Nacho Ordinary Saturday Night

FLAUTAS


2 pounds pork roast
16 oz pico de gallo
7 oz Mexican tomato sauce (If you don't want heat, use regular tomato sauce instead)
7 oz salsa verde
1/4 tsp chili powder
1 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp cumin

4 slices jack cheese, cut into 3 strips.
12 tortillas
olive oil

Throw the pig, salsas, and spices into a crock pot and cook on low for 8 hours. Shred and pull apart beef with fork. Pour meat into colander and drain excess liquid, so they don't get soggy when you bake them. Spoon a couple ounces of pork into a tortilla and layer with 1 strip of cheese. Roll tortilla, pin with a toothpick. Place on a single layer cookie sheet and brush with olive oil. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes, or until crispy.


Serve with sour cream (or plain greek yogurt!) and guacamole!

My oiler and tooth picker hard at work.


Skinny Mom Modification:
In the past, I have used a beef pot roast instead, simmering it on the stove for under an hour but pork doesn't fare so well this way. To keep it tender, I use the crock pot. A lean pork roast only yields 110 calories for 4 oz and has less fat than beef. So the additional cook time is worth it. To get a little more bang for my buck in terms of health, I use multi-grain tortillas instead of flour. I even prepared a few tonight with La Tortilla's Low Carb Tortillas, which have only 50 calories each. (They make a GF tortilla/wrap as well.) I prepared mine without cheese and ate two for under 300 calories, total!