Go Back Email Link

Slow Cooker Pork Tacos (Easy and delicious!)

Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients
  

Pork Taco Ingredients

  • 2 – 2.5 lbs pork shoulder or belly
  • 2 packets low-sodium taco seasoning or about 4 tablespoons homemade seasoning
  • 2 jalapenos diced (deseeded if you don’t want it as spicy)
  • ½ yellow onion diced
  • 1 orange juiced
  • 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth

Ingredients for tacos

  • 3 Taco shells
  • Taco meat about 3 tablespoons per taco
  • 2 tablespoons Cotija cheese
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro finely chopped
  • 3 lime wedges you’ll use the juice from these
  • ¼ cup shredded purple cabbage
  • 4-6 tablespoons mango salsa
  • 3 tablespoons diced jalapenos
  • 3 teaspoons diced red onion

Instructions
 

Taco Meat

  • Place pork, onion, and jalapeno in slow cooker.
  • Sprinkle seasoning over ingredients in the slow cooker.
  • Pour juice and broth over mixture into the slow cooker.
  • Cook on low for about 8 hours, until fork tender and easily shreddable.

Assembly

  • Heat taco shells in oven according to package directions.
  • Load up with yummy pork!

Add in this order (or whichever order you choose!):

  • Cotija cheese.
  • Diced jalapeno and onion.
  • Squeeze lime juice from a lime wedge.
  • Mango salsa
  • Cilantro
  • Shredded cabbage
Keyword delicious, easy, fresh, Mexican, pork taco, taco