Slow Cooker Steak Burritos
This recipe for slow cooker steak burritos is actually a family recipe, but originally made on the stove top, not the slow cooker. My ethnicity is Native American Indian (and Hawaiian), but the foods I grew up on were mostly american, or hispanic. Family friends who are from the same indian tribe as my family would visit our family often, and make homemade tortillas, and what we called Chile meat. My mom, Bea, and I would make tortillas all day, about a hundred of them (there was only 6 of us to eat them!) And for dinner, we would make “chile meat” which consisted of browned cubed up steak, and adding a jar of salsa to the pan, seriously delicious. You wouldn’t think a jarred salsa would make a meal outrageous, but cooking it with the beef somehow changes it.
After growing up, and having a family of my own, I have made these steak burritos on the stove-top, but realized I wanted the meat more tender! Light bulb came on! Why not add the concoction to the slow cooker, and let the meat tenderize! And the result was fabulous. The slow cooking made the sauce even richer and beefier.
And since I have a full-time job, and a little one, I have no energy to make homemade tortillas, what’s the next best thing? Tortilla Land uncooked tortillas! You brown them, and they puff up a bit, just like homemade, and they only have 5 ingredients in them! Just Scoop this Slow Cooker Steak Burritos filling on them, and dinner is ready!
The rice that’s pictured above is Spanish Rice from Lil- Luna! Amazing stuff. Try it!
- 1 16 ounce jar pace picante salsa- mild, medium, or hot salsa
- 1 pound top sirloin, cut up into 1 inch squares, trimmed of fat
- salt
- pepper
- onion powder
- cooking oil
- Tortilla Land Tortillas
- Sour cream
- cheese (optional)
- Sprinkle the beef cubes with salt, pepper, and onion powder. Set a skillet to medium high heat, and add enough cooking oil to coat the bottom of the pan. Add the beef, and brown on all sides, not worrying about cooking the meat through.
- Add the salsa to the pan, and with the spatula, scape up any meaty bits off the bottom of the pan. Add the meat, and sauce to the slow cooker.
- Put the lid on, and set to HIGH for 3 hours. Do not open the lid during cooking time.
- Serve on tortillas with cheese and sour cream. Enjoy!
Shared at: Food is Love Recipes, Jam Hands(Recipe Sharing Monday), Yesterfood(Treasure Box Tuesday), The Gunny Sack(Time to Sparkle), Miz Helen’s Blogspot(Full Plate Thursday) Kitchen Dreaming(Weekend Social)
Shelby says
March 10, 2014 at 4:00 pmI shared this yesterday on my FB page and tonight, I was scrolling down and saw it again and had to come here to tell you that it LOOKS amazing and I would love to be eating this for dinner! Grumpy is not a big “mexican” flavor fan, but I just may make him have to put up with it for one night soon since it is such an easy recipe! Thanks for sharing!
Sarah Olson says
March 10, 2014 at 4:42 pmThanks Shelby,those darn husbands! Thank you for sharing!
Julie says
March 10, 2014 at 4:46 pmHi Sarah, I made the lentil soup with the red lentils and then added just a little kale and the kale tastes not bitter cooked!
Your steak recipe sounds so good and something my family would like! I’m pinning this! Have a nice night and week.
Julie at Julie’s Lifestyle
Laurie@FoodisLove says
March 10, 2014 at 5:17 pmAbsolutely Phenomenal! Cannot wait to chomp into this one!!
Feel free to submit this recipe to foodisloverecipes.com I’d love to share it with my readers and subscribers!
Sarah Olson says
March 11, 2014 at 6:00 amThank you so much Laurie, I will do that! 🙂
Hildur says
March 10, 2014 at 8:39 pmGreatings from Denmark 🙂 slow cooker is not so known here in the north so i need a little help on what kind of cooker is best for me to buy.. (Size, brand,,) ?? cant wait to start cooking in one of these wonders… best regards 🙂
Sarah Olson says
March 10, 2014 at 8:55 pmMy favorite is the Crock Pot, 6 quart, with a programmable timer. Hope this helps!
Tara says
March 11, 2014 at 11:14 amLooks so good, we both had burritos on the brain!! I posted one today too!! Great minds!!
Ronda says
March 13, 2014 at 9:12 pmThanks for coming by and sharing this recipe at our Weekend Social on KitchenDreaming.com… I hope to see you again next week!
Miz Helen says
March 15, 2014 at 11:00 amHi Sarah,
I just love the flavors for your steak for these awesome burritos, they look delicious! Happy St. Patrick’s Day to Ya and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with Full Plate Thursday!
Come Back Soon,
Miz Helen
Lucy says
March 20, 2014 at 11:57 amHoly Cow those look fantastic!! Going to have to try these for dinner next week!
Dana says
March 22, 2014 at 3:25 pmTrying this for supper tonight. It smells so good.
Jolene says
March 25, 2014 at 3:14 pmWe are having these for dinner tonight! The house smells amazing! I can’t wait for dinner. Oh and I made spanish rice too! ♥
Kim says
April 13, 2015 at 8:19 amWhere do you find Tortilla Land tortillas? What section of your grocery store? Thanks
Sarah Olson says
April 13, 2015 at 8:51 amI usually find them next on the bottom shelf under the refrigerated pasta, next to the mozzarella cheese.
Kim says
April 13, 2015 at 9:33 amThanks!