Slow Cooker Pork and Green Chile Stew
Serve this with tortillas, or over brown rice with a little light sour cream and a slice of avocado if you wish and you’ll have a delicious meal. More pork crock pot recipes you might enjoy are Italian Pulled Pork Ragu, Sazon Pork Chops, and Pork and Gandules.
This recipe is really so versatile – you can add more broth if you want more liquid, you can also add tomatillos, cilantro, and make it your own. For speed and convenience, I used canned green chiles and jalapeno but you can use fresh and roast your own. This has a little bit of kick, but you can certainly turn it up by adding more jalapeños or chile powder.
I bought a boneless loin roast and trimmed quite a bit of the fat off before cooking it. So keep in mind that you’ll lose some meat. I like to brown the meat before adding it to the crock pot. For best results, I add a little flour while it browns to thicken it a bit, before adding it to the crock pot. If you have gluten allergies, you can skip this step. If you don’t have time to brown your meat no worries, it will still work out fine. Enjoy!
And since so many are asking, although I have and love my Instant Pot, I still love my slow cooker! I have the 6 Quart Hamilton Beach Set ‘n Forget Programmable Slow Cooker (affil link). I love it because you can adjust the time you want it to cook, and it automatically turns to warm when it’s done. It also has a probe for meat that automatically shuts off when done. I hated my old crock pot, it burnt everything and my food had a weird taste. This slow cooker is so great, I actually own several!
Slow Cooker Pork and Green Chile Stew
Ingredients
- 2 lbs pork tenderloin
- salt and pepper to taste
- cooking spray
- 2 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup diced onion
- 2 cans, 4.25 oz each whole green chiles, sliced into thick rounds
- 2 tbsp chopped jalapeño, or more to taste
- 10 oz can diced tomatoes and green chilies, Ro*Tel Mild
- 1/2 cup fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cut pork into 2-inch pieces. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat a large non-stick skillet on high heat; when hot lightly spray the pan with oil and brown the pork over medium heat on all sides, about 3 - 4 minutes total.
- Sprinkle 1 tbsp of flour over pork and stir to cook 30 seconds, sprinkle remaining flour over pork and cook an additional 30 seconds.
- Add browned pork to the crock pot, along with the remaining ingredients.
- Cook on LOW for 6 to 8 hours or HIGH for 4 hours.
- When done, adjust salt and pepper to taste if needed.