Bring bright Mexican flavors to your dinner table with our slow-cooked pulled pork nachos recipe. One bite and you'll see why it's a must-make! Serve with everyone's favorite toppings, so family and friends can customize their shredded pork nachos to their hearts' desire.
Slow-Cooker Pork Carnitas Nachos
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 6 hr 20 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
Nachos
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 2 tablespoons chopped chipotle chiles in adobo sauce (from 7-oz can) or 2 jalapeño chiles, seeded, sliced
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 boneless pork butt or shoulder (2 to 3 lb)
- 4 cloves garlic, sliced
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup water
- Tortilla chips
Toppings, if desired
- Sliced jalapeño chiles
- Shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- Green tomatillo salsa
- Refrigerated fresh salsa
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix onion, chipotle chiles and 1/4 cup water. Using sharp knife, cut slits all over pork; insert garlic into slits. Sprinkle pork with salt and pepper.
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Step2In 5-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook about 8 minutes, turning to brown all sides. Place pork in slow cooker. Pour 1/2 cup water into Dutch oven. Reduce heat to low; stir with wooden spoon, scraping pan to loosen brown particles. Pour liquid into slow cooker.
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Step3Cover; cook on High heat setting 6 hours.
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Step4Remove pork from slow cooker to cutting board; cool 10 minutes. Shred pork, using 2 forks. Return pork to slow cooker; mix well. Serve pork over tortilla chips with desired toppings.
Nutrition
470
Calories
24g
Total Fat
56g
Protein
5g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 470
- Total Fat
- 24g
- 0%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 0%
- Sodium
- 450mg
- 0%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 5g
- 0%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 0%
- Protein
- 56g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 0%
- 0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Vegetable; 8 Lean Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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