Green Chili Pork Carnitas Tacos
Slow cooker green chili pork carnitas tacos topped with guacamole, cilantro, and queso fresco.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
Green Chili Pork Carnitas:
- 1 - 3-4 lb. Pork Loin Roast
- 1 Tablespoon Oil
- 1 Onion diced
- 2 Jalapenos diced
- (2) 4-ounce cans Diced Green Chilies
- 2 teaspoons Garlic Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 1 Tablespoon Cumin Powder
- 3/4 cup Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
- 1 Lime juiced
- 12 Corn Tortillas
- 8 ounce Queso Fresco or Pepper Jack Cheese crumbled or shredded
- Guacamole or Avocado sliced
- 1/2 bunch Cilantro chopped
Instructions
- Heat large skillet to high heat. Add oil and heat for 1-2 minutes.
- Add pork loin roast and cook for 5 minutes per side, until golden brown.
- Once seared, place pork roast into slow cooker or instapot.
- Top with onion, jalapenos, green chilies, garlic salt, pepper, and cumin powder. Rub on pork.
- Pour in orange juice and lime juice.
- Cook on low for 8 hours or on high for approximately 5 hours.
- Once pork is perfectly cooked, use two forks to shred into bite size pieces. Taste and salt and pepper to taste.
- To assemble tacos: place pork carnitas in corn tortillas and top with queso fresco cheese, guacamole, and cilantro. Optional: tomatillo salsa
Nutrition
Calories: 463kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 54g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 142mg | Sodium: 912mg | Potassium: 1074mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 125IU | Vitamin C: 25.7mg | Calcium: 74mg | Iron: 2.7mg