easy shredded beef-crockpot recipe

        One of my favorite crock-pot recipes is this shredded beef. It's so easy, great for entertaining, and so versatile. I use chuck roast, and it's as easy as setting it in the crock pot, seasoning liberally with salt, pepper and garlic powder. A little water and six to eight hours later (in my crockpot on low) a delicious meal! Pictured above, I added some red potatoes and carrots before the last hour. The corn, I steamed for another flavor & texture side dish. 
        The next day I reheated the leftover meat in a pan with a little oil, and water and seasoned with a little red pepper flakes and added some sliced bell pepper for shredded beef quesadillas.

Ingredients:
Chuck Roast (Boneless or Bone-in)
Salt 
Pepper 
Granulated garlic powder

Season your meat, put in slow cooker on low for 6-8 hours.

That's it!         This meal is as delicious as it is easy. I really recommend trying it. It's a great gluten-free meal, the meat can be used for tacos, served with rice and beans. Great filling for taquitos, enchiladas, even with BBQ sauce on a sandwich with some pickles. YUM. The best part, Chuck roast is a really inexpensive cut of meat so you can make this once a week!

quesadilla burgers

        Giving up bread was the hardest thing about going gluten-free. There are gluten-free breads, and hamburger buns available, but they may not be as affordable or as accessible.

Regular buns vs. gluten free buns

Regular buns cost about $1 for an 8 pack, while gluten-free buns are around $7 for a pack of four. 

        Quesadilla burgers are an awesome way to still enjoy hamburgers at a barbecue, and even to entertain with. We really like white corn tortillas in my house, they have a milder flavor than regular yellow corn tortillas. I love the crunch of a pickle with my burger, so I added sliced pickles to mine. But corn salsa is really good in this, with pepperjack cheese, I use this dairy-free cheese. 


Even if you aren't gluten-free I recommend trying this out.


You can leave a hamburger patty whole and use two corn tortillas with cheese on top and bottom, (YUM) or you can slice it like I did.

Fixings for my quesadilla burger, and my home-made onion rings!

Ingredients

Hamburger patty

White corn tortillas

Cheese of your choice

Toppings: Salsa, pickles, jalapenos, bacon

Onion Rings:

two medium white onions

1/2 cup corn starch

1 cup all purpose gf flour

Garlic powder

Chile powder

Sea salt 
Pepper
1 cup tonic water
Grapeseed oil for frying


Happy barbecue season! I am definitely taking advantage of my grill this summer & encourage everyone to do the same.