Slow-Cooker Green Chile with Pork

There are as many recipes for Green Chile as there are green chili cooks. Green chile, or chile verde, is a versatile comfort food at our house.  

This year, we bought a half a pig from a young man that raises pigs for 4-H. He (the young man) also used his money from this pig to install a flag pole to complete his Eagle project for Boy Scouts. So the pig not only fulfilled his role as something tasty on the dinner table, but contributed to a great cause. 

I grilled a pork roast the other night for dinner – this was a great roast, but way too much for Walt and me to finish in one or even two meals. On night three, I was desperate. There are a few things to do with leftover pork roast and green chile is at the top of our list. 

I also had some tomatoes that had finally turned red, some chopped red onions that needed used, and some roasted chilies in the freezer. Now we’re talking! There’s no real recipe, then, to this post, just use what you have on hand. And did I mention that this is SO easy?

Slow Cooker Green Chile With Pork:

Cut the fat, gristle and bone off the pork roast. Cut the meat in bite-size pieces and place in the bottom of the slow cooker. 

Chop up one or two red onions and put on top of the meat. 

Dice some roasted green chiles, according to taste. I made this batch a little hotter than usual with some little yellow chiles add to the mix. 

Mince 3-4 garlic cloves and add to the slow cooker. 

Dice a few tomatoes and place on top of everything. 

Pour about 4 cups of low sodium chicken broth over the ingredients. 

Cover and cook on low about six hours. 

This is where I run out of pictures – sorry about that! 

Peel and dice 3-4 potatoes, add to the slow cooker, stir. Yukon Gold potatoes are wonderful because they hold their shape in a recipe like this. Add additional chicken broth if it’s getting dry. Turn slow cooker to high. 

Cook another hour. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with fresh tortillas. 

Again, we couldn’t wait to eat this tasty chile so I forgot the final picture. It was good. Very good.