Recipes and Cooking Quick Shredded Pork Tacos Be the first to rate & review! Supper shortcut! Shredded pork tacos come together ridiculously quickly when you start with refrigerated, cooked pork roast. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on June 14, 2011 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Prep Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 4 mins Total Time: 19 mins Yield: 12 tacos Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 1 17 ounce package refrigerated cooked pork roast 12 taco shells or six 6- to 8-inch flour tortillas ¾ cup bottled salsa 2 cup shredded lettuce ½ cup finely shredded Monterey Jack cheese or anejo enchilado cheese (2 ounces) ¼ cup sliced pitted ripe olives Dairy sour cream (optional) 1 medium avocado, halved, seeded, peeled, and chopped (optional) Directions Place pork and juices in a 2-quart square microwave-safe baking dish. Cover loosely and microwave on 100 percent (high) for 2 minutes. Shred pork using two forks to pull through meat in opposite directions. Drain pork and return to baking dish. Stir in salsa. Cover loosely and microwave on high 2 minutes more or until hot. Keep warm. To warm taco shells, place on a baking sheet and heat according to package directions. (Or, to warm flour tortillas, wrap tortillas tightly in foil. Heat in a 350 degree F oven about 10 minutes or until heated through.) To assemble tacos, place pork mixture in warm taco shells. Top with lettuce, cheese, and olives. (If using flour tortillas, place pork mixture in center of warm tortillas and add remaining ingredients; fold tortillas in half.) If desired, serve with sour cream and avocado. Makes 12 tacos Rate it Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 137 Calories 7g Fat 9g Carbs 11g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Calories 137 % Daily Value * Total Fat 7g 9% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Cholesterol 28mg 9% Sodium 295mg 13% Total Carbohydrate 9g 3% Total Sugars 1g Protein 11g Vitamin C 1.2mg 6% Calcium 60.6mg 5% Iron 0.9mg 5% Potassium 59mg 1% Folate, total 24.2mcg Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg Vitamin B-6 0.1mg *The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.