A protein-packed healthy Keto option that’s great at a celebration or any night of the week, the Keto Slow Cooker Cuban Bowl brings flavor and texture together to form a meal that ticks all the boxes and leaves you feeling satisfied. With fresh cilantro, garlic, orange juice, and cumin, your immunity is boosted, and your taste buds are enlivened. This slow-cooked pork dish melts in your mouth and finishes with the delightful freshness of avocado, radish, and lime.
You can start this dish in the morning or throw it together before bed. You want to start with a good-sized boneless pork shoulder for maximum amino acids, leave it a little fatty for flavor and rub it down with your kosher salt, pepper, dried oregano, and cumin. You want it to be totally coated in these aromatic herbs, so the juices combine with the chicken broth to produce a heavenly infusion.
Traditionally served with plantain, rice, or taco shells, this low-carb version of the Cuban bowl ramps up the salad and offers lettuce, radish, and pickle for crunch. Radishes are a power vegetable with vitamins K, B6, E, A, and C. They include fiber, zinc, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, copper, calcium, iron, and manganese, and are high in antioxidants.
Top this extraordinary flavor-packed meal with jalapenos for their metabolism-boosting, increased fat burn, and anti-inflammatory properties. Add a few slices of fresh lime for color and impress your guests or your family with this easy, slow cooker Keto treat.
Yields 6 servings of Keto Cuban Bowl
The Preparation
Pork:
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 64 ounce boneless pork shoulder
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
Cuban:
- 1 cup dill pickle
- 6 slice ham
- 3 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1/2 medium avocado
- 1/2 cup jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup red radish, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- 2 cup Swiss cheese
The Execution
1. Measure out and prepare all of the ingredients. Trim any fat off the pork shoulder.
2. Place the pork into the slow cooker. Pour the chicken broth, lime juice, and orange juice on top of it.
3. Season with cumin, oregano, salt, pepper, and the minced garlic. Let the pork cook in the slow cooker on low for 9 hours give or take 1 hour. You can alternatively cook it on high for around 6 hours.
4. Move the cooked pork shoulder onto a cutting board and shred the meat.
5. Place the shredded pork onto a baking pan lined with foil. Cook in the oven on broil and let the meat get crispy.
6. Place the dijon mustard onto the ham slices. Place dill pickle, Swiss cheese, and ham with the pork. Place back in the oven on broil for another 2 – 3 minutes.
7. Plate the cooked and crispy shredded pork with jalapenos, radishes, avocado slices, and cilantro. Enjoy!
This makes a total of 6 servings of Keto Cuban Bowl. Each serving comes out to be 590 calories, 25.6g fat, 3.7g net carbs, and 80.4g protein.
| NUTRITION | CALORIES | FAT | CARBS | FIBER | NET CARBS | PROTEIN |
| 1.00 teaspoon kosher salt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.00 teaspoon cumin | 8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| 1.00 teaspoon dried oregano | 4 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 0.50 teaspoon black pepper | 3 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| 64.00 ounce boneless pork shoulder | 2304 | 61.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 408.2 |
| 1.00 cup chicken broth | 15 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 0 | 1.1 | 1.6 |
| 2.00 tablespoon fresh orange juice | 15 | 0 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| 2.00 tablespoon lime juice | 8 | 0 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 0.1 |
| 1.00 tablespoon fresh garlic | 13 | 0 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 0.5 |
| 1.00 cup dill pickle | 18 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0.8 |
| 6.00 slice ham | 8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 1.1 |
| 3.00 tablespoon dijon mustard | 28 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| 0.50 medium avocado | 150 | 13.9 | 7.8 | 6.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| 0.50 cup jalapeno pepper | 14 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 0.5 |
| 0.50 cup red radish | 9 | 0.1 | 2 | 0.9 | 1 | 0.4 |
| 1.00 tablespoon cilantro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.00 cup swiss cheese | 943 | 74.4 | 3.5 | 0 | 3.5 | 64.7 |
| Totals | 3539 | 153.6 | 35.5 | 13.3 | 22.2 | 482.2 |
| Per Serving (/6) | 590 | 25.6 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 80.4 |
The Preparation
- Pork:
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 64 ounce boneless pork shoulder
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoon fresh orange juice
- 2 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon fresh garlic, minced
- Cuban:
- 1 cup dill pickle
- 6 slice ham
- 3 tablespoon dijon mustard
- 1/2 medium avocado
- 1/2 cup jalapeno pepper, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup red radish, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, chopped
- 2 cup Swiss cheese
The Execution
- Measure out and prepare all of the ingredients. Trim any fat off the pork shoulder.
- Place the pork into the slow cooker. Pour the chicken broth, lime juice, and orange juice on top of it.
- Season with cumin, oregano, salt, pepper, and the minced garlic. Let the pork cook in the slow cooker on low for 9 hours give or take 1 hour. You can alternatively cook it on high for around 6 hours.
- Move the cooked pork shoulder onto a cutting board and shred the meat.
- Place the shredded pork onto a baking pan lined with foil. Cook in the oven on broil and let the meat get crispy.
- Place the dijon mustard onto the ham slices. Place dill pickle, Swiss cheese, and ham with the pork. Place back in the oven on broil for another 2 - 3 minutes.
- Plate the cooked and crispy shredded pork with jalapenos, radishes, avocado slices, and cilantro. Enjoy!
Notes
This makes a total of 6 servings of Keto Cuban Bowl. Each serving comes out to be 590 calories, 25.6g fat, 3.7g net carbs, and 80.4g protein.
