Chipotle pineapple pork, creamy avocado, and crisp iceberg lettuce top homemade plantain tortillas in these Paleo Tacos Al Pastor. Taking a page from the cuisine of Central Mexico, the highlight of this freezer friendly dish is the spicy pork loin slow cooked to a perfect fall apart tender.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Pork Tenderloin
- 2 individual Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce
- 1 cup dice Onion, Red
- 1 fluid ounce Vinegar
- 2 tablespoons juice Lime
- 2 teaspoons Sea Salt
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 2 teaspoons Chipotle Chili Powder
- ½ cups Water
- 2 cups dice Pineapple
- 1 cup chop Cilantro, Fresh
- 8 individual Plantain Tortillas
- 2 cups shred Lettuce, Iceberg
- 2 cups peel, pit, and dice Avocado
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Cooking Instructions
Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions
These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).
Why would I want to freeze this?
- In a slow cooker combine pork, chipotles, red onion, vinegar, lime juice, sea salt , pepper, garlic powder, cumin, chipotle powder and water.
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions
These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.
- Thaw: In fridge
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Make It Now Cooking Directions
These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.
- In a slow cooker combine pork, chipotles, red onion, vinegar, lime juice, sea salt, pepper, garlic powder, cumin, chipotle powder and water.
- Place pineapple in blender or food processor, puree and add to slow cooker.
- Cook on low 4 hours.
- After 4 hours remove pork and shred with two forks. Return to slow cooker and mix into liquid.
- Mix in cilantro.
- Top each tortilla with pork, shredded lettuce and diced avocado.
Nutrition Facts
- Servings Per Recipe
- 4 Servings
- Serving Size
- 2 tacos Amount Per Serving
- Calories
- 276
- Total Fat
- 7g
- Saturated Fat
- 2g
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 74mg
- Sodium
- 1097mg
- Total Carbohydrates
- 29g
- Fiber
- 5g
- Sugar
- 18g
- Protein
- 27g
- WW Freestyle
- 4
4 Comments
Join the discussionThe chipotle peppers in adobo sauce you’ve linked have high fructose corn syrup
Thanks for your feedback. The ingredients linked are not guaranteed to be a menu compliant but it has been determined that ingredient can be found compliant for the recipe. I hope this helps. ~OAMM
FYI, I made this and my husband said it was the best thing I’ve ever made. Olivia, you are the best!!
So glad you loved this recipe Hillary!