Best Lime Chipotle Carnitas Tostadas Recipes

LIME-CHIPOTLE CARNITAS TOSTADAS

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Here's a terrific recipe for your next weeknight dinner. Set out various toppings and garnishes so your family members can customize their own tostadas with the lime-kissed shredded pork. -Jan Valdez, Chicago, Illinois

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Dinner

Time 10h28m

Yield 16 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1/2 cup chicken broth
4 teaspoons ground chipotle pepper
4 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 boneless pork shoulder roast (4 to 5 pounds), halved
1 large onion, peeled and halved
8 garlic cloves, peeled
1 to 2 limes, halved
16 tostada shells
Optional toppings: Warmed refried beans, salsa, sour cream, shredded lettuce, sliced avocado, crumbled queso fresco and minced fresh cilantro
Lime wedges

Steps:

Add broth to a 5-qt. slow cooker. Mix seasonings; rub over all sides of pork. Place in slow cooker. Add onion and garlic cloves. Cook, covered, on low 8-10 hours, until meat is tender., Remove pork; cool slightly. Strain cooking juices, reserving garlic cloves; discard onion. Skim fat from cooking juices. Mash garlic with a fork. Shred pork with 2 forks. , Return cooking juices, garlic and pork to slow cooker. Squeeze lime juice over pork; heat through, stirring to combine. Layer tostada shells with pork mixture and toppings as desired. Serve with lime wedges.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269 calories, Fat 15g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 76mg cholesterol, Sodium 279mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 23g protein. Diabetic Exchanges

GRILLED CHIPOTLE LIME CHICKEN BREASTS - OR THIGHS

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Spicy and slightly sweet grilled chicken. This will make your taste bugs WAKE UP and SING! Can even be OAMC- Thanks Tish! If freezing ahead: Put ingredients in a ziploc bag and place in freezer, flattened. To cook from frozen: Thaw in refrigerator. Cook as directed.

Provided by Mamas Kitchen Hope

Categories Lunch/Snacks

Time 27m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, about 6
1 chipotle chile in adobo, minced
1/2 teaspoon adobo sauce, from the canned peppers
1/4 cup lime juice
1 garlic clove, minced
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons honey

Steps:

Preheat grill to moderate heat for gas or medium indirect heat for charcoal and AWAY from fire, lightly oil or spray COOL cooking rack for easy cleaning.
Mix minced pepper, adobo, lime juice,garlic, oil and pour half into resealable bag. DO NOT add the honey. That comes later. Reserve the rest for basting.
Season chicken with salt and pepper- sometimes we use season salt or lemon pepper for a twist.
Add chicken to bag and allow to marinate for 15 minutes. No need to refrigerate for this short time.
Remove chicken from marinade and place on preheated grill. Discard USED marinade.
Grill chicken about 4-5 minutes then flip over and cook another 4-5 minutes.
Now add the honey to RESERVED marinade and baste chicken. Immediately flip chicken and baste the unbasted side. Grill until lightly browned, about 2 minutes.
Remove from grill and pour any remaining RESERVED sauce on top.
Note: This can be done on an indoor grill as well. Make sure you spray or oil it before heating grill.
OAMC: If freezing ahead: Put ingredients in a ziploc bag and place in freezer, flattened. To cook from frozen: Thaw in refrigerator. Cook as directed above.