Sliders Recipe ∽ Taco Shredded Beef Sliders

Assorted toppings like sliced avocado, shredded cheese, crema Mexicana, black olives, and jalapeño elevate this shredded beef to a perfect slider suitable for the big game day.

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon grapeseed oil
• 1 (2 1/2 pound) chuck roast, or more to taste
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix, or more to taste
• 1 cup salsa, divided
• 4 (15 ounce) packages slider-size burger buns
• 2 medium (blank)s avocados, diced
• ½ cup sliced black olives
• 3 medium jalapeno peppers, sliced
• ½ cup Mexican crema, or to taste
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded Mexican cheese blend, or to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Melt butter and grapeseed oil in a stockpot over medium-high heat. Cut roast into 3 equal pieces and season with taco seasoning. Sear roast on all sides, 8 to 10 minutes.
2. Pour 1/2 cup salsa in the bottom of a slow cooker. Transfer roast to slow cooker and top with remaining salsa.
3. Cook until meat is fork-tender, 8 hours on Low or 6 hours on High. Remove from slow cooker and shred beef with 2 forks.
4. Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler.
5. Toast slider buns under the broiler for 1 to 2 minutes, making sure not to burn them.
6. Place about 1/4 cup shredded beef onto each slider bun and top with avocados, olives, jalapenos, crema, and cheese.

Nutrition Facts

• calories193.8
• carbohydrateContent234.8 g
• cholesterolContent19.6 mg
• fatContent8 g
• fiberContent0.7 g
• proteinContent7.6 g
• saturatedFatContent2.6 g
• sodiumContent119.7 mg
• sugarContent0.4 g