These Cornmeal Spelt Pancakes aka Redneck Tacos take ordinary ingredients and put them together in an extraordinary way. Start with a base of cornmeal whole-wheat spelt pancakes, aka hoecakes, top off with pulled pork and coleslaw and then add more BBQ sauce if you want.

I am sure that it comes as no surprise to all of you that I like to watch the Food Network Channel :-).  My favorite show right now is Chopped – I love it, but I also like to watch Barefoot Contessa and the other more traditional cooking shows.

Anyway, I turned on the TV the other day, while I was making dinner, and the show Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives was on, and they were featuring a BBQ place that was serving Redneck Tacos.  I wish I could remember the name of the BBQ restaurant, or even which city it was in, so I could provide better credit for the inspiration behind this recipe…but I can’t – if you know it please share.

As I was watching the show, I thought the idea of Redneck Tacos (A) sounded delicious, and (B) would be a really fun dinner to serve my family.  Basically, the “tacos” take all the classics of BBQ food and serve them together in one dish.

The base of the dish is a cornbread pancake, topped with shredded BBQ meat, and finished off with a big heaping serving of coleslaw…and it works.  It all comes together and tastes great, plus it is a fun way to mix up your weeknight dinners.

This recipe is also made with wholesome ingredients, without refined sugar and no heavy sauces. I used whole grain spelt flour and cornmeal for the pancakes, my healthy homemade BBQ sauce for the meat and topped it off with my Greek yogurt coleslaw.  It really was a fun and different way to incorporate healthy foods into our dinner menu.

Here are some tips and tricks for this recipe:

• • Costco actually has pulled pork that’s pre-cooked and Clean. I don’t think it’s the best to eat plain. Using it for something like this is really convenient. This is a good way to change it up and make it better and it works really well. The same thing goes for pulled pork leftovers.
  • To make your own pulled pork, it’s really as simple as putting a pork roast in the crockpot on high for 8 hours with a cup of so of BBQ sauce on it.

• Choose whatever meat you like; chicken, beef, pork, turkey, etc…

I would love to know how these turn out for you. Please comment below and let me know what you think!

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Redneck Tacos aka Cornmeal Spelt Pancakes, Pulled Pork, Coleslaw & BBQ Sauce {Clean Eating}

★★★★★

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These redneck tacos are a healthy and fun twist to traditional BBQ that the entire family will love! They include cornmeal spelt pancakes, pulled pork, coleslaw & BBQ sauce.

• Author: Clean Eating Recipes
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 20 minutes
• Yield: 5
• Category: Main Dish
• Cuisine: Clean Eating

Ingredients

• 1.25 pounds pulled pork (I cooked my meat in a slow cooker smothered with my healthy homemade BBQ sauce)
• 10 oz Greek yogurt coleslaw
• 1/2 cup Healthy homemade BBQ sauce

For the Cornbread Pancakes

• 1 cup cornmeal
• 1 cup whole grain spelt flour or whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/4 cup coconut oil (melted)
• 1/2 tsp Real Salt
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup milk (I used unsweetened almond milk)

Instructions

For the Pancakes

1. Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl
2. Pour a small amount into a hot griddle and cook 2-5 minutes, flip over and cook another 1-3 minutes

To Assemble the Tacos

1. Once the cornbread pancakes are cooked, top with shredded meat and BBQ sauce, add coleslaw on top, and drizzle with extra BBQ sauce.

Keywords: cornmeal, spelt flour, Redneck Tacos

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