Super Bowl and Game Day Recipes

Game Day Pot Roast Quesadillas

An easy to serve crowd pleaser for all-day-serve-yourself-style munching! A super simple slow cooker pot roast is made super tasty with just the right touch of fiesta and football! Enjoy this Washington favorite any night of the week or for special game-day gatherings.

Game Day Pot Roast Quesadillas

Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

Creamy Horseradish Sauce

  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Dijon-style mustard
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons horseradish
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise

Quesadillas

  • 1 (3 to 3 1/2 pound) boneless beef chuck shoulder pot roast or bottom round rump roast*
  • 1 medium onion, cut into quarters
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 package gordita-style flour tortillas
  • 1 cup cilantro, finely chopped

Instructions

Creamy Horseradish Sauce

  1. In a bowl, whisk Dijon-style mustard, horseradish and mayonnaise. Cover and refrigerate until needed for serving.

Quesadillas

  1. Cut beef pot roast into 4 even pieces.
  2. Place onion and garlic in 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 quart slow cooker; top with beef.
  3. Add water, salt and pepper.
  4. Cover and cook on HIGH for 5 to 5 1/2 hours or on LOW for 9 to 9 1/2 hours, or until beef is fork-tender.
  5. Remove beef; cool slightly.
  6. Shred beef with two forks.
  7. Remove cooking liquid and solids from slow cooker, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid.
  8. Place shredded beef and reserved liquid in slow cooker and set on LOW to keep warm while serving.
  9. Heat tortillas in a low-temperature oven and arrange on a warmed platter.
  10. Serve buffet style for guests to build their own quesadillas by piling shredded beef on tortillas and garnishing with creamy horseradish sauce and chopped cilantro.
  11. Add salsa, sliced green onions and shredded cheese to the table and let people top their own!

Notes

Chef's Tip: In a crunch for time? Substitute in a fully-cooked pot roast that is available in your local grocer's fresh meat case. Simply microwave the pot roast as instructed on package, shred and follow the rest of the directions above!

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Washington State Beef Commission



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