Slow-Cooker Green Chile Stew
This homemade slow cooker green chile stew is made with seasoned pork shoulder, potatoes, and plenty of that irresistible green Chile flavour- from enchilada sauce!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds pork shoulder, cut into 1 1/2" pieces
- 1 yellow onion diced
- 2 TB olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1 jalapeno diced
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 10oz can green enchilada sauce
- 2 4oz cans chopped green chiles
- 2 yellow potatoes, diced about 2 cups
- 4 cups low sodium chicken stock
- 2 limes juiced
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- To the bowl of a large stock pot, or your slow cooker, add the olive oil over high heat. Add the pork in a single layer, and sear the pieces on each side about 1 minute. Remove from the pan.
- Back to the slow cooker pot, add in the onion, jalapeño, ,garlic and oregano. Cook until the onions are translucent. Add the pork back into the pot, as well as the stock, enchilada sauce, chiles and potatoes.
- Transfer the above into the bowl of a slow cooker (if your bowl was not removable) and cook over medium-high heat for 4-5 hours until the pork and potatoes are tender.
- To the finished stew add the lime juice and serve with fresh chopped cilantro.