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Pulled Pork Pulse Protein Bowl
Entrees
Course
Difficulty
Moderate
Pulse Type
Beans
Specialty Diet
Gluten-free
Cook Time
380 minutes
Nutrition
View nutritional facts per serving ›Ingredients
Servings:
Pulled Pork:
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp cumin ground
- 1 tsp mustard ground
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tbsp agave
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 2 lbs pork tenderloin
3 Bean Salad:
- 15 ounces black beans cooked and drained
- 15 ounces great northern beans cooked and drained
- 15 ounces kidney beans dark red; cooked and drained
- 1 15.25 oz can corn whole kernel
- 1/2 cup onions red; diced fine
- 1/2 cup bell pepper green; diced fine
- 1/2 cup cilantro finely chopped
- 1 lime
- salt and pepper
Toppings:
- 1/2 cup tomatoes grape; halved
- 5 lime wedges
- 1/4 cup cilantro fresh; leaves chopped fine
- 1/2 cup salsa store bought
- 1 cup roasted chickpeas
Instructions
Pulled Pork:
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Mix chili powder, onion powder, cumin, ground mustard, and garlic salt together in a small bowl. Rub all over pork roast.
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Place pork in either a slow cooker or an instant pot. Add agave and apple cider vinegar to the pot, just put it on top of the pork.
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Cook in slow cooker for 4-6 hours, or in an instant pot on the meat setting, for 80 minutes, with the setting at sealed.
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When finished cooking, remove from pot and shred.
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Return to pot to stir in liquid, so it gets all flavored, then strain in a strainer so the liquid is removed.
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Set aside.
3 Bean Salad:
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Combine the three types of beans. If you use beans from a can, drain and rinse them before combining. If cooking from dry, make sure they are cooled and drained before combining.
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Drain whole kernel corn and add to the beans.
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Finely dice red onion and green bell pepper and add to the bean salad. Along with chopped cilantro.
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Squeeze lime over beans salad.
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Mix everything from the bean salad together together, and add salt and pepper to taste.
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Serve by plating 1 cup bean salad, 1/2 cup pulled pork, a handful of halved grape tomatoes, cilantro, and dressing in a bowl, and top with roasted chick peas for texture and crunch.
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If using for meal prep, put 1 cup of bean salad mix in each bowl, along with 1/2 a cup of pulled pork, and 1/4 cup roasted chick peas.
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In a separate container put in grape tomatoes, fresh cilantro, and a lime wedge. And in a second little container put 1 Tbs of prepared creamy avocado salsa verde dressing.
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When ready to eat, heat pulled pork and 3 bean salad (don’t worry it is good warm). Then top with tomatoes, cilantro, lime juice, and the prepared creamy avocado salsa verde dressing.
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Enjoy