Family Meal Kit
Baja-Style Ground Pork Tacos
with chipotle slaw and adobo lime rice
Prep & Cook Time: 20-30 min.
Spice Level: Mild
Cook Within: 5 days

Contains: Milk, Eggs, Wheat

Chef
Jimmy Shay
Make taco Tuesday any day of the week with Home Chef's new taco kits, full of the delicious fixings we all know and love. This kit has the same fresh ingredients and easy prep you're used to, with enough tacos made for the entire family, Wednesday's child included.
In Your Box (serves 4)
- 20 oz. Ground Pork
- 1 Green Bell Pepper
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- 6 oz. Shredded Red Cabbage
- 5.76 oz. Minute Rice
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- 1 Lime
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- 2 tsp. Adobo Seasoning
- 1 Tbsp. Taco Seasoning
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Nutrition (per serving)
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Calories830
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Carbohydrates70g
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Net Carbs67g
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Fat45g
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Protein37g
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Sodium1650mg
Recipe Steps
You Will Need
- Olive Oil
- Salt
- 1 Mixing Bowl
- 1 Microwave-Safe Bowl
- 1 Large Non-Stick Pan
Before You Cook
Cooking Guidelines
To ensure food safety, the FDA recommends the following as minimum internal cooking temperatures:
- Steak and Pork 145° F (rest cooked meat, 3 minutes) |
- Seafood 145° F |
- Chicken 165° F |
- Ground Beef 160° F |
- Ground Turkey 165° F |
- Ground Pork 160° F
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1 Cook the Rice
In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine rice, 1 cup water, adobo seasoning, and 1/4 tsp. salt. Leave at least 3” of room on top to prevent overboil.
Microwave uncovered, 4 minutes.Carefully remove rice from microwave and stir. Microwave again uncovered, 2 minutes.Carefully remove rice from microwave. Rest, 3 minutes.While rice rests, zest and halve lime. Cut one half into wedges and juice the other half.Add 2 tsp. olive oil, 1 tsp. lime juice, and 1 tsp. lime zest to rice. Gently stir to combine. Set aside.While rice cooks, continue recipe. -
2 Prepare Ingredients and Make Slaw
Remove stem, seeds, and ribs, and cut bell pepper into 1/4" dice.
Coarsely chop cabbage.In a mixing bowl, combine cabbage and dressing (to taste) until cabbage is evenly coated. -
3 Cook the Pork
Place a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat and add 2 tsp. olive oil.
Add bell pepper and ground pork to hot pan. Break up meat until no pink remains and pork reaches a minimum internal temperature of 160 degrees, 5-7 minutes.Remove from burner. Drain excess liquid from pan. Return pan to medium-high heat. Add taco seasoning, 1/4 tsp. salt, and 1/4 cup water. Bring to a simmer.Once simmering, stir occasionally until liquid has mostly evaporated, 3-5 minutes.Remove from burner. -
4 Warm Tortillas and Finish Dish
Wrap tortillas in a damp paper towel and microwave until warm, 30-60 seconds.
If tortillas come folded, keep folded.Plate dish as pictured on front of card, filling tortillas with pork mixture and topping with slaw (to taste) and cheese. Squeeze lime wedges over tacos to taste. Bon appétit!
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