Shredded Beef Recipe Ideas

Shredded beef. How to make and how to serve.

Shredded Beef Recipe Ideas

This is a super easy shredded beef recipe made in your slow cooker (crock pot). The ingredients are simple and so are the instructions.

Six ways to serve shredded beef are also included.

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Course: Main Course, meat, one pot meal

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 6

Total Time: 6 5

Servings: servings

Calories: 409Kcal

Author: Susan Moncrieff

Ingredients

▢ 4 pound beef roast Less expensive roast like chuck roast
▢ 2 envelope brown gravy I like McCormicks brown gravy mix envelpes
▢ 1 envelope Ranch dressing Hidden Valley is my favorite brand
▢ 1 envelope Italian seasoning dressing Good Seasons is a nice zesty Italian
▢ 1 cups water

Instructions

Pour the water and mix the packages of brown gravy and ranch dressing in with the water into your crockpot / slow cooker. I usually whisk it to get any lumps out.
Turn your crock pot on high. Add the beef roast to the water and seasoning mixtures. Plan on cooking at least 6 hours (time varies based on your slow cooker and the size of your roast). More is better than less. If the beef is easily shredded, go ahead and shred and turn the crockpot to warm setting until ready to serve. Avoid opening the lid - that increases the cooking time.
When the meat is fork tender, put it in a bowl and pull it with two forks to shred it. Bet you can't do that without taste-testing the meat! When you make this, your home will smell really good!
While I'm shredding the beef, I pour the gravy from the crock pot into a bowl. Let it sit for about 10 -15 minutes and skim off as much of the fat layer as you can.
Place the gravy and the shredded meat back into the crock pot, and change the temperature to low or warm until ready to serve. If serving right away, a serving dish that can be covered with foil also works.

Notes

Suggested serving methods include:

Shredded beef with a side of vegetables (like broccoli)

On a roll

Tacos

Enchiladas

Nachos

Detailed instructions are in the blog post https://momcrieff.com/shredded-beef-5-recipes-you-can-use-it-in/

Nutrition Disclaimer

Nutrition information is an estimate only provided as a courtesy using an ingredient database. Garnish and optional ingredients are not included in the calculations.

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