May
03
Slow Cooked Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos
Chipotle who? These Pulled Pork Tacos are so flavorful and easy to make. I far prefer them to their less-healthy restaurant counterparts. It’s always nice to come home from work knowing that dinner is already made and waiting for you, and since there is virtually no prep work for these it’s super quick to just toss all the ingredients in your slow cooker
Slow Cooked Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos
These Pulled Pork Tacos are so flavorful and easy to make, a great way to elevate your Taco Tuesday!
Ingredients
- 1 lb pork tenderloin, lean and trimmed of visible fat
- 15 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 8 small 6” corn tortillas, (such as Mission Extra Thin Yellow Corn Tortillas)
- ½ cup reduced fat shredded Mexican cheese, I used Weight Watchers Brand
- 1 medium-sized tomato, sliced
- Romaine lettuce, shredded
- Cilantro, chopped
- Optional Toppings, not included in WW totals: guacamole (Wholly Guacamole pictured above), sour cream, black olives, etc.
Instructions
- Place pork tenderloin the slow cooker. In a medium bowl, mix together tomato sauce, chili powder, cumin, brown sugar, cayenne pepper, salt and garlic. Pour over the top of the pork. Cook on low for 8-9 hours.
- Remove tenderloin and shred against the grain using two forks. Return pork to the sauce and stir to combine.
- Heat your tortilla in the microwave for 10-30 seconds to warm. Layer pork and toppings onto tortillas and serve.
Notes
To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and track it in the WW app or site, click here!
NUTRITION INFORMATION for pork only, 3/4 cup:
193 calories, 13 g carbs, 8 g sugars, 4 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 26 g protein, 2 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com) NUTRITION INFORMATION (2 tacos with 2 tortillas, ¾ c pork, 2 T cheese, ¼ tomato, lettuce, cilantro):
232 calories, 15 g carbs, 9 g sugars, 6 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 29 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com) MyWW SmartPoints per (3/4 cup of pork) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Green: 3 SmartPoints/ Blue: 3 SmartPoints/ Purple: 3 SmartPoints MyWW SmartPoints per (2 tacos with 2 tortillas, ¾ cup pork, 2 tablespoons cheese, ¼ tomato, lettuce) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 6 SmartPoints Weight Watchers Points Plus (Pork only, 3/4 Cup):
4 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus (2 tacos with 2 tortillas, ¾ c pork, 2 T cheese, ¼ tomato, lettuce, cilantro):
7 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) lightly adapted from Andie Mitchell
193 calories, 13 g carbs, 8 g sugars, 4 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 26 g protein, 2 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com) NUTRITION INFORMATION (2 tacos with 2 tortillas, ¾ c pork, 2 T cheese, ¼ tomato, lettuce, cilantro):
232 calories, 15 g carbs, 9 g sugars, 6 g fat, 3 g saturated fat, 29 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com) MyWW SmartPoints per (3/4 cup of pork) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Green: 3 SmartPoints/ Blue: 3 SmartPoints/ Purple: 3 SmartPoints MyWW SmartPoints per (2 tacos with 2 tortillas, ¾ cup pork, 2 tablespoons cheese, ¼ tomato, lettuce) serving: (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 6 SmartPoints Weight Watchers Points Plus (Pork only, 3/4 Cup):
4 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) Weight Watchers Points Plus (2 tacos with 2 tortillas, ¾ c pork, 2 T cheese, ¼ tomato, lettuce, cilantro):
7 per serving (P+ calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com) lightly adapted from Andie Mitchell
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I just had these for dinner. SO FREAKIN DELICIOUS!
This was delicious! My whole family loved it. This is definitely a keeper!
do you think you could use chicken instead of pork? or would it taste funky?
I think they’d be great with chicken!
Thank you so much for putting the WW P+ listing on all of your recipes! I am currently doing WW and always looking for something yummy to eat. Your website is definatly going to be my new favorite place to look!
Soooooo delish! I baked my tortillas in the oven for 7 mins @ 425 and had tostadas instead. Hands down one of the best homemade mexican meals we’ve made!
Yum, tostadas! Glad you liked 🙂
These were delicious! Our house smelled so good all day long. I used pork tenderloin chops instead of a whole tenderloin; it cooked a little faster. It was done in six hours on low. Thanks for another great recipe!
So happy you liked them!
Making these again today – Can’t wait to get home and eat dinner 🙂 Thanks Emily!!
Yay, happy to hear you love them so much!
Emily, I just found your website last week, and this is the third recipe I have made. My family LOVED it! It was so easy. I will definitely make this again. Thank you so much. Your fun way of putting food together (cupcakes etc.) makes it so fun for kids to eat healthy food. For kids, it’s all about the presentation. Thank you!
Thanks, Shelley, I’m so glad you found me and that you loved this! I love when food presents well too. 🙂
i’m looking forward to eating this tonight. I love finding recipes that kind of confirm combos I’ve been tossing together more or less but help me find a missing piece (the brown sugar in this case). Crockpot just turned on. My wife just started Weight Watchers and we were happy to find a Cinco de Mayo recipe with a point total.
And I meant to ask… do you brown the pork first ever? Make much of a difference?
Mine were done cooking in about 5 hours on low. I wonder why? Maybe our crock pot cooks a little hotter? Or, do you really need the full 8 hours to get the best flavor?
This was amazing! So simple and sooo good. Mine was also done a little before the full 8 ours, but I went ahead and pulled it apart and let it simmer in the juices for another hour or two before serving. It was so good!
Loved how simple and delicious this was. We used the meat on salads and to make tacos. Love using the crockpot. Thank you!
Wow! These things are delicious! I can’t wait to try more of your recipes!!
Just found your website and am making this for dinner. I’ve been looking for a shredded mexican pork recipe, and to find one with WW points is a real plus. Thanks so much. I’ll be using the pork in burritos, with low-carb tortillas for me (lower points), regular for the skinny husband and sons. Thanks so much.
Can’t begin to tell you how good this was. We used it for burritos along with some yellow rice and beans topped with a little cheese and salsa verde. Terrific. I live in a place with a large Mexican population and a number of great Mexican restaurants and this pork is as good as any I’ve had in them. No one would ever guess the pork had just 4 PP because it’s so full of flavor. Thank you so much.
Soooooo good!!
Another 10 so says my Husband! This was so good! I realized that I only had an 8oz. can of tomato sauce, so I used that + 1cup mild salsa. Then, being fearful that it would be too spicy, I cut the other spices in half and it was delicious on homemade tortillas!
Another absolute favorite!
Thanks for these great recipes Emily…you make WW fun!
Doreen
Could you use tinned tomatoes instead of tomato sauce?
To double the recipe would you also double the spices and liquid called for? Need to ake 8 servings and have a 2# pork tenderloin.Thanks so much for any help and for comming up with all the healthy and delicious recipes!!! My family and I thank-you!!!
I have never doubled it myself, but yes, I would double all of the ingredients – hope it’s a hit!
I tried these tacos for the first time tonight, and they were amazing! It fed me and my very hungry boyfriend with plenty of leftovers. I know what I’m having for lunch tomorrow! Thanks for the great recipe!
I found this recipe on your site and topped it with homemade pickled red onions. It was delish. I plan on using the leftovers to make pork and black bean enchiladas.
THANKS
We LOVE this recipe! My husband regularly requests it. I have also tried it with chicken breasts and a beef roast and both were delicious. I typically double the sauce recipe and use 2-3 pounds worth of meat. Even with 3 1/2 pounds of meat, there is plenty of extra sauce. Makes GREAT leftovers and freezes well too. Thanks SO much!
Has anyone ever tried this recipe with chicken?
After making this tonight, I find it extremely hard to believe all of the positive reviews. This has to be one of the worst recipes I’ve ever tried everywhere, not just the internet! The only taste that came thru was that of an overwhelming tomato sauce. And yes, I followed the recipe exactly. In fact I added extra cumin and garlic in attempting to make it edible. My son and wife both agreed with me strongly suggesting I never make this again. No argument on my behalf!
Are your tastebuds dead? This is as flavorful as it comes. I get pork burritos at one of our local Mexican restaurant all the time and this tastes as good. And the Mexican restaurant we frequent is a favorite with the large Latino population in our area.