Lime-Chipotle Carnitas Tostadas

  Dinner

Here's a terrific recipe for your next weeknight dinner. Set out various toppings and garnishes so your family members can customize their own tostadas with the lime-kissed shredded pork.

Lime-Chipotle Carnitas Tostadas

Average Rating: 4.6

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. Cook: 8 hours
YIELD: 16 servings.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 4 teaspoons ground chipotle pepper
  • 4 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 boneless pork shoulder roast (4 to 5 pounds), halved
  • 1 large onion, peeled and halved
  • 8 garlic cloves, peeled
  • 1 to 2 limes, halved
  • 16 tostada shells
  • Optional toppings: Warmed refried beans, salsa, sour cream, shredded lettuce, chopped avocado, crumbled queso fresco and minced fresh cilantro
  • Lime wedges

Instructions

  • 1. Add broth to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Mix seasonings; rub over all sides of pork. Place in slow cooker. Add onion and garlic cloves. Cook, covered, on low 8-10 hours or until meat is tender.
  • 2. Remove pork; cool slightly. Strain cooking juices, reserving garlic cloves; discard onion. Skim fat from cooking juices. Mash garlic with a fork. Shred pork with 2 forks.
  • 3. Return cooking juices, garlic and pork to slow cooker. Squeeze lime juice over pork; heat through, stirring to combine. Layer tostada shells with pork mixture and toppings as desired. Serve with lime wedges.

Nutrition Facts

1 tostada: 269 calories, 15g fat (5g saturated fat), 76mg cholesterol, 279mg sodium, 9g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 23g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges:
3 medium-fat meat, 1/2 starch.

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