Slow Cooked Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos
Ingredients
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- 1 lb pork tenderloin, lean and trimmed of visible fat
- 15 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 small 6” corn tortillas, (such as Mission Extra Thin Yellow Corn Tortillas)
- ½ cup reduced fat shredded Mexican cheese, I used W-W Brand
- 1 medium-sized tomato, sliced
- Romaine lettuce, shredded
- Cilantro, chopped
- Optional Toppings, not included in W-W totals: guacamole (Wholly Guacamole pictured above), sour cream, black olives, etc.
Instructions
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Place pork tenderloin the slow cooker. In a medium bowl, mix together tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, salt and garlic. Pour over the top of the pork. Cook on low for 8-9 hours.
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Remove tenderloin and shred against the grain using two forks. Return pork to the sauce and stir to combine.
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Heat your tortilla in the microwave for 10-30 seconds to warm. Layer pork and toppings onto tortillas and serve.
NUTRITION INFORMATION for pork only, 3/4 cup:193 calories, 13 g carbs, 8 g sugars, 4 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 26 g protein, 2 g fiber
NUTRITION INFORMATION (2 tacos with 2 tortillas, ¾ c pork, 2 T cheese, ¼ tomato, lettuce, cilantro):232 calories, 15 g carbs, 9 g sugars, 6 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 29 g protein, 3 g fiber
My W-W SmartPoints per (3/4 cup of pork) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on
w-w.
My W-W SmartPoints per (2 tacos with 2 tortillas, ¾ cup pork, 2 tablespoons cheese, ¼ tomato, lettuce) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on w-w)
Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 6 SmartPoints
W-W Points Plus (Pork only, 3/4 Cup):4 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on
w-w.)
W-W Points Plus (2 tacos with 2 tortillas, ¾ c pork, 2 T cheese, ¼ tomato, lettuce, cilantro):7 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on w-w.