Slow-Cooker Pork Pita Sandwiches with Tzatziki
Updated Sep 20, 2016
Enjoy these slow-cooker pulled pork sandwiches, inspired by souvlaki—Greek lemon and herb-flavored kabobs served with tzatziki.
Slow-Cooker Pork Pita Sandwiches with Tzatziki
- Prep Time 45 min
- Total 4 hr 45 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 16
Ingredients
Pork
- 1 large yellow onion, cut into wedges
- 3 lb boneless pork shoulder, trimmed of all visible fat
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh or 2 teaspoons dried oregano leaves
- 3/4 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large cloves garlic, finely chopped (3 teaspoons)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Tzatziki
- 1 1/2 cups plain nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 English (hothouse) cucumber, peeled, seeded, diced (1 1/2 cups)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Pocket Flatbreads and Fillings
- 6 whole wheat thin pocket flatbreads (7 inch), cut in half
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 6 plum (Roma) tomatoes, cut into 6 slices each
- 12 lemon wedges, if desired
Instructions
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Step1Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place onion in bottom of slow cooker. Top with pork. In small bowl, mix lemon juice, oregano, pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the garlic. Pour and spread lemon mixture over pork. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or High heat setting 4 to 5 hours or until pork is very tender.
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Step2Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix Tzatziki ingredients. Refrigerate until serving time.
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Step3Remove pork to cutting board; pull into bite-size pieces. Pour juices and onions into small bowl. Place pork back in slow cooker. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Using slotted spoon; remove onions from juices, and place in slow cooker with pork; gently mix. Add juices back to pork 2 tablespoons at a time until desired moistness is reached. Discard remaining juices.
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Step4To serve, fill each pocket flatbread half with spinach leaves, 3 tomato slices, and about 1/2 cup pork mixture. Top with tzatziki and a squeeze of lemon juice.
Nutrition
370
Calories
15g
Total Fat
33g
Protein
25g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 370
- Calories from Fat
- 140
- Total Fat
- 15g
- 23%
- Saturated Fat
- 5g
- 24%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 75mg
- 24%
- Sodium
- 540mg
- 22%
- Potassium
- 500mg
- 14%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 25g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 23%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 33g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 Very Lean Meat; 3 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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