These Pulled Pork Tacos are so flavorful and easy to make, a great way to elevate your Taco Tuesday!
Yield: 4servings
Ingredients
1lbpork tenderloin, lean and trimmed of visible fat
15ozcan tomato sauce
1tablespoonchili powder
1tablespoonground cumin
1tablespoonbrown sugar
1teaspooncayenne pepper
½teaspoonsalt
3garlic cloves, minced
8small 6” corn tortillas, (such as Mission Extra Thin Yellow Corn Tortillas)
½cupreduced fat shredded Mexican cheese, I used Weight Watchers Brand
1medium-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 SmartPointsMyWW 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 SmartPointsWeight 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