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Slow Cooker Pork Souvlaki

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This easy and flavorful slow cooker pork souvlaki is made with Greek spices, lemon and olive oil. Perfect for shredding and serving in a pita with creamy tzatziki sauce. 

Greek food has a lot in common with Syrian food, the food I grew up eating. Often full of lemon, garlic, and olive oil, you always know that a Greek meal is going to be full of flavor but not leaving you overly full of feeling heavy. 

Fortunately, my entire family loves Greek food so we make it quite a bit. These slow cooker pork souvlaki pitas were not only easy to make but a huge hit with the little ones.

Pork shoulder is slowly cooked in a Greek marinade made with simple ingredients like lemon, olive oil, dried mint and za’atar. When it’s done cooking, I simply shred it with two forks and stuff it into pitas with tomatoes, onions and our favorite Sabra Cucumber Dill Tzatziki Dip.

The cool and creamy tzatziki is the perfect balance to the savory Greek souvlaki. If you have dip leftover, serve it over grilled chicken, salmon or use as a dip with vegetables. The options are endless.

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Slow Cooker Pork Souvlaki

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Liz Della Croce
This easy and flavorful slow cooker pork recipe is made with Greek spices, lemon and olive oil. Perfect for shredding and serving in a pita with creamy tzatziki sauce. 
PREP: 10 minutes
COOK: 4 hours
TOTAL: 4 hours 10 minutes
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Servings8

Equipment

Ingredients
 

  • 2 pounds pork shoulder (boneless, cut in cubes)
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon dried mint
  • 1 tablespoon za’atar
  • 1 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon chili flakes (or black pepper)
  • Sabra Classic Tzatziki Dip (to serve)
  • pita bread (to serve)
  • red onions, tomato slices (to serve – optional)

Instructions
 

  • Place the pork shoulder in the bottom of a slow cooker.
  • In a medium bowl whisk together the next nine ingredients (olive oil through chili flakes or black pepper.) Pour over the pork and cover with lid. Cook on Low for 8 hours or on high for 4 hours. 
  • Using two forks, carefully shred the pork in the slow cooker, mixing the shredded pork with the juices it created while cooking. Serve in pita bread with onions, tomatoes and Sabra Tzatziki Dip. 

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Nutrition

Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 1.8g | Protein: 22.5g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3.7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11.3g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 653mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 0.5g

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16 responses to “Slow Cooker Pork Souvlaki”

  1. Kimberly B. Avatar
    Kimberly B.

    Can I make this with a pork tenderloin?

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Oh yes for sure!

  2. Tim Avatar
    Tim

    When you say ‘cut into cubes’ what size cubes we talking?

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      It’s totally up to you – the size actually doesn’t matter too much.

  3. Eric Avatar
    Eric

    Can you do this with an instapot too?

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Yes for sure!

  4. sue | theviewfromgreatisland Avatar
    sue | theviewfromgreatisland

    I love that tzatziki dip from Sabra, I use it with cut veggies all the time!

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Yes!! So good!

  5. Julie | Table for Two Avatar
    Julie | Table for Two

    I cannot wait to try that tzatziki sauce!

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      It’s so good!!!

  6. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness Avatar
    Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness

    Souvlaki is my FAV! But, I always do it with chicken -SO need to try pork!

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      I hope you love it!

  7. Barbara Schieving Avatar
    Barbara Schieving

    The tzatziki sauce is a must with souvlaki. How nice that Sabra makes one ready to use.

    1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
      Liz DellaCroce

      Such a time saver!

      1. TB Avatar
        TB

        I’ve trimmed off a lot of fat as I cut into cubes but still a lot of marbling, worried the 1/4 cp of oil combined with the fat will yield a greasy outcome. Should I be lighter with the olive oil?

        1. Liz DellaCroce Avatar
          Liz DellaCroce

          So what I like to do is after the meat cooks, I remove from the slow cooker then I let the liquid cool then remove the solid fat cap from top of liquid. Does that make sense?