Best 7 Slow Cooker Chalupa Dinner Bowl Recipes

CHALUPAS

Steps:

• Place beans and enough water to cover in a 3-qt. saucepan. Bring to a boil; boil for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; let stand for 1 hour. Drain beans and discard liquid. , In a 3-qt. slow cooker, combine the 3-1/2 cups water, onion, chilies, garlic, chili powder, salt, cumin and oregano. Add roast and beans. Cover and cook on high for 2 hours. Reduce heat to low and cook 6 hours longer or until pork is very tender. , Remove roast and shred with a fork. Drain beans, reserving cooking liquid in a saucepan. Combine beans and meat; set aside. Skim and discard fat from cooking liquid; bring to a boil. Boil, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until reduced to 1-1/2 cups. Add meat and bean mixture; heat through. , To serve, spoon meat mixture over corn chips; top with green onions, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes and salsa.

PORK CHALUPAS

Steps:

• Place the roast inside a slow cooker coated with cooking spray. In a separate bowl, stir together the beans, 2 cans of the chile peppers, chili powder, cumin, salt, oregano, and garlic powder. Pour the whole mixture over the roast, and add enough water so that the roast is mostly covered. Jiggle the roast a little to get some of the liquid underneath.
• Cover, and cook on Low for 8 to 9 hours. Check after about 5 hours to make sure the beans have not absorbed all of the liquid. Add more water if necessary 1 cup at a time. Use just enough to keep the beans from drying out.
• When the roast is fork-tender, remove it from the slow cooker, and place on a cutting board. Remove any bone and fat, then shred with forks. Return to the slow cooker, and stir in the remaining can of green chilies. Heat through, and serve with flour tortillas and your favorite toppings.

SLOW-COOKED PORK BURRITO BOWLS

Steps:

• If pork roast comes in netting or is tied, remove netting or strings. In 3- to 4-quart slow cooker, place pork. Pour beans around pork. Sprinkle dry taco seasoning mix over pork. Pour green chiles over beans.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
• About 45 minutes before serving, in 3-quart saucepan, make rice mixes as directed on package, using water and butter.
• Remove pork from cooker; place on cutting board. Use 2 forks to pull pork into shreds. Return pork to cooker; gently stir to mix with beans.
• To serve, spoon about 1 cup rice into each serving bowl, top with 1/2 cup pork mixture, 1/4 cup cheese, 1/4 cup lettuce and about 1 tablespoon salsa.

CHALUPA DINNER BOWL

Steps:

• Rinse and sort beans according to package directions.
• Place pinto beans in a 6-quart slow cooker; add roast and next 6 ingredients. Pour chicken broth evenly over top of roast.
• Cover and cook on HIGH 1 hour; reduce to LOW, and cook 9 hours. Or, cover and cook on HIGH 6 hours. Remove bones and fat from roast; pull roast into large pieces with two forks. Stir in diced tomatoes and green chiles. Cook, uncovered, on HIGH 1 more hour or until liquid is slightly thickened.
• Heat taco salad shells according to package directions; place shredded lettuce evenly into shells. Spoon about 1 cup pork-and-bean mixture into each shell using a slotted spoon. Serve with desired toppings.
• Note: For testing purposes only, we used RO*TEL Mexican Festival tomatoes and a Rival Recipe Smart-Pot slow cooker. Times may vary depending on the slow cooker used.

SLOW-COOKER CHALUPA DINNER BOWL

Steps:

• Spray 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, place beans; top with pork roast. Add green chiles, garlic, chili powder, salt, oregano and cumin. Pour broth evenly over top of pork.
• Cover; cook on High heat setting 6 hours. Remove pork from slow cooker to large plate; remove bones and fat. Pull pork into large pieces with 2 forks; return to slow cooker. Stir in tomatoes. Cook uncovered 1 hour or until liquid is slightly thickened.
• To serve, divide shredded lettuce among heated taco salad shells. Using slotted spoon, spoon about 1 cup pork and bean mixture over lettuce in each shell.

CROCK POT CHALUPA

Steps:

• Soak beans overnight and drain.
• Add all ingredients to the slow cooker.
• Cook on high for 5 hours, or on low for 10 hours, or until meat falls apart and beans are done. Every slow cooker is different! You may need to add more water.
• If you have a bone from the roast, remove it, and "mash" beans, if you like.
• Uncover and cook for about a 30 minutes until desired thickness is reached.
• Serve with tortillas or tortilla chips with lots of toppings!
• IF you end up with too many leftovers, these can be made into burritos and frozen. Just add some cheese and salsa!

SLOW COOKER PORK CHALUPAS

Steps:

• Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray. Place roast inside slow cooker.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the beans, onion, garlic, green chilis, chili powder, cumin, oregano, and salt. Pour over the roast, then add enough water to the slow cooker so that the roast is almost completely covered.
• Cook on low heat for 8-9 hours, checking about half way through to make sure there is still water and add more water if needed.
• When roast is done cooking, remove bone and fat and shred using two forks. Return pork to the slow cooker in the leftover liquid and serve on tortillas with your favorite toppings.