This Slow Cooker Pineapple Chipotle Beef is an easy, 10-minute prep dinner that cooks into tender, flavorful shredded beef. The sweet pineapple and smoky chipotle create a bold, balanced flavor that’s perfect for tacos, burritos, and more.
This slow cooker pineapple chipotle beef is a simple, hands-off dinner that comes together with just 10 minutes of prep. Once everything is in the slow cooker, it cooks low and slow into tender, easy-to-shred beef with rich, well-developed flavor.
The combination of sweet pineapple and smoky chipotle gives it a good amount of heat, but it still has a nice bit of sweetness, savoriness, and smokiness. This beef is fantastic in tacos, quesadillas, nachos, and in just about any other dish.
Ingredient notes and substitutions
- Chipotle: For stronger chipotle flavor or more heat, use additional chiles.
- Pineapple juice: I just used canned pineapple juice in this recipe.
- Maple syrup: Brown sugar will also work.
How to make slow cooker pineapple chipotle beef
Here you’ll find instructions and step-by-step photos showing how to make this recipe. The full recipe, including ingredients, is given below.
Step 1: Add the chile, sauce, juice, maple syrup, garlic, tomato paste, and liquid smoke to a food processor; pulse until smooth.
Step 2: Pour sauce into slow cooker insert.
Step 3: Add roast, fat side up, to slow cooker.
Step 4: Sprinkle roast with salt.
Step 5: Cover, and cook on high for 6 hours.
Step 6: Shred meat with 2 forks, and return to sauce. Continue cooking for 30 minutes.
Recipe Tips!
- Use the right cut of beef: Chuck roast works best because it becomes tender and easy to shred after slow cooking.
- Don’t skip the cooking time: Cooking low and slow helps break down the meat and develop flavor.
- Adjust the spice level: Use fewer chipotle peppers for a milder flavor or add more for extra heat.
- Shred and return to the sauce: Letting the beef soak in the sauce after shredding adds more flavor.
- To freeze: Pour sauce into freezer-safe container. Add roast and seal. Freeze for up to three months.
Storage
Store any leftover pineapple chipotle beef in an airtight container in the refrigerator. It will keep for up to 4 days when properly stored in the fridge.
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Slow Cooker Pineapple Chipotle Beef
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 chile from can chipotle chiles in adobo
- 1 tablespoon sauce from can chipotle chiles in adobo
- 2 cups pineapple juice
- ¾ cup maple syrup
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
- 3-4 pounds boneless chuck roast
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add the chile, sauce, juice, maple syrup, garlic, tomato paste, and liquid smoke to a food processor; pulse until smooth.1 chile from can chipotle chiles in adobo, 1 tablespoon sauce from can chipotle chiles in adobo, 2 cups pineapple juice, ¾ cup maple syrup, 2 cloves garlic, 2 tablespoon tomato paste, 1 tablespoon liquid smoke
- Pour sauce into slow cooker.
- Add roast, fat side up, to slow cooker.3-4 pounds boneless chuck roast
- Sprinkle roast with salt.1 teaspoon salt
- Cover, and cook on high for 6 hours.
- Shred meat with 2 forks, and return to sauce.
- Continue cooking for 30 minutes.
Notes
- Chipotle: For stronger chipotle flavor or more heat, use additional chiles.
- Pineapple juice: I just used canned pineapple juice in this recipe.
- Maple syrup: Brown sugar will also work. Feel free to adjust the amount according to your tastes.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
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adapted from Every Day with Rachael Ray
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Comments & Reviews
Suzi says
Can you please explain 1 tablespoon chile + 1 sauce from can chipotle chiles in adobo.. does that mean 1 chili from the can and all the sauce from it?
Kate says
Hi! I’ve re-written it to make the ingredients clearer. Its 1 chile from can chipotle chiles in adobo and 1 tablespoon sauce from chipotle chiles in adobo. Hope that helps!
Jessica says
What kind of chile did you use? I know it says a tbsp of sauce but what kind of chili? Is it canned?
Kate says
The chile is a canned chile in adobo sauce. You can usually find them near the enchilada sauce and canned green chiles in the grocery store. Let me know if you have any other questions.