Slow Cooker Pork Chili Verde — a delicious, flavorful chili full of fork tender cubes of pork, white beans, tomatillos and green chilies, perfect for an easy weeknight meal or a casual dinner party.
Salsa Verde
I fell in love with salsa verde while traveling around in Mexico. Salsa verde, or “green salsa” is made with tomatillos, which are kind of a green tangy type of tomato. I love them.
Now, anytime I see something “verde” on a restaurant menu, I’m ordering it. Or, if I come across a recipe such as this Chili Verde, which I’ve adapted from Better Homes and Gardens, I just have to try it.
This Slow Cooker Pork Chili Verde has become a family favorite. My girls gobble it up. My son loves the pork, though is not yet a bean lover (I keep trying), so I usually end up making him some white rice to go with this.
My parents came to visit us this week in Massachusetts, on their way home to Maryland from a trip to Canada and Maine. They were going to be here for dinner, but they didn’t know what time.
So, it was a perfect time for me to pull out the slow cooker (or as we tend to call it, the crock pot). I love using my slow cooker. Dinner can simmer away all day, be ready for a 5:30pm dinner for the kids, then be kept warm for hours until guests arrive and it’s time for dinner number two.
This flavorful Slow Cooker Pork Chili Verde is so easy to make, just put all the ingredients in your slow cooker in the morning. It simmers away all day and when you get home, dinner is ready and your house smells amazing.
This delicious Slow Cooker Pork Chili Verde makes a lot and is also great for a casual dinner party, potluck, tail gate, game day or other fall get together.
Slow Cooker Pork Chili Verde
Ingredients
- 3 ½ pounds boneless pork butt, trimmed and cut into 1 inch chunks
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly ground pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 2 (15 oz) cans white beans, such as Cannellini, Navy or Great Northern, rinsed and drained
- 1 (26 oz) can tomatillos, drained and chopped
- 1 (4 oz) can diced green chile peppers, undrained
- 1 cup chopped onion (1 medium-large onion)
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 ½ teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 (14 oz) can chicken broth
- 7 oz baby spinach
- 3 teaspoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- light sour cream and snipped fresh cilantro for topping (optional)
Instructions
- Pat pork chunks dry with a paper towel, to remove any excess moisture. Season pork with ½ teaspoon salt and ½ teaspoon pepper.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook pork, in batches if necessary, stirring often for 5 minutes or until browned. Remove pork from skillet and place in 6-quart slow cooker.
- Add white beans, tomatillos, green chile peppers, onion, garlic, cumin and 1 teaspoon salt to slow cooker. Pour chicken broth over mixture.
- Cover and cook on high heat for 5-6 hours or on low heat for 7-9 hours or until pork is fork tender.
- Stir in baby spinach and lime juice.
- Serve and top with sour cream and fresh cilantro if desired.
Adapted from bhg.com.
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I’m always looking for new slow cooker recipes. Your chili looks great. Pinned and Tweeted. Thanks for sharing at Snickerdoodle Sunday, Joy.
We are just back from Santa Fe where almost everything had green chili in it and it’s got me inspired to try a few things – and this recipe fits right in there! Must give it a try.
I am adding this to my winter must make list! Delicious!
I also love all things chili verde! I totally need this soup!
What a great combination of flavors! I especially love that’s a slow cooker recipe. I find I can get so much done if I don’t have to make dinner too. Great recipe!
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I love a great Verde recipe!! This looks amazing Joy! Thanks for Sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Pinned! Hope you come back tomorrow!!
Chili Verde is one of my favorites! I want to try this as soon as it finally cools down here. I love a good chili on a cool day!
Beautiful soup…I noticed this right away when I saw it on Pinterest.
Oh my! This looks so amazing! Pinned and tweeted. We love partying with you and we appreciate you stopping by! Please take a minute to stop by next week, so we can pin and tweet your new creation. The party starts on Monday at 7 pm! Have a great Saturday! Lou Lou Girls
Love, love this dish! I used to have a recipe from a friend in New Mexico but lost it. This one is very similar so thanks for sharing! Love that it’s made in a crock pot.
Just found your blog and so happy I did! I’m now following and look forward to more recipes. Several of the photos look like something Texans would love! 🙂
xo
Pat
Beautiful! Pinned!
Chile verde is one of my favorite dishes of all time…like in the top ten.
Pork chile verde is one of my favorite meals! I have never done it in the slow cooker but now I must try!
I love the idea of a pork chili verde! And the fact it is in a slow cooker is even better. I have to try this out this fall.
How have I not attempted this yet! Lovely recipe, going to make this ASAP! oxox
You had me at the photo before I even hit the recipe! YUM! I just had breakfast and I still want to gobble this up (pregnant problems). I’m pinning this because we need to make it soon. Thanks!
I pinned this! It looks amazing! Definitely something I want to make this fall for my family!
delicious! this is one of our favorite cold weather meals.
I love all of the flavors you’ve packed into this soup. I imagine it smells wonderful all day while it’s cooking! Thanks for linking up your recipe at the This Is How We Roll Thursday party.
Thanks Corinne! It does smell incredible! 🙂
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This sounds like something my family would enjoy eating and we actually eat rice with all sorts of soups, chili, and everything else. Thanks for sharing on Merry Monday. Pinned.
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I’m totally in love with this! Yummy. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you being a part of our party, and I hope to see you on tonight at 7 pm. We love partying with you!
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Thanks so much!
I’m partial to salsa verde too. This looks good! Thank you for linking up this week.
Thanks Michelle! Oh how I love salsa verde 🙂
Looks so amazing! thanks for linking up at Totally Terrific Tuesday! Stop back monday for another fun party! Love having you!
jess
Thanks Jess, I will definitely be back at Totally Terrific Tuesday!
I love the convenience of a slow cooker. Your pork chile verde sounds delicious! I gave an abundance of Tomatillos too. Thanks for sharing at Foodie Friday. Hope to see you again this week.
Blessings,
Shari
Thanks Shari! I will definitely be back this week at Foodie Fridays!
This looks YUMMY! I’m a huge fan of slow-cooker recipes, anyways, but especially when they look like this! Thanks for linking up with us over at the #homematters link party! We hope to see you again this coming Wednesday 🙂
Thanks Kristen, I love slow cooker recipes too! I’ll be sure to be back at #homematters this Wednesday to link up again.
I made this today and not only did I LOVE it, but my whole family did! We skipped the cilantro and it was still delish. My kids wanted more and I am now stuffed. Thanks!
Hi Sarah, so happy that everyone enjoyed it!
Made this tonight, and ALL three kids ate it. That never happens…. Great crockpot recipe!
Hi Cara, so happy to hear that your kids enjoyed it, yea!