Slow Cooker Recipes

Mexican Pork Tacos

Refrigerated biscuits make great soft taco shells when cooked in the skillet.

Mexican Pork Tacos

Prep: 30 min | Total: 5 hr 30 min | Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons Old El Paso® taco seasoning mix (from 1 ounce package)
  • 1 boneless pork shoulder (3 pounds)
  • 1 (10 ounce) can Old El Paso® red enchilada sauce
  • 2 (16.3 ounce) cans Pillsbury® Grands!® Flaky Layers refrigerated original biscuits (16 biscuits total)
  • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • Salsa, shredded lettuce and shredded Mexican cheese blend, if desired

Instructions

  1. Spray a 5 quart slow cooker with cooking spray.
  2. Sprinkle taco seasoning mix over pork shoulder, pressing to coat.
  3. Place pork in slow cooker.
  4. Top with enchilada sauce.
  5. Cover; cook on HIGH heat setting 5 to 6 hours or until tender.
  6. During last 20 minutes of cooking, make taco shells: Separate dough into 16 biscuits.
  7. Sprinkle flour on work surface; press or roll each biscuit to form 6 inch round.
  8. In a 12 inch skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high heat. (I have found that you don't need the oil...just cook in a dry skillet.)
  9. Add 2 biscuit rounds to skillet; cook 1 minute on each side or until light golden brown.
  10. Repeat with remaining biscuit rounds, adding more oil as needed.
  11. Remove pork from slow cooker; shred meat with fork, discarding fat.
  12. Place shredded pork in large bowl.
  13. Strain sauce. Add 1 cup of the strained sauce. Stir well.
  14. Spoon pork mixture into taco shells.
  15. Top with salsa, lettuce and cheese.

Notes

Get as creative as you like with the toppings on these tacos. Diced green chiles, taco sauce and shredded cabbage all make great additions.

Nutrition

Per serving: Calories 840 Calories from Fat 450 Total Fat 50g Saturated Fat 13g Trans Fat 4g Cholesterol 110mg Sodium 1490mg Total Carbohydrate 56g Dietary Fiber 0g Sugars 0g Protein 42g

% Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4% Vitamin C 0% Calcium 0% Iron 20%

Exchanges: 3 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 7 Fat

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

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Pillsbury



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