Inspired by pork tamales, this pork shoulder and cheesy corn muffin combo is a weeknight dinner winner!
Slow-Cooker Tamale Pork Shoulder
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 7 hr 20 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb pork shoulder, cut into 1- to 2-inch pieces
- 1 bag (12 oz) frozen chopped onions
- 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoned salt
- 2 eggs
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 boxes (8 1/2 oz each) corn muffin mix
- 2 cups shredded sharp Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5-quart oval slow cooker with cooking spray. Mix pork, onions and seasoned salt in slow cooker. Toss to coat. Spread a single layer of pork mixture in bottom of cooker, then stack pork up around side of cooker.
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Step2In medium bowl, beat eggs and milk with whisk. Stir in corn muffin mixes, then cheese. Pour mixture in a mound over center of pork mixture, leaving 2-inch border around edge of cooker. The pork around the side will prevent corn muffin edges from burning.
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Step3Cover and cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours or until edges of corn muffin mixture are browned but not burned.
Nutrition
550
Calories
23g
Total Fat
32g
Protein
53g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 550
- Calories from Fat
- 210
- Total Fat
- 23g
- 36%
- Saturated Fat
- 10g
- 51%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 130mg
- 44%
- Sodium
- 900mg
- 38%
- Potassium
- 420mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 53g
- 18%
- Dietary Fiber
- 0g
- 0%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 32g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 2%
- 2%
- Calcium
- 20%
- 20%
- Iron
- 15%
- 15%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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