Mexican food is made for cooking slow and low, letting the flavours meld together. Our Slow Cooker Mexican Recipes less fuss, less mess but totally delicious. Recipes perfect for winter nights in, the slow cooker will do all the work for you, and what could be more comforting? Plus our recommendations for what to serve with slow cooked meats.
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A bit of big pork shoulder infused with our famous Chipotle Paste then slowly cooked until tender. Perfect as a showstopper with leftovers ideal for a few quick meals! See full recipe
Have extra time and want to make extra special chilli? Try this Slow Cooker Chilli Con Carne recipe. Slow cooking the beef makes tender and flavourful chilli. See full recipe
Fancy a fajita recipe that you can make in the slow cooker? This Slow Cooker Fajitas recipe couldn't be easier! Just add everything in with our Red Fajita Simmer Sauce. See full recipe
Creating healthy Mexican slow cooker recipes at home couldn’t be easier with Gran Luchito!
Our Chipotle Paste and some Soft Taco Wraps are a must for most of our slow cooker recipes. The meat will then be infused with the sensationally smoky flavour of Gran Luchito, and you can then stuff it into your warmed wrap and the rest is history.
If you are doing fajitas, then some Red Fajita Simmer Sauce, or Tinga Taco Simmer Sauce would work well in the slow cooker.
We’d also recommend some Hot Habanero Mango Salsa to dollop into your wraps with the meat, or some Crunchy Salsa Macha.Â
Finally some Green Serranos or Jalapeno & Pineapple to add some heat.
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A bit of big pork shoulder infused with our famous Chipotle Paste then slowly cooked until tender. Perfect as a showstopper with leftovers ideal for a few quick meals!... See full recipe
Authentic, caramelised pork cooked low and slow and then crisped up - yum! The carnitas are then served over warm tortillas with finely chopped raw onion, coriander and salsa.... See full recipe
Chile colorado is a popular recipe in the north of Mexico, where dried chillies are toasted, soaked, crushed into a red brick coloured smooth sauce, along with our Chipotle Paste!... See full recipe
This slow cooker chicken chili is a fuss-free recipe perfect for busy weeknights. Simply combine chicken, beans, vegetables, and spices in your slow cooker and let it simmer for a hearty and flavourful chili.... See full recipe
Chilorio is a flavourful Mexican dish consisting of shredded pork cooked in a spicy chili sauce. It is deliciously versatile and enjoyed in various ways.... See full recipe
Have extra time and want to make extra special chilli? Try this Slow Cooker Chilli Con Carne recipe. Slow cooking the beef makes tender and flavourful chilli.... See full recipe
This recipe was inspired by the amazing Hannah, lifelong Luchito lover and owner of Nourish PR.... See full recipe
For melt-in-your-mouth tender meat full of sensationally smoky flavour, try this super easy recipe for Slow Cooker Chipotle Lamb. Minimum effort with the best results!... See full recipe
Chicken thighs simmered with Chipotle Paste, orange juice, apple cider vinegar and stock turns regular chicken into the tastiest Mexican pulled chicken.... See full recipe
Throw everything in a pot with our smoky Chipotle Paste, cook slow ‘n’ low until the meat falls apart and flavours blend together to make something really special.... See full recipe
Fancy a fajita recipe that you can make in the slow cooker? This Slow Cooker Fajitas recipe couldn't be easier! Just add everything in with our Red Fajita Simmer Sauce. ... See full recipe
Our Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef recipe is yet another reason to love the slow cooker! It cooks beef to perfection, full of flavour and so tender it falls apart.... See full recipe
A filling of slow cooked tender beef brisket makes this enchiladas recipe especially delicious and worthy of any special occasion, or get-together with friends.... See full recipe
A couple of great ideas that you can use as taco garnishes to accompany your slow cooker meat are:
A quick red cabbage pickle is especially good when teamed with our Slow Cooker Pulled Pork. We make it using red cabbage, red onion, red chilli, lime juice, olive oil and Gran Luchito Smoky Chipotle Fajita and Taco Mix.
A simple fresh herb garnish would go extremely well with either our Slow Cooker Barbacoa Beef or Slow Cooked Lamb recipe. A handful of coriander, finely sliced white onion, sliced green chillies (optional), lime juice and some Gran Luchito Crunchy Salsa Macha.
Or another idea, if you are doing a slow cooked lamb recipe such as Lamb Barbacoa Tacos, is to finely chop red onion, mint and coriander. Sprinkle this into your Soft Taco Wraps along with the tender pulled lamb.
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Ideally 6-8 hours is the best amount of time for a long slow cook. However, if you leave for work at 7am, and get stuck and don't get back home until 10pm it will be absolutely fine, they are designed for this! However, we wouldn't recommend leaving it on for 24 hours, as it's not needed.
Stay away from putting dairy in the slow cooker, as it will just curdle. Also, couscous, rice, and pasta will just go mushy. Best avoided!
It's good for when you don't have much time, but need to produce something at the end of the day! It takes less than 5 mins to add everything you will need into the slow cooker in the morning, and by the evening you have a gorgeous smelling, tender, melt in your mouth dish.
Slow cookers can be used to make Mexican slow cooked meat mainly. Pork Carnitas or pulled pork, slow cooked lamb or beef, slow cooked chicken. These can then all either be eaten inside soft flour or hard shell tacos, burritos, loaded onto nachos, or served on a simple bed of rice. A simple garnish of slaw, onions, coriander and lime juice perfect the dish!
