Healthy Shredded Pork Soft Tacos

I'll let you in on a little secret...

I don't like to cook. 

[insert gasp here].

I love to bake, but not so much cooking. I think it's because I am not really good at it, my recipes don't turn out tasting absolutely amazing, and nobody likes the clean-up part. 

However, I had the desire to make shredded pork soft tacos the other day. All the recipes I found online were for crockpot tacos, but I needed to make a quick dinner, so this recipe was born. 

Ingredients: 

2 lbs of boneless pork (of however much you want to make) 

chili powder 

garlic powder 

cumin 

cayenne pepper 

sea salt 

brown sugar

Fage greek yogurt [plain] 

Organic Wholly Guacamole 

shredded cheddar cheese 

whole wheat tortillas

1. Cook pork in large frying pan or in a wok. I used a wok because my frying pan was dirty, but using a wok was completely unnecessary. So don't feel inclined to do that. Fill your pan with water that barely covers the pork. Let it cook until the center of the meat isn't red or pink. 

2. Drain water, until there is about 1/2" in the bottom of the pan. Continue to cook meat. 

3. Create the seasoning. Mix together all spices and brown sugar. I am not one to measure precise teaspoons for 8 different spices... I just like to eye it. So I mixed together equal parts of chili powder, garlic powder, and cumin. I added pinches of cayenne pepper, sea salt, and brown sugar. Adjust according to how sweet (brown sugar) or spicy (cayenne pepper) you want the meat to be. 

4. Mix in spice mixture with the meat as it cooks. You may need to make more after you put your spices in (Put in as much as you desire). 

5. Keep stirring the meat until it is fully cooked and soft enough to shred. I used a large fork utensil and a regular-sized fork to shred it as it cooked. 

6. Get your toppings for your tacos! This is the easy part. I use the 7 oz packages of Fage plain greek yogurt instead of Sour Cream. It is way healthier and it tastes amazing! I also use Organic Wholly Guacamole. This stuff is seriously so delicious and healthy! It is used with all pure ingredients and I know what everything in the ingredients list is. 

I hope you enjoy this recipe! It was delicious and I will definitely be making it again. Be sure to comment with any questions you have and let me know if you try it!

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Easy Paleo Oatmeal Recipe

As most of you know, I try to eat paleo most of the time. 

This means no grains, no dairy, no soy, no corn, and the minimal amount of sugar (usually just from honey or stevia) 

Many of you don't know that my husband, Brogan is not on the paleo boat. 

He actually may love pizza more than he loves me. 

Well, on Sunday, a 6-week paleo challenge started at our gym so we are of course participating full-force. You have to keep track of meals, workouts, ect. with points and there are rewards for points :) 

It's a lot of fun. 

I have become pretty good at eating paleo for myself and I have convinced my taste buds to like just about anything these days.

However, it is a little bit different with Brogan. 

I have made several paleo dishes that he has hated- and he isn't afraid to tell me. That's love right!? 

And I've had a few thumbs up... but I'm trying to get some more of those.

Breakfast is a challenge. Brogan loves bacon and I love bacon too... 

but in November of 2012 I almost burnt our apartment down while attempting to make some. Seriously. No exaggerations.

So you can see why I try to stay clear of that now. 

Thus, this paleo oatmeal was born. 

Ingredients: 

3 TBSP Pecans 

3 TBSP Almonds 

3 TBSP Flaxseeds 

2 TBSP all natural (no sugar added) Coconut Flakes 

a dash of Cinnamon 

a dash of Nutmeg 

a dash of Ginger 

1 egg 

1/8 c. Coconut milk 

3-4 TBSP Almond Butter 

1. Mix in food processor: pecans, almonds, flaxseeds, coconut flakes, and spices. 

2. In a small bowl, whisk together 1 egg and coconut milk. 

3. Add liquid mixture to food processor and mix. 

3. Add 3-4 TBSP of almond butter. 

4. If you'd like your oatmeal to be thicker/chunkier, you can add in some more nuts. 

I like mine to be really thick so I just threw in a few more handfuls of pecans, almonds, flaxseeds, and coconut flakes. When I pulsed it again, I just used the chop button rather than the grind button, so they it would be thicker. 

5. pour the oatmeal into a bowl and put into the microwave for 1-2 minutes!

Drizzle some honey over the top and add some fruit like shown in the picture! 

This was super yummy and even Brogan loved it- which is saying a lot. 

In the future I think I might try mix in some cooked apples or berries into the oatmeal. 

There are so many possibilities with this recipe:) 

I hope you enjoy this oatmeal as much as we did! 

* I had a question on instagram about if this could be made ahead of time. 

Absolutely! 

1. You can mix all the dry ingredients together and keep it in a container and when the time comes to make oatmeal, just make the liquid mixture and add it. 

2. You could make a large batch of oatmeal at the beginning of the week and keep it in the fridge to microwave when needed. (Although I am not entirely sure how long this would really last.) 

Want to see more of my daily paleo creations and recipes?

Be sure to follow me on instagram!

@jess_walt 

xo Jessica 

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