Using our Slow Cooker Carnitas Recipe is a wonderful way to make homemade Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos for dinner or your next party. This recipe is dietitian created, prepared and photographed to inspire you to cook more often at home.  This recipe is easy, can be made ahead and it is diabetes friendly, gluten-fee, and low in sodium.  Slow Cooker Tacos makes 10 servings which is perfect to feed a crowd or prepare for planned leftovers during the work week.

Next time you are looking for a delicious, healthy recipe that tastes good too, make sure to visit our recipe database for dietitian-approved and tested recipes like this one that our culinary dietitian Klara Knezevic, RD, LD, CLT describes below.  Klara loves her slow cooker (crockpot) and instapot so check our recipes for lots of recipe inspiration.  Here are links to some of our favorite slow cooker recipes found on our blog.

• Klara’s Slow Cooker Beef Teriyaki 
• Crockpot Chicken Fajitas Recipe
• Slow cooker Coconut Curry Lentils

Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos

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Prep 5 minutes mins

Cook 8 hours hrs

Total 8 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Servings 10 servings

Course Main Dish

Cuisine Mexican

Ingredients

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• ▢ 2 lbs pork boneless pork shoulder
• ▢ 2 tbsp taco seasoning
• ▢ 6 cloves garlic minced
• ▢ 1/2 cup orange juice
• ▢ 2 tbsp lime juice
• ▢ 3 tbsp chipotle sauce
• ▢ 1 can black beans rinsed and drained
• ▢ 20 tortilla 6 inch, flour or corn (to make it gluten-free)
• ▢ toppings salsa, avocado, lettuce, cheese, lime wedges, etc

Method

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1. Take pork shoulder and sprinkle it with taco seasoning, rubbing the spice mixture into the pork until it covers the whole surface of the roast.
2. Place pork in the slow cooker. Add garlic, orange juice, lime juice and chipotle sauce into the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat for 8 hours.
3. After 8 hours, remove pork from slow cooker and shred using two forks.
4. When ready to serve the tacos, top each taco with 1.5 oz of pork, black beans and desired toppings.

Nutrition

Carbohydrates33gProtein21gFat21gSodium277mgPotassium571mgFiber5g

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Klara Knezevic RDN, LDN

Klara Knezevic has over a decade of experience in the nutrition field and currently serves as the CEO and co-owner of Rebecca Bitzer and Associates. Klara is passionate about sharing practical nutrition tips to help you feel confident in the choices that you make. Coauthor of Cooking with Food Sensitivities Survival Guide and Nourished: 10 Ingredients to Happy, Healthy Eating.