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Slow Cooker Chile Verde

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By: Leigh Anne WilkesPosted: 2/28/23Updated: 4/04/24

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plate of slow cooker chile verde over rice

Tender pork simmered in green chile verde sauce is the secret to success with this slow cooker pork chile verde recipe.

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Why You’ll Love This Recipe!

It’s delicious! One of our favorite places to eat when we visit family in Utah is Los Hermanos. I always order the same thing, yes, I am one of those! My favorite dish is their Pork Chile Verde. I love it so much I figured out how to make it at home and the flavor of this copycat recipe is spot on.

It’s easy because it’s made in the slower cooker or the Instant Pot.

bowl of pork chile verde

What is Chile Verde?

Verde means green in Spanish. This Mexican dish is traditionally made with pork cooked in a sauce of roasted tomatillos and green chiles. The pork is slow cooked in the sauce until tender so the slow cooker chile verde is the perfect way to make it.

ingredients for chile verde

Green Chile Verde Ingredients

  • Pork Shoulder Roast. You can also use a picnic roast or butt roast. You want a boneless pork roast.
  • Onion. Yellow or white onion.
  • Garlic. Use fresh cloves garlic
  • Green Enchilada Sauce
  • Salsa Verde. Green salsa that comes in a jar.
  • Green Chiles. I use canned diced green chiles
  • Tomatillos. I used canned but you can use fresh. If using fresh, peel, chop and blend.
  • Cumin
  • Limes. Squeeze fresh lime juice over the top of finished dish.
  • Salt and Black Pepper. Add to taste.

How to Make Slow Cooker Pork Chile Verde

  • Brown the meat in oil over medium heat in a heavy pan.
pork in slow cooker
  • Add meat into slow cooker along with all the ingredients except for cornstarch.
ingredients for chile verde in slow cooker
  • Cook on high for 3 hours or low for 4 hours.
  • During the last hour, remove one cup of liquid and add in 2 Tbsp of cornstarch.
pouring cornstarch mixture into crock pot
  • Pour this mixture back into crockpot to allow sauce to thicken in the remaining hour.
cooked chile verde in pot

This chili verde can be served over rice or rolled up in a burrito or enchilada.

This recipe make a large batch, so it is perfect for a big family meal or to save for leftovers.

Serve this with:

  • Flour Tortillas
  • Corn Tortillas
  • Lime Cilantro Rice
  • Mexican Rice
  • Monterey Jack Cheese
  • Sour cream
  • Cilantro
bowl of chile verde

Frequently Asked Questions

How long will chili verde last?

This pork stew stays will last in the refrigerator for up to 4 days and can be frozen for 2 months

Can I make slow cooker chile verde in the Instant Pot?

Set the Instant Pot to sauté.
Add oil and then saute pork, onions and garlic for 2-3 minutes.
Mix together sauce and pour over pork.
Set to manual, high pressure and cook 25 minutes.
Allow pressure to release naturally.

Is Slow Cooker Chile Verde spicy?

No. It has lots of flavor but it is not spicy. Green chiles are very mild. If you want to add some heat, add in your favorite hot pepper.

plate of slow cooker chile verde over rice

If you liked slow cooker chile verde be sure and try these other yummy Mexican Slow Cooker meals check out these:

  • Salsa Verde Chicken
  • Chile Verde Enchiladas
  • Slow Cooker Carnitas Chili Verde
  • Chili for Two
  • White Chicken Chili

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plate of slow cooker chile verde over rice

Chili Verde Crock Pot Recipe

Recipe From: Leigh Anne Wilkes
This classic Mexican dish has chunks of pork slow cooked in a delicious sauce of green chilis and tomatillos.
serves: 8 servings
Prep:20 minutes minutes
Cook:4 hours hours
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Total:4 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
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Ingredients

  • 4 lbs. boneless pork shoulder or carnitas cubed
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cup onion chopped
  • 3 tsp garlic minced
  • 14 oz. green enchilada sauce
  • 16 oz. salsa verde
  • 4 oz. diced green chilies
  • 28 oz. canned tomatillos diced
  • 1/2 Tbsp cumin
  • 1 tsp salt more to taste if needed
  • 2 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 cup juice from slow cooker

Instructions

  • Heat oil in heavy pan.
  • Add onion and garlic and cook until onions begin to soften.
  • Add in cubed pork and brown on all sides. (may need to do in more than one batch)
  • Put pork and onion mixture into slow cooker.
  • Add in salsa, enchilada sauce, chilies and tomatillos.
  • Add in cumin and salt.
  • Stir to combine.
  • Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or cook on low for four hours.
  • An hour before done remove 1 C of liquid from slow cooker and combine with corn starch.
  • Put back into slow cooker, stir and allow to thicken for remaining hour.
  • Meat will be tender and pull apart easily when done.

Tips & Notes:

To make it in the Instant Pot:
Set the Instant Pot to sauté. Add oil and then saute pork, onions and garlic for 2-3 minutes.
Mix together sauce and pour over pork.
Set to manual, high pressure and cook 25 minutes. Allow pressure to release naturally.

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Nutrition Facts:

Calories: 462kcal (23%) Carbohydrates: 17g (6%) Protein: 46g (92%) Fat: 22g (34%) Saturated Fat: 6g (38%) Cholesterol: 152mg (51%) Sodium: 1305mg (57%) Potassium: 1207mg (34%) Fiber: 3g (13%) Sugar: 12g (13%) Vitamin A: 829IU (17%) Vitamin C: 19mg (23%) Calcium: 51mg (5%) Iron: 4mg (22%)
* Disclaimer: All nutrition information are estimates only. Read full disclosure here.
Course:Main Course, Main Dish
Cuisine:Mexican
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  1. Jen says

    Posted on 12/17 at 7:41 am

    My sister in law made this. She used chicken breast and ground chicken instead of pork. She also added several cans of white beans and hominy. It was absolutely delicious!

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  2. Carol Negro says

    Posted on 12/10 at 8:36 am

    Good recipe

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