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Carnitas Lettuce Wraps Recipe
Yield:
6
servings
Prep Time:
10
minutes
mins
Cook Time:
8
hours
hrs
Total Time:
8
hours
hrs
10
minutes
mins
Carnitas 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!
Ingredients
Mexican Pork Carnitas
2
large
ripe avocados
Juice from ½ lime
1
clove
garlic
,
finely minced
a pinch of salt
1
large
head of bibb lettuce
,
butter lettuce or romaine hearts also work
½
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.
2 large ripe avocados,
Juice from ½ lime,
1 clove garlic,
a pinch of 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.
½ red onion
Serving:
1
serving = ⅙ of the recipe
,
Calories:
417
kcal
,
Carbohydrates:
15
g
,
Protein:
38
g
,
Fat:
23
g
,
Saturated Fat:
6
g
,
Polyunsaturated Fat:
3
g
,
Monounsaturated Fat:
13
g
,
Trans Fat:
1
g
,
Cholesterol:
113
mg
,
Sodium:
913
mg
,
Potassium:
1135
mg
,
Fiber:
5
g
,
Sugar:
6
g
,
Vitamin A:
1107
IU
,
Vitamin C:
26
mg
,
Calcium:
66
mg
,
Iron:
4
mg