One-Pan Santa Fe Pork Tacos
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- Milk
- Eggs
- Wheat
- Soy
We firmly believe taco night should be treated like a holiday—one that should be celebrated at LEAST once a week, if not more. If you agree, you’ve got to add this Southwest version to your repertoire. Spiced ground pork and onion are piled into steamy tortillas with Monterey Jack cheese, a tangy cilantro slaw, and sour cream. Taco ’bout an awesome meal.
Ingredients
1.5 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
2.5 teaspoon
Rice Wine Vinegar
1 unit
Onion
2 tablespoon
Mayonnaise
(Contains: Eggs)
¼ cup
Monterey Jack Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
15 ounce
Ground Pork
4 ounce
Shredded Red Cabbage
6 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
1 unit
Tex-Mex Paste
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
¼ ounce
Cilantro
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
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Wash and dry produce.
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Halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Finely chop cilantro.
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Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and a pinch of salt; cook, stirring occasionally, until slightly softened and lightly browned, 2-3 minutes.
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Add pork* and Southwest Spice Blend. (TIP: Not sure how much pork to use? Refer to the “Before you start” section at left for guidance.) Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. (Carefully pour out any excess grease.)
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While pork cooks, in a large bowl, combine cabbage, mayonnaise, half the cilantro, half the vinegar (all for 4 servings), 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4), and a pinch of salt and pepper.
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Stir Tex-Mex paste into pan with pork mixture until fully coated. Taste and season with salt and pepper. Remove pan from heat.
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Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, 30 seconds.
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Divide tortillas between plates and fill with pork filling, Monterey Jack, slaw, sour cream, and remaining cilantro.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: The spiced pork and Tex-Mex paste are crowd-pleasers — many call this a family favorite and weekly staple.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to pull together, with minimal cleanup that makes it a go-to on busy nights.
- Suggestions: Add a squeeze of lime juice to brighten the slaw; some found rice wine vinegar a fine swap, but lime adds a fresher finish 🌶️. A few also stirred lime juice and chili powder into the sour cream for a crema-style upgrade.
- Leftovers: The pork filling keeps well and some get multiple meals out of one batch, boosting its value.
- Slaw: The cilantro slaw divides opinions — some loved it, while others found the vinegar too sharp; use all the vinegar for the best tang-to-spice contrast.
- Toppings: Several customers wished for more sour cream and cheese; consider using them generously to balance the richly seasoned meat.
Reviews from our home cooks
One of my favorites and you added more pork for the tacos! Wow! Only thing missing was a lime. Need that tang with all things Mexican! Oh and maybe a margarita!!
Did not like the additional meat. 15oz is too much for six tacos. The proportions with 10 oz of pork is way more balanced and tasty. Also did not like the substitution of vinegar for lime juice, but it was okay.
Could have used a bit more cheese and sour cream. Even using sparingly, there was enough for 4 tacos only. Just a comment. Not a complaint. We enjoyed our meal.
Loved the flavor combination of these tacos and very filling as well. Simple to prepare. Will definitely order again.
We mixed slaw with Mayo and sweet chili rather than the vinegar. Turned these into a top favorite taco
Top 10 HF recipe for my husband and me. A tomato would be nice though. And a bit more cheese.
Minimal prep, fast cooking, easy clean up! All wins in my book, plus it was very filling and tasty.
This WAS a great recipe but I noticed you have now omitted the lime. Not a good thing to do! Thankfully I had a lime at home I could use. I noticed another recipe had some ingredients omitted which changed the flavor. Can't remember which dish and which ingredient, but I will be watching that now. Don't ruin a good recipe in an attempt to cut corners and/or lower costs.
The extra meat was great! I added half a poblano, probably could have done a full one. I'd also suggest an extra sour cream packet.
Preparation was unusually quick for me. It isn't an instant favorite but likely to become so the next time we get.
