Dinner for 12

Slow Cooker Chalupas

Name: Slow Cooker Chalupas
Total time: 485 min
Yield: 12 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 lb pork shoulder; 1 lb dry pinto beans; 6 oz light beer; 1 cans (15 oz) fire roasted tomatoes; 6 cloves garlic; 2 jalapeno peppers or other hot chili; 2 tsp chili powder; 2 tsp cumin; 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper; and/or a tablespoon or two of taco seasoning; generous pinch or two of salt; 1 1/2 cups water; 3/4 cup shredded cheese; 12 + flour tortillas

Pork shoulder and pinto beans cook slowly with tomatoes, chiles, beer, and spices before filling flour tortillas.

$0.94per serving $

485 minstart to table

12servings

Mexican Budget Family Dinners Slow cooker

Ingredients

1 lb pork shoulder
1 lb dry pinto beans
6 oz light beer
1 cans (15 oz) fire roasted tomatoes
6 cloves garlic
2 jalapeno peppers or other hot chili
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
and/or a tablespoon or two of taco seasoning
generous pinch or two of salt
1 1/2 cups water
3/4 cup shredded cheese
12 + flour tortillas

Steps

Rinse the dry beans and place them in a slow cooker with the pork shoulder, beer, tomatoes, water, garlic, jalapenos, chili powder, cumin, cayenne, and salt.
Cover and cook on high for 8 hours, until the beans are tender and the pork reaches at least 145 F.
Shred the pork in the slow cooker and stir it into the beans and sauce.
Warm the flour tortillas in a dry skillet over medium heat for about 30 seconds per side.
Fill the tortillas with the pork and beans, then top them with shredded cheese.

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