Perfect for summer potlucks, this slow cooker pulled beef recipe is made easily and turns out beautiful every time.
Drizzle with barbecue sauce and serve in your favorite sandwiches.
If you love beef recipes you should try these next and let me know what do you think! Cabbage Roll Soup and Slow Cooker Pulled Beef.
Why We Love This
- Makes enough to feed a whole crowd, about 12 portions.
- Slow cooker pulled beef freezes wonderfully, make sure to cover it and pack tightly in a food container.
- Multipurpose beef - use it in your favorite recipes that call for pulled beef for example we love to stuff our baked potatoes with the pulled beef adding homemade coleslaw on top. Our next favorite recipe is beef sandwiches!
- Serve with simple cooked rice, greens, wrapped in tortillas, burger buns, sandwiches and so on. Also tastes wonderfully with mashed potatoes and using the slow cooker beef liquid as gravy. I can go on and on!
- No heavy prep time or equipment is needed, season the beef, sear it on the pan, add to slow cooker, and forget for few hours.
Instructions
Cut the chuck roast into chunks and remove excess fat. In a small bowl combine onion powder, salt, pepper. Sprinkle the seasoning all over the beef.
In a large skillet over high heat, add a little bit of vegetable oil and sear the beef chunks until nicely golden brown.
Place the seared beef chunks into the slow cooker, add garlic and pour in the beef stock. Close the lid and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours.
(Multicooker can also be used here, depending on settings, usually, about 5-6 hours is enough). The meat should be fork-tender and easily shredded.
When cooked through, remove the beef and shred it with two forks. Remove any excess fat.
Place in a bowl and stir in the BBQ sauce (it is an optional step but tastes delicious!).
Sprinkle chopped parsley and serve with buns, baguettes or any sandwiches of choice. Enjoy!
Tips
- Browning the meat before tossing it in the slow cooker can be optional but does give an added layer of flavors and will prevent the meat from releasing excess grease. I prefer to cut the beef into chunks and sear on the pan until nicely golden browned.
- It is an easy base recipe for slow cooker beef that can be customized with more spices and other sauces than barbecue. In fact you can skip the barbecue sauce entirely and use the pulled beef in your favorite recipes.
Thank you and I hope you enjoy this slow cooker pulled beef recipe,
Rita
Easy Dinner Recipes
📖Recipe
Slow Cooker Pulled Beef
Ingredients
- 3- pound chuck roast beef
- 2 teaspoon salt
- Pepper to taste
- 2 large garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1 cup beef stock or water
- ½ cup your choice of BBQ sauce + more for drizzle on top when serving optional
- 1 handful of chopped parsley for serving
Instructions
- Cut the chuck roast into chunks and remove excess fat. In a small bowl combine onion powder, salt, pepper. Sprinkle the seasoning all over the beef.
- In a large skillet over high heat, add a little bit of vegetable oil and sear the beef chunks until nicely golden brown.
- Place the seared chunks into the slow cooker, add garlic and pour in the beef stock. Close the lid and cook on low heat for 7-8 hours or high for 3-4 hours. (Multicooker can be used as well, choose the slow cooker setting and set timer to 5 hours). The meat should be fork-tender and easily shredded.
- When cooked through, remove the beef and shred it with two forks. Remove any excess fat.
- Place in a bowl and stir in the BBQ sauce (it is an optional step but tastes delicious!).
- Sprinkle chopped parsley and serve with buns, baguettes or any sandwiches of choice. Enjoy!
Notes
- Do I need to brown beef before slow cooking? Browning the meat before tossing it in the slow cooker can be optional but does give an added layer of flavors and will prevent the meat from releasing excess grease. I prefer to cut the beef into chunks and sear on the pan until nicely golden browned.
- Can you overcook meat in a slow cooker? You can definitely overcook the meat in a slow cooker but it is usually rare, New slow cooker models are designed this way that they automatically switch to a warm setting after the timer runs out. But for best results, I’d advise checking on the slow cooker beef during the last hour or so. If it falls off the fork very easily it means it is ready.
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A perfect slow cooker pulled beef recipe that can be used as an easy base for many recipes.