Make the best, most delicious Crock Pot Steak Fajitas with this super easy recipe! Place beef, onions, bell peppers, and spices in the crock pot and forget about it! Nothing beats slowly simmered beef put into warm tortillas and garnished with your favorite tex mex toppings.
CROCK POT STEAK FAJITAS
This here Crock Pot Steak Fajitas is what we ate for 2 days last week.
If you are as busy as a bee, and if you don’t mind juicy and tender meat that literally shreds itself, this is your kind of recipe. Unless you’re a vegetarian, then, I guess this is not your kind of recipe. 😀
But, if you love your meat, and your peppers, and your onions, AND fajitas!? Turn on the crockpot and git ‘er done!
Also? Make sure you use your favorite Salsa because, essentially, we’re cooking and marinating the entire meat in said salsa. It better be good, you know?
These slow cooked Beef Fajitas are great for those Saturday afternoon get togethers when you don’t have any idea when anyone is arriving but you don’t want to be cooking when they get home.
The Crock Pot was one of the first major kitchen appliances that I bought and I am in love with it. It solves all problems. I throw all the ingredients in the pot, turn it on, and 6 hours later we got dinner! Like this awesome recipe for Spinach and Feta Crock Pot Lasagna 😋
INGREDIENTS FOR STEAK FAJITAS
- Flank steak
- yellow, onion
- red bell pepper
- green bell pepper
- Tomato Salsa
- beef broth
- 2 tablespoons of my Fajitas Seasoning Mix
HOW TO MAKE STEAK FAJITAS IN THE SLOW COOKER
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You’ll want to get started by cutting the flank steak into 6 equal portions and place in your slow cooker.
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Next, add the onions and peppers to a 6.5-quart (or larger) slow cooker. Then, pour in the tomato salsa and add beef broth.
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Add fajita seasoning and mix everything together.
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Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours or on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.
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Shred the cooked beef, then, stir it back into the slow cooker. Serve.
Fajita Toppings Ideas:
- Salsa
- Sour Cream
- Salad Leaves
- Grated/shredded cheese
- Sliced Jalapenos
- Cilantro
- Sliced Avocado
How Long Can I Leave Food In the Crock Pot?
- As with food cooked any other way, cooked crock pot foods should not be left at room temperature any more than an absolute maximum of 2 hours.
How Do You Store Leftovers In A Crock Pot?
- I like to store my leftovers in shallow containers and refrigerate them within two hours.
- One of the best parts of your crock pot meal is the leftovers, but make sure you are storing them safely and eating them in a timely manner to reduce your risk of food poisoning. No one wants that. 😐
How Do I Freeze These Crock Pot Fajitas?
- Store all leftovers in a freezer-safe glass container or large Ziploc freezer bags.
- Label it and keep in the freezer for 2 months.
- To defrost, completely thaw in the refrigerator before reheating.
How To Reheat Food in The Crock Pot
- We love this Crock Pot Beef Fajitas recipe and we always end up having it 2 days in a row. Do not reheat food in the slow cooker because it takes too long to reach a safe temperature. Use the stovetop or microwave for reheating.
- However, you can use a slow cooker to keep food hot up to 2 hours before serving.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word fajita translates to “belt or “girdle” in English. 😊
LOOKING FOR MORE CROCKPOT RECIPES? TRY THESE:
- Crock Pot Chicken Quinoa Enchiladas Casserole
- Crock Pot Mustard Pork Chops and Potatoes
- Crock Pot Garlic Lime Chicken
- Crock Pot Citrus-Soy Chicken Drumsticks Recipe
ENJOY!
Crock Pot Steak Fajitas
Ingredients
- 2 pounds flank steak
- 1 large yellow onion, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
- 2 cups Tomato Salsa
- 1/4 cup beef broth
- 2 tablespoons Fajitas Seasoning Mix
Instructions
- Cut flank steak into 6 equal portions and place in your slow cooker.
- Add onions and peppers to the slow cooker.
- Pour in the tomato salsa and add beef broth.
- Add fajita seasoning and mix everything together.
- Cover and cook on HIGH for 4 to 5 hours or on LOW for 6 to 8 hours.
- Transfer meat to a cutting board; using two forks, shred the beef.
- Stir beef back into the slow cooker.
- Serve hot with flour tortillas.
30 Min
One Pot
Instant Pot
Chicken
Hard pass!!! Very disappointed. Maybe with a skirt steak or a sirloin but Flank Steak doesn’t belong in fajitas. Wrong texture and wrong flavor for fajitas. Thank you for the try but being from Texas I would say this is far from being fajitas. My apologies for being brutally honest but I just felt like this idea would have been better with beans and ground beef and maybe some chorizo and made kind of a stew out of it.
Since I started working from home, my crockpot is my BFF…just throw it in and ta da! Who would’ve known I could make delicious beef fajitas without a grill! I just fired up the crockpot and I cant wait to taste the goodness! Thank you for this recipe!!!!
I hope you enjoy it! Thank YOU! 🙂
Is it ok to use chuck roast instead of flank steak.
Hi!
I would suggest, if possible, to stick with using flank steak for a fajitas recipe. Flank steak is what is used for fajitas because it cooks in just minutes, while chuck roast is best for things like pot roast or beef stew.
Having said that, since you’re cooking the fajitas in the slow cooker, yes, you can use chuck roast, but because chuck roast needs to cook a lot longer, you’ll want to cook it on the Low setting for about 9 to 10 hours. Then, take it out, shred it, and stir it back in the slow cooker so to mix with the rest of the ingredients.
I hope this helps. 😊
made this last night and it was a hit! i also added mushrooms. my son said, mom put this on the dinner menu.
I would like to try chicken breast next time, how much chicken would you recommend?
thank you!
Hi!
That’s great! Happy you enjoyed it. 😊
For chicken, I’d go with 6 chicken breasts, or around 2 pounds.
I am making these for dinner tonight. I cut everything up last night (green and red peppers, onion, and the steak) and put in a storage bag in the refrigerator overnight. Threw it all in the crockpot this morning and added the salsa and beef broth. It smelled so good all day. I just opened it to stir it and try it and it is AMAZING!!
I am very glad you enjoyed it! Thank YOU! 🙂
You always share a mouth-watering recipe. What a nice one.
Oh I love fajitas
and am trying this recipe out, hmm maybe in a couple of days.
and will share my experience here.
Thanks for sharing 🙂
I hope you enjoy it! Thank YOU! 🙂
Cant wait to try! Would the cook time be any different if i were to use frozen chicken breasts?
Hello Katerina! This recipe looks delicious! Do you think I could freeze it after I assembled all the ingredients? Trying to find meals for my daughter after baby born….thanks!
Hi Stella! You can definitely freeze this and enjoy it at a later time. Congrats to your daughter!! Happy New Year!
thank you for this recipe! Can’t wait to try!
Tried this today, but with pork tenderloin. It was really good! Thank you for the recipe!
I recently made fajitas too… next time I try it in the crockpot. 🙂
Excellent Kate!
Great recipe! I love slowly cooked beef!
Absolutely perfect. And so easy. Our kind of weeknight meal, looks so good!
It’s nearly summer and I’m getting all sorts of wintery recipes from up north. Even in the summer, I use my slow cooker. I put it in the laundry room/store room and there’s no heat in the kitchen.
Now… I LOVE fajitas. Not a lot of Mexican or even Spanish food where we live in Australia so I’ve always made my own. What you’ve done here means I have more time to work and don’t have to stand over a hot stove. Cool!
Hi Maureen!!
I was in Melbourne about 10 years ago and I remember trying to find a taco place for hours… no luck! 😀
This is my kind of dinner! Fix it and forget it and then totally delicious!
-Jamie
This would be great for those Saturday afternoon get togethers when you don’t have any idea when anyone is arriving but you don’t want to be cooking when they get there. I’m going to try it with chicken or maybe a pork loin roast??
Oh I’m tight with my slow cooker. It was one of the first major kitchen appliances that I bought and I love it. It solves all problems. These fajitas look amazing!
I love fajitas and there’s nothing better than letting the crock pot do all the work! 😉
Nothing beats slowly simmered chicken or beef shredded and put into tortillas.
My slow cooker and I are BFFs too right now! Adding these fajitas to our menu! They look soooooo goooood!