Carnitas Street Tacos
Servings: 12 tacos (about 4-5 servings worth)
Ingredients
- 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
OPTIONAL TOPPINGS
- sour cream
- crumbled cotija cheese or shredded cheese of your choice
- hot sauce or salsa
Instructions
- Warm the tortillas in a hot skillet or in the microwave. Place the warm meat into each tortilla.
- Top each taco with cabbage, onion, and cilantro. Squeeze a wedge of lime over each taco and serve with the additional toppings of your choice.
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Notes
You won't need a full recipe of carnitas in order to make these tacos. You'll need approximately 3 cups worth of cooked carnitas for every dozen or so tacos.
Nutrition
Calories: 173kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 25mg | Sodium: 365mg | Potassium: 74mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1mg