Slow Cooker Pork Pita Sandwiches With Tzatziki Recipes

EVERYTHING GREEK PORK PITAS

Steps:

• Place all ingredients for the pork in a slow cooker on low heat for 10-12 hours, OR in an Instant Pot on the meat/stew setting (about 45 minutes). Shred the meat and stir it around in all those juices. YUM.
• Assemble pitas!

SLOW-COOKER PORK PITA SANDWICHES WITH TZATZIKI

Steps:

• Spray 4- to 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. Place onion in bottom of slow cooker. Top with pork. In small bowl, mix lemon juice, oregano, pepper, 1/2 teaspoon salt and the garlic. Pour and spread lemon mixture over pork. Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours or High heat setting 4 to 5 hours or until pork is very tender.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix Tzatziki ingredients. Refrigerate until serving time.
• Remove pork to cutting board; pull into bite-size pieces. Pour juices and onions into small bowl. Place pork back in slow cooker. Sprinkle with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Using slotted spoon; remove onions from juices, and place in slow cooker with pork; gently mix. Add juices back to pork 2 tablespoons at a time until desired moistness is reached. Discard remaining juices.
• To serve, fill each pocket flatbread half with spinach leaves, 3 tomato slices, and about 1/2 cup pork mixture. Top with tzatziki and a squeeze of lemon juice.

PORK TENDERLOIN PITA SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Cut pork tenderloin in half across and rub each piece liberally with fennel spice.
• Brown in a couple of tablespoons of olive oil in a saute pan.
• Put pan in oven for 12-15 minutes until pork is medium rare.
• Remove pork from pan and let sit on a cutting board for 10 minutes to rest.
• Meanwhile saute onion and pepper in olive oil over medium high heat until caramelized but not completely soft.
• Slice tenderloin very thinly.
• To serve put tenderloin, vegetables and pita on a platter along with a bowl of tzatziki.
• Make sandwiches by placing some onion/pepper mix, pork and tzatziki inside warm pita bread.

SLOW-COOKER GREEK PORK SANDWICHES

Steps:

• If pork is tied, remove strings or netting. Place pork in 3- to 4-quart slow cooker. Sprinkle with Greek seasoning.
• Cover and cook on low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
• Meanwhile, mix mayonnaise and garlic in small bowl. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Remove pork from cooker; place on cutting board. Shred pork, using 2 forks. Return pork to cooker and mix well. Spread 2 tablespoons garlic mayonnaise on each pita fold bread. Top each with 1/4 cup shredded pork, cucumber and tomato.