Slow Cooker Al Pastor. Over the course of the month, I decided unequivocally that having a slow cooker is not an option in my kitchen. To serve: Pull apart the pork with a fork and transfer to a large platter with the pineapple and onions. Season with flaky sea salt and serve with the pineapple rounds.

If you haven't already, please like, subscribe and comment! For the full recipe go to. I wanted to try slowly cooking chicken with the al pastor flavors. You can cook Slow Cooker Al Pastor using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Slow Cooker Al Pastor

It's 5 lb of pork loin roast.
Prepare 1 of onion sliced.
You need 3 of dried ancho chiles.
Prepare 6 of dried Morita or chipotle chiles.
It's 8 large of garlic cloves whole.
You need 1 can of sliced pineapple in juice.
You need tsp of Chipotle powder.

If I slow-cooked the chicken, I could simply shred it with forks, dunk it back in the broth it had been cooking in all day, and then turn it into tacos. Simple and easy and I can enjoy my dinner party instead of standing over a hot grill. A Slow Cooker version of the Mexican classic, Tacos al Pastor is made with pork shoulder simmered in an aromatic mixture of pineapple, chiles, garlic, and spices. There are two things this busy mama relies on regularly now that school is back in session: taco nights and my slow cooker!

Slow Cooker Al Pastor instructions

Layer in a crock pot the sliced onion, garlic, chiles, & 1/2 the can of pineapple on the bottom including the juice.
Season pork generously with salt and pepper and place on top of onion mixture. Top pork with remaining pineapple slices and chipotle powder.
Cook on high for 4 hours. Remove meat & pineapple set aside. Blend up remaining ingredients in the crock pot. Then add pork and pineapple back to pot . Stir to combine and adjust seasoning if necessary.

These flavorful slow cooker tacos al pastor are tender, delicious, and perfect for an amazing dinner at home. Because I don't have a vertical rotisserie at my house, I make it in the slow cooker. You don't get that char that's typical in the traditional al pastor meat, but you sure get flavor-packed. Chicken Tacos al Pastor are made in the slow cooker for an incredibly easy weeknight dinner! I know I say it all too often, but these are literally all I want to eat for dinner (and breakfast and lunch).