Easy crockpot chile colorado burritos are made with less than 10 ingredients! We start with beef stew meat plus just a handful of ingredients in the crockpot, which leaves you with a tender, fall apart flavorful beef that gets rolled into burritos. We smother the beef and bean-filled tortillas with enchilada sauce and cheese for the easiest crockpot to oven recipe! Top with all your favorite taco toppings and enjoy this big batch dinner!

Chile colorado burritos
This recipe has been around in our house for many years now, and every time I make it, I am so glad that I did.
First, the easy prep for the crockpot in the morning makes it a breeze. By the time you’re ready to roll your burritos, the beef is falling apart, loaded with flavor, and smells amazing!
By adding veggies in with the beef, they add flavor and simply melt together into the dish. As we roll the burritos we add refried beans, and everything is covered in the enchilada sauce.
They’re saucy, cheesy, and so so good!
Here’s what you need for crockpot Chile Colorado burritos
- beef stew meat
- red enchilada sauce
- onion
- celery
- carrot
- garlic
- refried beans
- burrito size tortillas
- cheddar cheese
How to make them
- Place beef pieces into crockpot. Top with onion, celery, carrot, garlic, and enchilada sauce. Cook on low for 7-8 hours, or until meat is very tender.
- When beef is done (very tender and flakes off when stirred), remove the beef from the crockpot and shred it.
- To assemble, smear about 2 heaping spoons worth of refried beans onto the center of each tortilla. Add the shredded beef between the tortillas and roll them up.
- Place the rolled burritos into a 9×13 baking pan. Pour the enchilada sauce from the crockpot over the burritos to smother them. Add cheese on top. Pre-heat oven broiler.
- Broil until the cheese becomes bubbly, approx. 2-4 minutes.
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Crockpot Chile Colorado Burritos
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs beef stew meat
- 1 small onion finely diced
- 2 celery stalks finely diced
- 1 carrot finely diced
- 2 cans red enchilada sauce
- 1 can refried beans
- 8 burrito size tortillas
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
Instructions
- Place beef pieces into crockpot. Top with onion, celery, carrot, garlic, and enchilada sauce. Cook on low for 7-8 hours, or until meat is very tender.
- When beef is done (very tender and flakes off when stirred), remove the beef from the crockpot and shred it.
- To assemble, smear about 2 heaping spoons worth of refried beans onto the center of each tortilla. Add the shredded beef between the tortillas and roll them up.
- Place the rolled burritos into a 9×13 baking pan. Pour the enchilada sauce from the crockpot over the burritos to smother them. Add cheese on top. Pre-heat oven broiler.
- Broil until the cheese becomes bubbly, approx. 2-4 minutes.
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XO
Heather
*Originally published in February 2013. Updated April 2021.*
4 comments
Looks so good! Sounds like a great weekend. Yes- kay is literally in everything now. Shes so fast- its crazy!
They get fast then never slow down! 🙂
My wife made these and they are rock star material for sure. Really, really good.
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