This Pulled Maple BBQ Beef is the perfect recipe for those busy weeknights. It can be made in the slow cooker and served along with brown rice, on a bun, wrap, in a baked sweet potato or with a salad. Easy, versatile and makes a great freezer meal! Gluten-free & paleo.
I’ve always been a big fan of the crockpot but ever since my pregnancy and post baby, the crock pot and I have become REALLY good friends. We eat these BBQ shredded chicken sandwiches on such a frequent basis that I thought I’d come up with a version using beef!
And that’s where this Pulled Maple BBQ Beef comes in.
This beef recipe that I’m posting today has been a regular part of our menu rotation ever since the beginning of my pregnancy last year. It’s so easy, yet juicy and flavourful. At the end of my pregnancy, my iron levels dropped slightly so I was on the hunt for recipes to incorporate that were rich in iron.
There are many iron-rich foods available from both plant and animal sources, but iron coming from animal sources is generally best absorbed by the body. Beef is an especially good source of iron, so I tried to eat it 1-2 times per week during my pregnancy.
For the average woman, iron requirements are usually 18mg, but during pregnancy that number increases to a whopping 27mg. This additional iron is required to make extra blood (hemoglobin) for you and your baby during pregnancy. It also helps move oxygen from your lungs to the rest of your body — and to your baby’s. So it’s important to keep that iron level up!
The other problem with low iron levels is that we often start to look and feel tired, irritable and pale.
Not a good look, my friends.
Ensuring you’re getting enough iron can help keep those energy levels up. And I can’t think of one mama who couldn’t use a little more energy.
Besides it’s iron content (and deliciousness), another reason why I love this recipe is because it makes a great freezer meal or what’s commonly called a “dump meal.” You can actually assemble all of the ingredients in a large ziplock bag and freeze it. Then, once you’re ready to cook it, you simply dump it in the slow cooker and let it work its magic.
I love the simplicity of popping all of the ingredients for a meal into the slow cooker in the morning or the night before, and smelling that delicious aroma of dinner cooking all day. And of course, nothing beats the satisfaction of knowing that dinner is already DONE. Such a great feeling!
Or another option is to cook the beef up and freeze it once it’s cooked. This was one of my go to freezer meals that I made during my pregnancy to prepare for those busy first few weeks with a new baby, and boy did it come in handy!
Serve it up with brown rice, on a wrap, in tacos, on a bun, in a baked sweet potato or with a salad (it tastes awesome with this Creamy Cranberry & Walnut Coleslaw) and dinner is done!
So versatile, easy and tasty for the whole family!
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Crockpot Pulled Maple BBQ Beef {Freezer Meal}
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb eye of round roast
- 1 small onion sliced thinly
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 2-4 tbsp maple syrup adjust depending on how sweet you like your sauce
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 4 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard powder
Instructions
- Stir onion, garlic, tomato sauce, maple syrup, vinegar, chili powder, soy sauce, and mustard together in a slow cooker; add roast. Spoon onion mixture over the beef to coat.
- Cook on high for 7 hours. Shred beef in slow cooker with a pair of forks. Continue cooking for an additional hour.
- Serve on brown rice, with a bun, a wrap, tacos or with a salad
Notes
Nutrition
Recipe adapted from All Recipes
dixya @food, pleasure, and health says
i see so many possibilities with this!
Elysia Cartlidge says
Definitely Dixya — one of the reasons why I love this recipe is because it’s SO versatile!
Rachel says
This looks delicious!!!! Must make!!!
Elysia Cartlidge says
Thanks Rachel — it’s really easy and flavourful!
Emily @Sinful Nutrition says
MY MOUTH IS ALREADY WATERING OVER THIS. WHEN’S TACO TIME?! :)
Elysia Cartlidge says
Thanks Emily! This beef is awesome on tacos — one of my favourite ways to serve it!
Deborah @ Confessions of mother runner says
This is something my husband and son would love to come home to!
Elysia Cartlidge says
The men in my household love this dish too! Guys love their meat ;)
Abbey Sharp says
wow this dish looks so flavourful! Love the maple flavour!
Elysia Cartlidge says
Thanks Abbey! It’s one of our go-to quick and easy weeknight meals!
Katie Uhran says
This looks absolutely DELICIOUS!!! You can never go wrong with pulled BBQ pork, especially when it involves maple syrup…Thanks for sharing!
Elysia Cartlidge says
Thanks Katie — and I totally agree! Maple syrup adds such great flavour!