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prep time
10 min
cook time
4 h 10 min
ready time
4 h 20 min
Keto Carnitas Burrito Bowls
Burrito bowls are a genius way to get a variety of nutrition in one meal! You can load up on protein, play around with healthy fats, and get an assortment of vitamins from the veggie toppings! Carnitas is slow roasted pulled pork with a savory mixture of spicy and sweet. You can serve your carnitas burrito bowl hot, but you’ll ideally want to make this recipe for meal prepping. You’ll end up with a lot of pork!
- Jessica L
Net Carbs
5.1 g
Fiber
4 g
Total Carbs
9.2 g
Protein
17.6 g
Fats
18.7 g
270 cals
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Ingredients
Pork Shoulder
9 oz, boneless, raw
Olive Oil
1 tablespoon
Salt
½ teaspoon
Black Pepper
1 tsp
Spices Oregano Dried
¾ tsp, ground
Spices Cumin Seed
1 tsp
Spices Onion Powder
¼ tsp
Garlic
3 clove
Jalapeno Peppers
1 pepper
Beef Broth
¼ cup
Cauliflower Rice
12 ounce
Romaine Lettuce
¾ cup, shredded
Red Onions
3 tablespoon
Cilantro
3 teaspoon
Lime
3 wedge or slice
Recipe Steps
steps 3
4 h 20 min
Step 1
Preheat an oven to 300 degrees and lightly spray a baking dish or deep sheet tray with pan spray. Prepare your pork shoulder (you’ll end up with extra for future recipes) by setting it on your baking pan. Rub it down with the olive oil, salt, pepper, oregano, cumin, and onion powder. Smash the garlic cloves and push them into the pork shoulder.Step 2
Slice the jalapeno into rings and place them around the pork shoulder in your baking pan. Pour the broth in the bottom of the pan. Cover the pan in foil. Bake the pork shoulder for 4 hours, or until it can be easily pulled apart. Use two forks to shred the pork into strips. Bake the pork for an additional 10 minutes, uncovered, to brown the meat.Step 3
To meal prep, fill each meal prep container with 4 oz of prepared cauliflower rice. Top each container with 3 oz of carnitas, a ¼ c. of shredded lettuce, 1 TB chopped red onion, 1 tsp chopped cilantro, and a wedge of lime for squeezing.
Comments
Karen 3 years ago
Do the jalapeños make it spicy hot??
IncredibleKale401335 a year ago
Depends on the jalapenos - some are frightfully hot, others almost like a green pepper.
recipewriter 3 years ago
Cooking the carnitas with jalapenos will make a slow heat that builds up, but it should not be extremely spicy. You can omit the jalapenos or remove some to alter the spice level.
GorgeousAvocado956585 3 years ago
I’m confused. It yields 4 bowls but is that one serving? Or is one bowl = one serving? Is it 9oz of pork per bowl? Is it 9oz split among 4 bowls?
Mrs Eames 2 years ago
In the servings box just delete the 4 and put a 1 and it will give you the serving size amount of each ingredient
recipewriter 3 years ago
One bowl = one serving. The original recipe here makes three servings. The pork would be distributed amongst all the bowls.
RousingAvocado613392 3 years ago
I played around with the settings above, it's 3oz per bowl.
Tammy 3 years ago
For those of you asking about instant pot, I cook mine 45-50 mins with quick release and broil in the oven on a sheet pan for about 5-10 mins to brown
GorgeousAvocado956585 3 years ago
I cooked 4 lbs for 90 mins, sealing natural release for 25 mins, moved to baking sheet, fell apart like butter and lo-broiled for 10 mins to crisp ends. Unbelievably good.
sbkeller119 4 years ago
Oh, my goodness! Made this today and used a large roast to have extra to freeze for later. Had to taste it the pulled pork and it is sooooo good!
Michele 4 years ago
Can i cook this in my instapot ?!
recipewriter 4 years ago
Yes, but you will need to adjust your cooking time for the instapot.
Abur8704 4 years ago
I'm new to the idea of food prepping, how long will this last in the fridge thank you it sounds delicious
recipewriter 4 years ago
You can store the cooked shredded pork for 5-7 days in your refrigerator. You may want to refrain from adding the fresher ingredients to your meal prep container, like the lettuce and lime, until the day you are going to eat them.
Allybenmom 4 years ago
Can i make this in the crock pot instead?
recipewriter 4 years ago
Yes!
AKW123 4 years ago
Good for weekly meal prep! Delicious! I got a larger piece of meat and cooked for 6 hours.
Chingona 4 years ago
Love it!!!!! Looks like this is going to be my meal prep Sunday recipe.
ticeatrons6774 4 years ago
So delicious. Nice variety of protein and veggies in one meal
MJ 5 years ago
my favorite so far, I have it scheduled for lunch all week the roast I got was so big it made plenty!
Kace10393 5 years ago
How are you supposed to make the Cauliflower rice? It just says prepare it? Like prepare it how exactly??
ExcellentCauliflower503125 3 years ago
They have. A recipe for cauliflower rice that they refer to if you just search cauliflower rice separately under premium
MJ 5 years ago
I stir fry it with a little olive oil and salt and pepper it’s very good.
recipewriter 5 years ago
Cauliflower rice can be consumed as is. However, you can prepare it to your liking. You may lightly cook the rice with olive oil and your favorite spices or another way that you like.
Jess 5 years ago
Can u just put the meat in the Crock-Pot?
recipewriter 5 years ago
Yes! You can let it roast on Low heat all day long if you like! I would suggest leaving out the beef broth, since a lot more liquid will collect in the crock pot.
KimberlyJean 5 years ago
Was a great choice for my first attempt at food preping and starting the keto died!! So simple, yet so delicious!!
Amy65 5 years ago
I couldn't get my pork to shred - if I make this again, I'll try it in the slow cooker
Clayberg 5 years ago
Try it in an Instant Pot!!
Anonymous 5 years ago
If it isn't shredding the internal temp hasn't risen high enough, more time in the oven will fix that. If you are worried about it drying out you can wrap it in foil. 190-195 internal temp is when it pulls apart easily.