Rotel Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos Recipe

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Rotel Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos Recipe

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Although I am not a picky eater, Mexican food is one of my favorites (along with Greek!).  I love dishes with lots of flavor and a kick of spicy. 

This RoTel Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos recipe does just that—lots of tasty ingredients with the right amount of spice.  I recommend serving these tacos with a side of chips and guacamole or Mexican rice.

Are you looking for quick and easy weeknight meals?

I have plenty of really easy dinnertime recipes on the blog, but there are a few of my favorite tried and true recipes that I have shared over the years.

I absolutely love pasta, carbohydrates be damned! So I share new new one pot, crockpot, pressure cooker and all kinds of easy casseroles on a regular basis. 

• One Pot Chicken and Mushrooms Recipe
• One Pot Roasted Chicken and Vegetables Recipe
• Creamy Chicken & Zucchini Pasta Recipe
• Cranberry Chicken Pizza Recipe
• Cilantro Lime Chicken Recipe
• Slow Cooker Orange Chicken Recipe
• Instant Pot Apple Chicken Thighs Recipe
• One Pot Chicken and Black Bean Skillet Recipe
• Chicken Breast Cutlets with a Creamy Mushroom & Sage Sauce Recipe

How to make this RoTel Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos Recipe

Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos Recipe

Jennifer

5 from 3 votes

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Ingredients

  

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• cooking spray
• 2 lbs boneless pork shoulder excess fat removed, cut into large pieces
• ⅓ cup orange juice
• 3 tbsp. tomato paste
• Adobo seasoning
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ⅛ tsp. paprika
• ⅛ tsp. ground black pepper
• ⅛ tsp. onion powder
• ⅛ tsp. dried oregano
• ⅛ tsp. ground cumin
• ⅛ tsp. garlic powder
• ⅛ tsp. chili powder
• 1 can 10 oz. Ro*Tel® Original Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies, drained
• ½ cup finely chopped red onion
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 12 6- in. corn tortillas warmed

Instructions

 

• In a bowl, stir together orange juice, tomato paste, chile pepper and adobo seasoning. Set aside.
• Spray inside your slow cooker with cooking spray. Place pork shoulder in slow cooker. Pour orange juice mixture over pork. Cover; cook on LOW 8 hours or on HIGH 4 hours or until pork is tender.
• While pork shoulder cooks, combine drained tomatoes, onion and cilantro in small bowl; cover and refrigerate.
• Remove pork from slow cooker; pull apart to shred. Return to slow cooker; stir.
• Divide pork evenly between tortillas. Top each with tomato mixture. Add your choice of shredded cheese, if desired.

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