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Updated Feb 25, 2014
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Want to try a slow cooked Mexican dinner? Then enjoy these flavorful tacos that are packed with pork carnitas and Old El Paso® salsa.

Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 8 hr 25 min
  • Ingredients 14
  • Servings 10
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Ingredients

  • 1 boneless pork shoulder (3 lb), trimmed
  • 10 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce (from 7-oz can), drained, chopped
  • 20 flour or soft corn tortillas (6 inch), heated as directed on package
  • 2/3 cup chopped onion
  • 2/3 cup thick & chunky salsa
  • 2/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 10 lime wedges

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Spray 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Make 1/2-inch-deep slits in pork; stuff with garlic. Place pork in slow cooker. In small bowl, mix cumin, oregano, salt and pepper. Sprinkle mixture on all sides of pork.
  • Step 
    2
    In small bowl, stir together orange juice, lime juice and chipotle chiles. Pour mixture over pork.
  • Step 
    3
    Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 hours. Remove pork from slow cooker to large bowl. Shred pork, using 2 forks. Skim fat from cooking liquid. Add 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid to shredded pork; mix well.
  • Step 
    4
    Spoon pork mixture evenly onto center of warmed tortillas; top each with 1 1/2 teaspoons onion, 1 1/2 teaspoons salsa and 1 1/2 teaspoons cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.

Nutrition

430 Calories
18g Total Fat
28g Protein
39g Total Carbohydrate

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
430
Total Fat
18g
0%
Saturated Fat
6g
0%
Sodium
840mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
39g
0%
Dietary Fiber
2g
0%
Protein
28g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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