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Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos
3.5 from 24 votes

Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos

These Slow Cooker Mexican Pulled Pork Tacos have juicy pulled pork, crunchy cilantro lime slaw and creamy avocado crema, all piled in a soft tortilla.  These are the perfect idea for feeding a crowd, and everything can be made ahead of time!

Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
6 hrs
Total Time
6 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 8 Tacos
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 2 cups pork Can be made ahead of time, slow cooker, shredded, Mexican style
  • 8 corn tortillas or flour tortillas, if you prefer, small
For The Cilantro Lime Slaw:
  • 3 cups cabbage thinly sliced
  • 3 carrot shredded
  • 1/2 cup cilantro roughly chopped
  • 1 jalapeño diced
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice about 1 lime
  • ½ teaspoons sea salt or to taste. Use half the amount if using regular table salt, coarse
For The Avocado Crema:
  • 1 avocado medium
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

To Make The Cilantro Lime Slaw
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  1. Add all ingredients for slaw to a large bowl, toss together until fully mixed.  Set aside.
To Make The Avocado Crema
  1. Add the avocado, lime juice, sour cream and salt to a food processor, pulse until creamy.
Assemble Tacos
  1. Optional step: Heat a skillet over medium heat.  Spray the tortillas on both sides with a little oil.  Heat the tortillas in a skillet until starting turn golden and a bit crispy.  Flip and do the same on the other side.
  2. In one tortilla, add about 1/4 cup of the Mexican shredded pork, top with cilantro lime slaw and avocado crema.