Mary Edwards
Long Beach, California
Gather friends around for this festive spiral-stuffed pork roast served with corn-avocado salsa.
Piñata Pork Roast
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 2 hr 10 min
- Ingredients 17
- Servings 12
Ingredients
- 6 taco shells from 1 box (4.6 oz) Old El Paso™ Crunchy Taco Shells (12 Count), crushed to 1/2-inch pieces (about 1 1/4 cups)
- 2 cups frozen corn
- 1 1/2 cups shredded Mexican 4-cheese blend (6 oz)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons chopped green onions (2 medium)
- 1 boneless pork loin roast (about 4 lb), trimmed of fat, butterflied by butcher to be flattened and rolled*
- Salt and freshly cracked pepper, if desired
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 1 1/2 teaspoons grated lime peel
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1/2 cup grape tomatoes or cherry tomatoes, cut in half
- 1 ripe avocado, pitted, peeled and cut into bite-size pieces
- Lime slices, if desired
- Additional fresh cilantro, if desired

Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix crushed taco shells, 1 cup of the frozen corn, the cheese, chopped cilantro and onions.
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Step2Open pork roast to lay flat; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Press taco shell mixture evenly onto pork to within about 3/4 inch of edge.
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Step3Starting with one long side, tightly roll up pork jelly-roll fashion; tie with kitchen string at 1 1/2-inch intervals. Rub taco seasoning mix evenly over rolled pork. Place seam side down on rack in ungreased large heavy ovenproof roasting pan. Insert ovenproof meat thermometer so tip is in center of thickest part of pork.
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Step4Roast uncovered 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until meat thermometer inserted into center of pork reads 155°F. Remove pork from pan; place on cutting board or serving platter. Cover with foil; let stand 10 minutes until thermometer reads 160°F.
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Step5If necessary, drain off any excess fat from roasting pan; place pan over medium-high heat. Stir in garlic salt, cumin, broth and remaining 1 cup corn. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, just until corn is tender. Stir in lime peel, lime juice, tomatoes and avocado. Cook just until thoroughly heated. Remove string from pork; cut across grain into slices. Serve pork with corn-avocado salsa; garnish with lime and cilantro.
Nutrition
380
Calories
20g
Total Fat
38g
Protein
12g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 380
- Calories from Fat
- 180
- Total Fat
- 20g
- 30%
- Saturated Fat
- 7g
- 37%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 110mg
- 37%
- Sodium
- 530mg
- 22%
- Potassium
- 630mg
- 18%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 12g
- 4%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 38g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 5 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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