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Carnitas-Street-Tacos-Recipe

Carnitas Street Tacos

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These Carnitas Street Tacos are packed with irresistible flavors. With tender pork, fresh cabbage, onions, and a squeeze of lime, they make for a quick and tasty meal any day of the week.

  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 12 1x

Ingredients

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  • 12 small flour tortillas or corn tortillas
  • 3 cups slow-cooker pork carnitas or traditional pork carnitas
  • 2 cups very thinly shredded green cabbage or iceberg lettuce
  • ½ red onion very thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 3 limes cut into wedges
  • sour cream
  • crumbled cotija cheese or shredded cheese of your choice
  • hot sauce or salsa

Instructions

  1. Warm the tortillas in a hot skillet or microwave.
  2. Place the warm meat into each tortilla.
  3. Top each taco with cabbage, onion, and cilantro.
  4. Squeeze a wedge of lime over each taco and serve with additional toppings.

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Notes

For extra flavor, marinate the pork overnight before slow-cooking.
Feel free to customize toppings based on your preference.

  • Author: Marry
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Slow-cooker
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 taco
  • Calories: 298
  • Sugar: 2g
  • Sodium: 480mg
  • Fat: 19g
  • Saturated Fat: 7g
  • Unsaturated Fat: 9g
  • Trans Fat: 0g
  • Carbohydrates: 25g
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Protein: 9g
  • Cholesterol: 50mg