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Slow Cooker Carnitas

Using a slow cooker will create a delicious, authentic dish with very little hands-on time.

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Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 4 hr 30 min
Servings 8

Ingredients

Carnitas

1: large sweet onion, sliced

1: tablespoon vegetable oil

1: package (1 oz) Old El Paso® taco seasoning mix

1: boneless pork shoulder (3 lb)

1: can (10 oz) Old El Paso® red enchilada sauce

1: can (4.5 oz) Old El Paso® chopped green chiles, drained

16: Old El Paso® flour tortillas for soft tacos & fajitas (6 inch)

Toppings, as desired

1/2: cup fresh cilantro leaves

1: cup shredded Cheddar cheese (4 oz)

1: cup sour cream, if desired

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Directions

1 Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray; add onion slices.
2 In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over high heat. Sprinkle taco seasoning mix over pork shoulder, pressing to coat. Brown pork in oil on all sides; remove from skillet to slow cooker. Pour enchilada sauce on top of pork.
3 Cover; cook on High heat setting 4 to 5 hours or until tender. Remove pork from slow cooker; shred meat with fork. Place shredded pork in large bowl. Add chiles, 2 cups of the sauce from slow cooker and the onions; stir well.
4 Spoon pork mixture onto tortillas. Add toppings. Roll up tortillas.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

Any leftover carnitas filling is just as delicious the next day on tacos, in enchiladas, or even on pasta!

Play around with different topping to create your favorite carnita!

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Serving

Calories: 530
Calories from Fat: 240),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 27g; 27%
(Saturated Fat 8g, 8% Trans Fat 1 1/2g 1 1/2% ),
Cholesterol: 110mg; 110%;
Sodium: 1050mg; 1050%;
Total Carbohydrate: 32g; 32%
(Dietary Fiber 1g 1% Sugars 3g 3% ),
Protein: 40g; 40%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 4%;
Vitamin C: 6%;
Calcium: 8%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;

Carbohydrate Choices:

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 3/7/2013 10:24:32 AM REPORT ABUSE Justfor2 said:

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I've found an even easier, lower fat way to do this when it's just the two of you. Pork tenderloins are much lower in fat than a shoulder. I'll get 4-6 of them when they are on sale (BOGO!) and rub them with a homemade dry rub (I found a recipe on line with brown sugar, paprika, garlic and onion powder, dry mustard, S&P... whatever you like.) I don't bother to brown them--they'll be pulled, anyway. Cook them on the onions wrapped around the side in your crockpot 4-6 hours. When done, remove them to a cutting board. I cut them in 3-4 inch sections then pull with forks. (They tend to fall apart. I freeze the pulled meat in 4-8 oz bags for the 2 of us. When I want to fix dinner, I pull out an appropriate sized bag and heat the cooked meat in BBQ sauce for pulled pork sandwiches, or simmer until hot enough in OLP taco seasoning for tacos, burritos, enchiladas or carnitas. What you make depends on how you serve it and what you serve it with. I've also taken this meat and heated it in beef gravy with cooked diced potatoes or cooked noodles or cooked rice. Can also be used in chinese dishes with the right seasonings and veggies. Delicious and so versatile! Can go from freezer to plate in 10-15 minutes. I just pull out an extra bag from the freezer when the grandkids are here.

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