Slow Cooker Barbacoa

Spring is here! And with spring, at least for me, comes a whole season of busy. In my day job, I get to manage events which is both fun and, at times, chaotic! But mostly it's rewarding which is why I do what I do.

So with all of this work craziness, you know the last thing I feel like doing is even thinking about cooking dinner for Cole and I after a busy day, let alone actually doing it. To make life a little easier during these times, I turn to my slow cooker.

When I’m making the perfect time-saving, slow cooker meal I think of something I can not only throw together in a matter of minutes but something that stretch an entire week. Something that’s versatile and adaptable for leftovers galore. And there’s really only one answer to this criteria and that, my friends is barbacoa.

Before I get to how insanely delicious this barbacoa turned out, I have to just tell you how freakishly easy it was to throw together! A couple of shakes of seasoning here and some chipotle peppers in their adobo sauce straight from the can is all it takes to built some serious flavor.

Let me just paint a picture for you of how good this barbacoa is. First of all, imagine the barbacoa you've had at Chipotle and just toss that out the door. This was better, no joke. Second, Cole, who is is my Hungry Ali taste tester by default and gets the pleasure of tasting delicious food all week long, said it was his favorite thing I've made in a really long time. Quite the compliment coming from your taste tester who also happens to love every other thing I make!

So now that you know just how good this barbacoa is, really, truly, from the bottom of my heart, it is some amazing barbacoa. Savory, smoky, spicy and oh-so-tender, it's fit for any taco, tostada, burrito, enchilada, you name it. I would throw this super easy recipe together any time, any day whether I was busy or not. It's just that good, you guys!