Dinner Tonight - what's cookin'?

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edited May 2015 in Food and Nutrition
Slow Cooker Chipotle Pork........ Being served with Skinny Taste Cilantro Lime Rice......Only appx 344 calories for the meal!!


Slow Cooker Chipotle Pork

Ingredients

3 lbs. boneless pork roast
½ tsp salt
2 4 oz. cans mild diced green chiles
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 onion, chopped
juice of 2 limes
¼ C chipotle sauce or blend up canned chipotle peppers to equal ¼ C
½ C water
1½ tsp cumin
½ C cilantro, chopped
More cilantro for garnish


Instructions

Place pork in slow cooker and season with salt.
Add in chile peppers, garlic and onion on top of pork.
Mix together chipotle sauce and ½ C water, pour over pork.
Cook on low for 6-7 hours until pork is tender and easy to shred with a fork.
Remove pork and shred with a fork, place back into slow cooker.
Add 1½ tsp cumin and ½ C chopped cilantro.
Stir and allow to simmer for about 30 minutes giving the pork time to absorb some of the juices.
Serve as a burrito, taco, enchilada etc
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