Slow Cooker Taco Meat

Name: Slow Cooker Taco Meat
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 3 h 45 min
Total time: 3 h 50 min
Cuisine: American, Mexican, Latin American
Ingredients: 3 lb. lean ground beef (see notes); 1/2 cup Cholula hot sauce or other hot sauce of your choice. (see notes); 2 T ground cumin; 2 T garlic powder; 2 T onion powder; 1 tsp. coarse grind black pepper (or less, to taste); salt to taste (I used only about 1/2 tsp.); 1/4 cup water (plus a little more water as needed if you’re using the smaller amount of hot sauce)

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:3h 45min

I love using the slow cooker to brown ground beef and make spicy taco meat without having to watch it! And I make this often so I always have containers of taco meat in the freezer!

Updated at: Mon, 09 Feb 2026 18:20:17 GMT