Pork and Pineapple Tacos

Submitted by seesko

"A unique taco that is yummy too! One taco is a serving and a serving = about 300 calories. Pair with a nice side salad for a healthy meal."

 

• Ready In: 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup minced fresh cilantro
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon chipotle chile black pepper (such as McCormick)
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 lb pork tenderloin, trimmed and coarsely chopped
• 1 (15 1/4 ounce) can pineapple chunks in juice, undrained
• 6 (6 inch) flour tortillas
• 3⁄4 cup salsa verde (such as Herdez)

directions

1. Combine onion and cilantro.
2. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Combine chipotle powder, chili powder, salt, and pork in a medium bowl. Add pork mixture to pan; sauté 4 minutes or until browned. Remove from pan.
3. Add pineapple to pan; bring to a boil. Cook 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Stir in pork mixture; cook 1 minute or until pork is done.
4. Warm tortillas according to package directions. Spoon about 2/3 cup pork mixture down center of each tortilla. Top each serving with 2 tablespoons onion mixture and 2 tablespoons salsa; roll up.

Reviews

[carrieolinger]

Love this recipe! This is probably my all-time favorite Mexican dish, and I'm so excited to be able to recreate it. Easily. The only thing I did a little bit differently was alter the spices to accommodate what I had on hand. I can't wait to try it as written, as I'm sure it'll be even better.