
- 8 flour tortillas
Instructions:
- Add the beef to the slow cooker. Add the salt, pepper, oregano, onion, diced chile peppers and the enchilada sauce. Stir.
- Cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- When the cooking time is done, warm the refried beans in the microwave or the stove top. Add a spoonful of beans to each tortilla and a scoop of beef and a sprinkle of cheese. Roll the burritos up.
- I chose to heat up 4 of the burritos in the slow cooker, I removed part of the sauce and then added the burritos, then drizzled a little sauce over them and added more cheese on top. I turned the slow cooker to high and let the burritos heat up for 20 more minutes.
- If you want to heat all the burritos at once, I recommend a 9×13 casserole dish. Pour sauce over the burritos and top with cheese, add the casserole dish to preheated oven set to 350 degrees and cook for about 10 minutes.
- One other option is to nuke each burrito in the microwave with sauce and cheese on top.
How to Video:
Recipe Notes:
- Mexican rice
- Refried Beans
- Tortilla Chips
- Green Salad and dressing
Can you do this in a crockpot casserole cooker which is 13×9? Would it change anything like cook time?
Hi Martha! I do not have a casserole crockpot, if I rememeber right it cooks a little slower that other crockpot. You may need to adjust the time.
If I don’t have green chili’s can I use jalapeños?
Yes! Will work great!
Hi, can you use boneless beef short ribs instead of the stew beef?
Thank you!
Yes, you will need to degrease the sauce with paper towels at the end of cooking time! Will work great.
Awesome, thanks for replying back.
Would be shredded chicken breast in it?
You can do chicken breasts instead of beef stew meat then shred the chicken and assemble the burritos.
Would bought-en burritos work as well with chili beans, onions, cheese on top? Thanks
Yes, this recipe does something similar to that. https://anaffairfromtheheart.com/slow-cooker-smothered-burritos/
Burritos are not enchiladas. Enchilada sauce does not belong on burritos! Try making a green chili for it. Never use enchilada sauce. Check out a good Mexican cookbook. You don’t even have to have it with a sauce,just stick everything in the tortillas and eat. You can put anything in it from corn to avacados.
Hi Renee! Smothered burritos are the cat’s pajamas but if you prefer to eat them the same week after week I won’t loose any sleep.
so they don’t do they what about burritos enchilada style they have enchilada sauce on them
It was SOOOO very good Thank you
Is is possible to add beans to it when cooking it like kidney or chili beans?
Yes! I would do canned and drained. Will be great.
If you were to use chicken, how much and what part of chicken would you use?
I would do boneless skinless chicken thighs, about 1.5 lbs.
Is het mogelijk de recepten in het Nederlands te ontvangen? Is it possible to have the recipes in dutch?
I just pinned 3 of your recipes and will be making them next week..I’m sure they will be really yummy as always..
Would rump roast work?
Yes!
This was so so so good! Thank you for the recipe. This is definitely going to be a regular for us now. Husband and 4 boys loved it.
Thank you! Looks delicious and I can’t wait to try it
I like the recept but could it be in dutch