Our Crock Pot Smothered Beef Enchiladas begin with savory beef in a chipotle enchilada sauce that is slow cooked until fall apart done. Next, we wrap the meat, cheese, refried beans in tortillas and smother with cheese and sauce. After that, This savory, mildly spicy, rich dish is baked until melt in your mouth done.
It all starts with the beef in this Crock Pot Smothered Beef Enchiladas recipe!
We chose beef chuck steaks for these Crock Pot Smothered Beef Enchiladas, but even a chuck roast, cut into pieces and trimmed, works beautifully. No matter the beef cut, you will want about 2 lbs worth, either way.
Sometimes it all comes down to the price of meat in making the final decision. Really, the cows must eat in fields of gold or something!
The beef for these amazing enchiladas cooks in the Crock Pot for hours in a flavorful Chipotle based sauce until it is melt in your mouth tender. In addition, the beef is easier to shred when it is nice and tender.
The meat soaks up all of the glorious flavor and is truly the heart and soul of this Crock Pot Smothered Beef Enchiladas recipe!
If there is leftover meat, no worries!! Seal it up, and toss it is the freezer for next time!
The unique flavor of Chipotle
We enjoy the smoky subtle flavors of Chipotle and the fact that they are not blazing hot. They go well in slow cooked meals or BBQs and sauces. Chipotle sauce is unique in how earthy and smoky yet slightly sweet the flavor is. That is to say, the complex flavors of the chipotle are a great addition to many Mexican dishes where flavor vs heat matters.
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Prep time for making and baking the enchiladas
Once the beef is nice and tender to fall apart done, take it out and shred the meat. We used our handy dandy forks. While this takes a little longer to use regular forks, it does work. Use what resources are available to you.
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We strain the leftover sauce from the Crock Pot and put aside. We will be using this flavorful sauce later.
Once the meat is shredded and the sauce strained and saved, then it is time to prep the enchiladas for baking.
In a nutshell, we layer our tortillas with refried beans, meat, and cheese and then roll them up. Place the rolled up tortillas in the pan and then pour the saved sauce over the tortilla bundles. Top with a thick layer of cheese and bake.
Wrap up of our Crock Pot Smothered Beef Enchiladas
While this recipe is a little time consuming with multiple steps, it is so worth it! We started out early and let our valuable Crock Pot do most of the work. Then it was a matter of assembly lining and packing the enchiladas before throwing everything into the oven to bake.
We really enjoyed the texture and flavor of the beef enchiladas. The meat is so tender and combines well with the refried beans and cheese. The chipotle sauce is rich and flavorful without resulting in scorched tongues.
Best of all, we had leftovers for the next day!
Looking for something quick and easy yet with some zip? Try our Black Bean Spinach Quesadillas or Cilantro Lime Chicken and Black Bean Quesadilla recipes!
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