Barbacoa Beef

Tender homemade Barbacoa Beef made in Slow Cooker is so easy to make and packed with flavors. A favorite for enchiladas, taco Tuesdays, burritos, quesadillas, and taco salads.

I know several of you have been requesting more Crockpot dinners lately so I bring to you Crockpot Barbacoa Beef a copycat of the famous Chipotle's Restaurant.

Crockpot Barbacoa Beef is so simple to make and the perfect meal for feeding a crowed.

It's slowly braised in a mouthwatering combo of spices including chipotle peppers, cumin, oregano, apple cider vinegar, lime juice and a just a bit of cinnamon to leave the house smelling amazing. 

The long slow braise leaves the meat melt in your mouth tender.

I usually will brown the meat first for an extra punch of flavor but decided to skip the browning and opted for a simple throw together crockpot dish this time around.

I promise you won't miss browning the meat in this dish and neither will anyone else it's packed with flavor.

Crockpot Barbacoa Beef makes the perfect filling for burritos, tacos, taco salad or even enchiladas.

Here's how I make Barbacoa in a crock pot:

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Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms

Oh my these were so good! 

   You have to make 'em! 

Colt and I assembled these little beauties before yesterdays Seahawks game and they didn't last long.

Even Lorna the proclaimed mushroom hater ate way more then her fair share.

When she was little she insisted on the fact she hated mushrooms so I would add them to things like a brown rice and shiitake mushroom soup and tell her they were calamari..

She gobbled the mushrooms right up.. Ha..Ha.. 

I'm probably a little bit evil when it comes to food.

 I've converted several of the kids friends to eating more then spaghetti noodles with butter with the simple explanation that to have dinner at our house you have to try a bite of everything.

One of L.J.'s friends still laughs when he has dinner at our house because he discovered he loves salmon..

Ok any who back to the mushrooms...

Colt had set a few mushrooms aside because the boys were at their friends house playing. 

So when they returned they were rather disappointed when they couldn't find the Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms he set aside for them. 

Fast forward about 10 minutes and Colt grabs the leftover Stuffed Mushrooms and proclaims he's eating the last of the mushrooms since the boys didn't eat them.

 Lorna and I both yell no at the same time and say, "The boys were searching all over for those."

 He had these little delicacies  hidden in the microwave, sneaky, sneaky..

Mas devoured the last of 'em.

These were so good I'm about to go out on a huge limb and say these were the best Stuffed Mushrooms I've ever had!

We've ate a lot of stuffed Mushrooms over the years and we all agreed these were over the top good.

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Quick Shrimp Tacos With Pineapple Mango Salsa

With school about to start and summer coming to a close I thought there's no better time to share one of our favorite quick meals.

Quick Shrimp Tacos With Pineapple Mango Salsa. 

There's something amazing about the combination of shrimp with the sweet pineapple, mangos, spicy jalapeños and cilantro with a squeeze of fresh lime. 

These are a staple in our weekly meal rotation and I thought there's no better time to share this favorite then now.

We seem never to have leftover's when we make these and second helpings disappear fast.

If you're looking to be a little saucy why not make a few of these Pink Grapefruit Lime Margaritas With Agave to really kick it up a notch and set the mood! Especially if you have company coming.

Pink Grapefruit Lime Margarita's  are defiantly on the all time favorite cocktails list! 

If you're really looking to round out your dinner how about Restaurant Style Mexican Rice to serve along side.

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