Pork Tenderloin Tacos with Cilantro-Avocado Cream Sauce

With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner, why not cook up a batch of these tasty Pork Tacos with Cilantro-Avocado Cream Sauce to celebrate?  They are easy, delicious and diet friendly because they are made with pork tenderloin instead of the higher fat cuts of pork.  The pork cooks up fork tender and you can have these on the table in no time for a delicious Mexican inspired dish! 

This recipe started out as an Allrecipes allstar assignment last month.  I have already made it three times since it was assigned to us.  These are delicious.  I did tweak the original recipe a bit to my family's tastes, but am really happy with the resulting dish.

The pork tenderloin cubes are not flavored with traditional taco seasonings. but rather a mixture of onion, garlic and smokey Chipotle chili powder.  

How much chili powder you use is totally up to you. In my opinion, a whole tablespoon of it makes the pork very spicy.  I used reduced the chili powder to 1/2 tablespoon, which was just about right for our liking.  

The pork is then topped with fresh tomatoes that have been mixed with jarred tomatillo salsa.  Use your favorite brand!  I like the Frontera brand.  All that spiciness is then cooled down with some refreshing Cilantro-Avocado Cream sauce!

The Cilantro-Avocado Cream sauce is the perfect accompaniment to go with the spicy pork and is so easy to make in a blender or in a magic bullet.

This pork tenderloin tacos recipe is so full of flavor. I like to wrap it up with flour tortillas, but if you like corn tortillas you could use those instead. If you are watching your carb intake, use a low carb version of flour tortillas. 

These pork tacos make my family very happy when they show up on the dinner table! 

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Yield: 4 servings

Author: Renee Paj

Pork Tenderloin Tacos with Cilantro Avocado Cream Sauce

Prep time: 15 MinCook time: 40 MinTotal time: 55 Min

Lean pork tenderloin cubes are sauteed with onion, garlic, and chipotle chilis for a unique taste then stuffed into tortillas and topped with tomatoes, tomatillo salsa, and a lovely cilantro-avocado cream sauce.

Ingredients

For the tacos

• 1 lb. pork tenderloin, cut into 1" cubes
• 1 TBSP canola or corn oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onions
• 1 tsp. garlic powder
• salt and pepper, to your liking
• 1/2 TBSP Chipotle Chili Powder (or more or less to your liking)
• water
• 1 large fresh tomato, cut into small cubes
• 1/2 cup tomatillo salsa (I used Frontera brand)
• 8 - 8" flour tortillas

For the Cilantro-Avocado Cream

• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
• 1/2 ripe medium avocado
• milk for thinning, if needed

Instructions

1. Season the pork tenderloin cubes with salt, pepper, garlic powder and Chipotle chili powder.
2. In a large nonstick skillet, heat the TBSP of oil until it starts to shimmer. Add in the pork and the onions and begin browning the pork. Once the pork is browned and onions are translucent (about 5-6 minutes or so) Add in about a 1/2 cup to a cup of water. (Just enough to barely cover the pork cubes) Allow to come to boil. Cook on med heat, stirring occasionally, until most of the liquid is absorbed. (This took me about 30 minutes or so).
3. While the pork is simmering in the liquid, mix the tomatillo salsa and the chopped tomatoes in a small bowl. Set aside.
4. To make the Cilantro-Avocado Cream Sauce: put the sour cream, cilantro and the avocado in the blender, food processor, or the magic bullet and process until a thick cream forms. Add in a little milk if needed to make it thinner.
5. Heat the flour tortillas over an open flame, in a clean dry skillet over med high heat, or in the microwave to soften. Spoon some of the pork, some of the salsa mixture and top with about a TBSP or so of the Cilantro-Avocado Cream Sauce onto a warm tortilla. Serve immediately.

Notes

2 tacos per serving

Nutrition Facts

Calories

359.01

Fat (grams)

20.02 g

Sat. Fat (grams)

6.46 g

Cholesterol (grams)

97.99 mg

Carbs (grams)

16.55 g

Fiber (grams)

3.31 g

Sugar (grams)

8.29 g

Net carbs

13.27 g

Protein (grams)

28.16 g

Sodium (milligrams)

423.42 mg

Nutrition information is an estimate and only provided as a courtesy.

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