My Carne Picada Recipe cooks low and slow for the most delicious beef to use in tacos, fajitas, rice bowls, and more! Richly flavorful and tender, this picada slow cooker recipe will quickly become one of your favorite weeknight meals. It’s so easy to make and is completely hands-off!
Carne Picada Ingredients
Bottom round roast or chuck roast cut into cubes or carne picada meatAll-purpose flourPaprikaSea salt and pepperGarlic powderOlive oilFire roasted diced tomatoesOptional: cilantro for garnish
How to Make Carne Picada
Carne Picada Recipes Tips
Don’t skip out on searing the beef. It adds a ton of flavor to carne picada meat!Cook the beef for longer, if you have the time. Slow cook for 5 hours and you will have the most tender and delicious crockpot meal.If you like a more mild flavor, use regular canned diced tomatoes instead of fire-roasted tomatoes.Additionally, if you want more sauce, you can use two cans of diced tomatoes instead of one.
This is such an easy recipe. My family loves it. It is a toss-up between this recipe and taco soup at the top of our list of weekday meals.
Best Carne Picada Recipes
I love making a big batch of picada and using it throughout the week in so many different recipes! Here are some of my favorite uses:
Carne Picada Tacos Tacos are one of the most delicious ways to eat slow-cooked carne picada. Add your favorite taco toppings, like sour cream, cotija cheese, and guacamole. Serve in soft taco shells for the most delicious carne picada tacos!Breakfast Beef Tacos You can even make breakfast tacos using the meat from this recipe! Scrambled eggs, Mexican white cheese, and avocado crema would make an amazing breakfast taco.Carne Picada Fajitas Try making carne picada fajitas using tortillas and sauteed peppers and onions! A side of guacamole, beans, and rice are perfect choices for serving with carne picada fajitas.Picada Rice Bowls A classic choice for recipes with carne picada meat is to make rice bowls. Beef rice bowls are so delicious! Try this Portuguese Rice recipe.Picada Mexican PizzaTop a Mexican pizza with carne picada beef! Cotija cheese, queso fresco, or a Mexican cheese blend are perfect choices for the cheese. Use a flatbread for the dough - even better if you make it a grilled flatbread! For a little extra spice, add sliced jalapenos. Smoked brisket also works really well when making a delicious flatbread pizza.
Don’t forget dessert! Give Mexican Strawberries and Cream a try. It’s so delicious!
Mexican Beef Recipes
Birria RecipeCarne Asada Tacos made with this amazing Carne Asada SeasoningCrockpot Taco MeatCarne Asada SeasoningTaco CasseroleMexican Ground Beef Casserole
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📋 Recipe
This recipe was originally published on Sunday Supper with the title Slow Cooker Carne Picada. Photos by Marion Myers.
