Name: Carnitas Tacos Lettuce Wraps
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 10 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: Mexican Pork Carnitas; 2 large ripe avocados; Juice from 1/2 lime; 1 garlic clove, finely minced; A pinch of salt; 1 large head of bibb lettuce (butter lettuce or romaine hearts also work); 1/2 red onion, minced

Description

Carnitas Taco Lettuce Wraps are all the things you love about carnitas but wrapped in crunchy, low-carb lettuce. Healthy Mexican recipes don’t get better than this!

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Ingredients

Mexican Pork Carnitas
2 large ripe avocados
Juice from 1/2 lime
1 garlic clove, finely minced
A pinch of salt
1 large head of bibb lettuce (butter lettuce or romaine hearts also work)
1/2 red onion, minced

Instructions

Start by making the Mexican Pork Carnitas. This will take you about 8 hours to make in your slow cooker or in a pot.
In a medium-sized bowl, mash the avocados with the lime juice, garlic, and salt.
Put a scoop of carnitas in a bibb lettuce leaf, add a spoonful of the mashed avocados (guacamole), and top with a sprinkle of minced red onions.