50+ Latin Food Recipes for Your Slow Cooker!

Cooking with a slow cooker can be a life-saver when you’re busy with parenting duties, work, and a variety of other life responsibilities. There’s nothing like the feeling of knowing dinner is ready and waiting for you to get home. Well, maybe the smell of your meal in the slow cooker as you open your front door – that may just top it all off! Did you know that you can cook all kinds of meals in your slow cooker? I had no idea of the wide assortment of food that can easily be cooked in a slow cooker – from different meats and side dishes to even dessert! I guess that’s why January is National Slow Cooker Month! To get you going with some ideas or to add to your ever-growing collection of slow cooker recipes, I put together this list of 50+ Latin slow cooker recipes for you to try out with your family!

50+ Latin Slow Cooker Recipes

Beef Recipes

Beef Shank Barbacoa from La Cocina de Leslie

Barbacoa Beef from Number 2 Pencil

Beef Enchiladas from My Recipe Magic

Cuban Boliche from Analida’s Ethnic Spoon

Carne Asada Tacos from Slow Cooker Gourmet

Cuban Shredded Beef from Little Spice Jar

Machaca from Cooking in Stilettos

Mexican Brisket from House of Yumm

Mexican Carnitas from Recipe Tin Eats

Picadillo from Skinny Tastes

Cuban Ropa Vieja from My Big Fat Cuban Family

Tomatillo Beef from Sweet Life

Vaca Frita from The Curious Coconut

Chicken Recipes

Pollo Guisado (Puerto Rican Stewed Chicken) from modernmami – see notes in recipe post for how to adjust for slow cooker!

Chicken Burrito Bowl from Number 2 Pencil

Chicken Enchilada Stack from Self Proclaimed Foodie

Crispy Chicken Carnitas from Gimme Some Oven

Chicken Mole from That Recipe

Chicken Ropa Vieja from Budget Bytes

Chicken Tortilla Soup from Having Fun Saving

Cuban Chicken Bowl from Slow Cooker Gourmet

Poblano and Honey Lime Tacos from Cooking for Keeps

Shredded Mexican Chicken from Carlsbad Cravings

Spanish Chicken from My Kitchen Craze

Tamales from A Year of Slow Cooking

Verde Chicken Posole from Dinners, Dishes, and Desserts

Pork Recipes

Pasilla Pulled Pork Lettuce Wraps from Muy Bueno

Chile Verde Con Cerdo from Food

Tacos Al Pastor from Gimme Some Oven

Cuban Pork from Belly Full

Green Chile Pork Posole from Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen

Lechon Asado from The Curious Coconut

Cuban Sandwich from Loaves and Dishes

Mojo Pork from Iowa Girl Eats

Mojo Pulled Pork from What’s Cooking America

Pernil from Delish D’Lites

Posole Rojo from The Lemon Bowl

Salsa Verde Pork Tacos from The Chunky Chef

Tinga Poblana from Better Homes and Gardens

Side Dishes

Charro Beans from Five Heart Home

Cilantro Lime Rice from The Best Blog Recipes

Costa Rican Black Beans from Mytanfeet

Cuban Black Beans from Moms with Crockpots

Mexican Beans from Yellow Bliss Road

Mexican Rice from All She Cooks

Queso Fundido from The Cookie Rookie

Tejano Beans from The Food Charlatan

Desserts

Arroz con Leche from Mom.me

Cajeta Arroz con Leche from Que Rica Vida

Dulce de Leche from The Yummy Life

Flan from The Magical Slow Cooker

Mexican Hot Chocolate from Tammilee Tips

What are some of your favorite Latin slow cooker recipes? I’d love to add more to my collection!