Dinner for 9
Slow Cooker Carne Adobada
$21.24for 4270 minServes 9
Beef chuck cooks slowly with adobo, tomatillos, garlic, lime, onions, and jalapeños until tender and richly flavored.
Photo: holajalapeno.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Canned chiles and chipotles in adobo$0.35/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.40Typical price |
 | Tomatillos$2.49/lb typical | 3.75 lb | $9.34Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.5 | $0.30Typical price |
 | Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 19 oz | $1.31Typical price |
 | Beef chuck roast or stew beef$6.99/lb typical | 4.5 lb | $31.46Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 1 lb | $1.29Typical price |
| Poblano and other fresh chiles$0.60 each typical | 2 | $1.20Typical price |
 | Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 1.75 | $1.07Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $47.78 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Salt and pepperOlive and cooking oil
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Beef chuck roast or stew beef for Pork roast, shoulder or loinabout $4.50/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- 270 minstart to table
- Involveddifficulty
- 9servings as written
- $$$typical cost tier
MexicanDairy-freeFamilyDinnersSlow cooker
$5.31 per serving$21.24 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup packed adobo paste
- 3 large tomatillos
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/3 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 2 1/4 cups chicken broth
- 4 1/2 lb beef chuck roast
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 large white onions
- 2 jalapeños
Steps
- Blend the tomatillos, garlic, lime juice, adobo paste, salt, and chicken broth until smooth.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and brown the beef on all sides for eight minutes.
- Place the beef, sliced onions, and jalapeños in a slow cooker, then pour the tomatillo mixture over them.
- Cover and cook on high for four hours and thirty minutes, until the beef is fork-tender and reaches at least 145 F.
- Rest the beef for ten minutes, then shred it and stir it into the cooking juices.
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