Slow Cooker Chile Verde (Green Chile)

Cubes of pork and chopped onion are pan-fried and then simmered in the slow cooker with prepared salsa verde, green chiles, diced tomatoes, and jalapeno peppers.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 6 hr
• Total Time: 6 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 505 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chiles
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 cup all-purpose flour, or as needed
• 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers (such as RO*TEL®)
• 5 pounds boneless pork shoulder, cut into cubes
• 2 (16 ounce) jars salsa verde (such as Herdez®)
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced jalapeno peppers, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Cook on Low for 6 hours.

Step 2

Spread flour into a shallow bowl. Dredge pork cubes in flour to coat.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook and stir onion in hot oil until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Add pork; cook and stir until pork is browned on all sides, 5 to 7 minutes.

Step 4

Transfer pork-and-onion mixture to a slow cooker. Stir salsa verde, diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, diced jalapeno peppers, diced green chiles, garlic, oregano, and cumin into the pork mixture.