Crock Pot Pork Chile Verde
Our take on this classic Mexican stew, our Crock Pot Pork Chili Verde is made with our homemade salsa verde for a clean, whole foods dinner that’s comforting, nutritious, and delicious!
Bring on the Crock Pot Meals! It’s that time of year when we are going nonstop from morning until bedtime with after-school activities, so dinner needs to be easy, filling, and tasty for the whole family. Enter our Crock Pot Pork Chili Verde! This comforting Mexican-style stew is made with our Fresh Salsa Verde and is so full of flavor that slow-cooks all day and will be ready and waiting for you whenever it’s dinner time! For an even faster meal, we have instructions on how to make this in the Instant Pot, too!
What is Pork Chili Verde?
Pork Chile Verde is a Mexican stew of tender pork cooked in a green chili salsa. Our version is mild on the heat spice scale, but it can be kicked up a notch by using a spicier salsa verde or by adding jalapeno to this recipe. It is a popular Mexican dish that you’ve likely seen at your favorite Mexican restaurant/taqueria. It can be eaten as a stew, but it can also be served with rice or a side of refried beans. It’s a great meal to make in advance and enjoy a few different times a few different ways!
Ingredients Needed
- Pork – We love this Chili Verde with both pork loin and pork shoulder!
- Salsa Verde – If you haven’t made your own yet, what are you waiting for? It’s so easy and we use it in so many delicious recipes!
- Garlic and Onion – Staples in any kind of stew in this house.
- Olive Oil and Lime Juice – Just a touch to sear the pork and then deglaze the pan to get all of those flavor bombs from the pan into the Crock Pot.
- Salt and Cumin – Simple seasonings to highlight the pork and salsa verde flavors, but not overpower them.
- Chicken Stock – Just enough to create a stew broth.
SO Easy to Make
The first step, and one of the most important for flavor building, is to sear the pork. Then, go the next step and deglaze the pan with some lime juice and add that to the Crock Pot.
Don’t Trim the Fat!
This is especially true if you’re using a pork loin. While you may be tempted to trim off some of the fat, don’t! You need that fat to add flavor and tenderness to the cooked pork. If you trim it off, your pork runs the risk of being a little dry, and the stew won’t be nearly as flavorful.
From there, just toss it all into your Crock Pot, give it a mix, and let it do its thang all day. Warning: Your house WILL smell amazing.
When you’re ready for dinner, your Crock Pot Pork Chili Verde will be ready, too!
It’s so simple, yet so flavorful!
Serve it in bowls as a stew with fresh cilantro, or add some sour cream, cotija, avocado, sliced jalapeno, tortilla strips, the options are endless!
We also sometimes like to serve this Crock Pot Pork Chili Verde with rice, too!
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- Crock Pot Pork Salsa Verde
- Crock Pot Salsa Verde Chicken
- Crock Pot Creamy Chicken
- Crock Pot Pulled Pork Sandwiches
- Fresh Salsa Verde
- Homemade Vegetarian Chili
- Spicy Lentil Pepper Soup
The pork is so tender, the broth is so flavorful, our Crock Pot Pork Chili Verde is a dinner that can be ready and waiting for you on those busy weeknights or make a great group meal!
Enjoy! As always, if you make this recipe or any of my others, I love to hear what you think! Leave a comment below, email me, or you can find me on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest!
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Equipment
- large saute pan or skillet
Ingredients
- 3 lbs pork boneless loin or shoulder (don't trim off the fat!)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 white onion chopped
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 1/2 cups Salsa Verde
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups chicken broth
Optional Garnishes
- fresh cilantro
- sour cream
- cheese
- avocado
- sliced jalapeno
- tortilla strips
Instructions
- Sear Pork: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of oil to the skillet and add the pork and sear for 2 – 3 minutes on all sides. Remove the pork from the pan and then deglaze the pan with lime juice. Add that lime juice and the scraped bits from the bottom of the pan to the crock pot.
- Cube Pork: Cut the pork into 1 to 1 1/2 inch cubes.
- Slow Cook: Add the pork to the crock pot and then add the onion, garlic, cumin, salt, salsa verde, and chicken stock. Mix well and slow cook on low for 6-7 hrs or on high for 3-4 hours.
- Serve: Serve in bowls with fresh cilantro and/or rice, sour cream, cheese, sliced jalapeno, or cubed avocado, and enjoy!
I made this as written as my kids don’t eat spicy food. (Then I just added some jalapenos to a bowl on the table so we could add spice if we wanted)
It was really good, the kids all finished their bowls which you know means a recipe is worth keeping 🙂
Ive pinned this for next time.
Wonderful to hear, Claire! Thanks so much for sharing!
Chile verde is one of our absolute favorites. This recipe does not disappoint! We added a couple of minced serrano peppers for more heat and flavor.