CROCK POT SHREDDED BEEF TACOS

1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. chili powder
1 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. coriander
2 lb. boneless Beef Roast
1 Tbsp. olive oil
1 8 oz can tomato sauce
1/2 chipotle chile pepper in adobo sauce, seeded & finely chopped
4 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Combine salt, chili powder, cumin & coriander; rub the spices all over the roast.

Warm olive oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Sear meat on all sides, about 5 minutes total.

Put meat in crockpot.

Mix tomato sauce, chipotle pepper & garlic.

Pour over meat.

Cover & cook on low for about 8 hours, or until fork-tender.

Shred meat with two forks and combine with enough sauce to moisten.

Serve on tortillas with lots of garnish choices: shredded lettuce, diced tomato, avocado and anything else you like.

Note: The longer you cook the roast the tenderer it is. Sometimes I slow cook it on low overnight.

Cook two roast in different crock pots at the same time.

Have one for dinner, and allow the other one to cool, then freeze it in a freezer ziplock bag for another meal.

Crock pot Italian Spaghetti Sauce

1 lb. lean ground beef
1 lb. Italian sausage, remove from casings
1 ½ cups chopped onions
2 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
28 oz. canned tomatoes, undrained
29 oz. tomato sauce
12 oz. tomato paste
2 Tbsp. dried basil
1 Tbsp. dried oregano
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper
Cook beef, sausage meat, onions, mushrooms and garlic in a skillet over medium heat until meat is no longer pink.
Drain off any grease.
Spoon meat mixture into a 6-quart slow cooker; add remaining ingredients.
Cover and cook on low for 8-9 hours.
Serve over hot buttered spaghetti squash or pasta garnish with Parmesan cheese.
(I doubled the recipe, I’m using some tonight for dinner, and the other batch I’m freezing for next Thursday night’s dinner.
Cook once, eat twice.)