5 from 24 votes
Slow Cooker Pork Chile Verde
Slow Cooker Pork Chile Verde is a hearty dish made with seared pork shoulder chunks that slowly cook with diced tomatoes, green chiles, enchilada sauce, and aromatic vegetables like carrots and onion. The long, low heat cooking tenderizes the pork until fork-tender and melds the savory and mildly spicy flavors into a rich sauce. It’s a filling, comforting meal suited to slow cooking methods that bring out deep flavors with minimal hands-on time.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
5 hrs
Total Time
5 hrs 10 mins
Servings:
6
servings
Calories:
208 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 pounds pork shoulder , cut into 1 inch chunks
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper coarse ground
- 14 ounces diced tomatoes , undrained
- 4 ounces diced green chiles
- 10 ounces Green enchilada sauce
- 4 carrot cut into 1 inch chunks
- 1 onion , diced
- 3 cloves garlic , minced
- 1 tablespoon cumin ground
- 1 teaspoon oregano dried
Instructions
- Season pork with salt and pepper and add to a large Dutch oven on medium-high heat with vegetable oil.
- Cook until seared on all sides until well browned, about 3-4 minutes on each side.
- Transfer the seared pork pieces to your slow cooker, along with the juices and as many browned bits.
- Add in the remaining ingredients to the slow cooker, stir well to combine and cover.
- Cook, on low heat for 5-6 hours or until pork is fork tender.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
208kcal
(10%)
Carbohydrates
24g
(8%)
Protein
13g
(26%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
36mg
(12%)
Sodium
911mg
(38%)
Potassium
530mg
(11%)
Fiber
5g
(20%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
3881IU
(78%)
Vitamin C
17mg
(19%)
Calcium
80mg
(8%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 208
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 208kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 24g | 8% |
| Protein | 13g | 26% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 36mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 911mg | 38% |
| Potassium | 530mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 5g | 20% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 3881IU | 78% |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 80mg | 8% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.