Pork Verde Enchiladas made easy with slow cooker pulled pork. Finish the enchiladas off in the oven for a perfect dinner.
These beautiful Pork Verde Enchiladas start out in the slow cooker. I cook the meat all-night with seasonings, beer and a small amount of liquid smoke. The next day I get everything ready to put together these enchiladas. I cook the tortillas in oil for a small amount of time to make them pliable, this is what Mexican restaurants do for their enchiladas too. I add chopped cilantro to the green enchilada sauce to liven it up. Then I start assembling the enchiladas. Enchiladas are not hard to make, it just takes some time to get everything ready before you start filling them.
If you have not par-cooked tortillas for enchiladas before you may want to watch this video below. I learned from my mom growing up, but if I did not watch her I may have been confused about the small amount of time that they really need to cook.
- 6-quart
- 3.5 lbs. boneless pork shoulder
- cooking oil
- ½ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- ½ tsp. onion powder
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- ¼ tsp. liquid hickory smoke
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup beer (use additional water if you can't use beer)
- 1 tbsp. minced garlic
- about 16 yellow corn tortillas
- cooking oil
- 1 (28-oz.) can green enchilada sauce
- ⅛ cup chopped cilantro
- 1.5 lb. shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- I like to cook the meat overnight, then I can assemble the enchiladas in time for dinner since the pork takes 10 hours to cook and the enchiladas take some preparation and time in the oven.
- In a large skillet set to medium-high heat add the oil. When the pan and oil are hot brown the pork roast on all sides. Place in to the slow cooker. Add remaining ingredients over the pork roast.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 10 hours.
- Shred the meat with 2 forks, set aside.
- Set a skillet over medium-high heat. Add about an inch of oil. Cook each corn tortillas for about 2 seconds on each side, place them onto paper towels to drain the oil. This light cooking of the tortillas it gives them a bite and makes them easy to work with when rolling the enchiladas. I added a short video from youtube above this recipe card to show how to do this. Get everything else that is needed to make the enchiladas ready. Mix the enchilada sauce and cilantro together in a small bowl.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- I use 2 large casserole dishes for this recipe. Spread a small amount of enchilada sauce in the bottom of the casserole dishes. Lay a cooked tortilla down in the sauce in the casserole dish, add about a ¼ cup of pulled pork, a sprinkle of cheese and a drizzle of enchilada sauce, roll up the tortilla and put the seam down. Repeat this until all the meat is gone. Add a touch of enchilada sauce to the top of the enchiladas, add about a cup and half of cheese to the top of each casserole dish. Cover with foil.
- Bake for 35 minutes covered and then 20 minutes uncovered. If you like browned cheese on top (like mine), set the oven to broil and cook for about 5 minutes until the cheese is browned.
- Whew! You're done.
- Serve and enjoy!
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Mary says
May 2, 2016 at 9:18 amThis looks so good and easy. Great instruction video……very helpful! Pinned. Thanks.
Shirley Nelson says
May 20, 2016 at 10:13 amBeautiful and very appetizing!! I will make this dish for a special occasion soon. Simply perfect!
Kim says
June 21, 2016 at 1:47 pmThe video – Do Not throw flour on a fire! You’ll have a bigger fire! Flour is flammable!
Sarah Olson says
June 21, 2016 at 2:56 pmIt says that at the beginning of the video, but thank you for whoever doesn’t watch that part.
Laura says
October 11, 2016 at 8:22 amAny suggestions on a good canned green enchilada sauce? Or does anyone have a recipe they would like to share?
Beth says
September 21, 2017 at 6:56 pmWorld market (I think that’s the brand!) sold at Walmart is the best I’ve ever found. Not runny and full of flavor! In a glass jar.
Jane Wilcox says
September 22, 2017 at 9:19 amI have been using the Aldi brand, don’t know if you have one near you. It seems to work fine and I love the flavor.
Jane Wilcox says
December 4, 2016 at 11:23 amI just made this, they are in the oven and I used a smaller roast, and had some meat left over. I think my meat was about 2.5 pounds. So, I will have a pulled pork sandwich or two. The meat has a nice flavor but it might get lost in the green enchilada sauce. I will soon find out. It made about nineteen enchiladas for me, could of made a few more but I didn’t want to dirty another pan. Sandwiches sounded good too.
Jane Wilcox says
February 11, 2017 at 10:28 amWell, it was delicious and I am making it for a second time, will have some meat leftover for tacos, should be great with avocados. This web site is flaky though, won’t stay in place has a bug or something. flips around.
Sarah Olson says
February 12, 2017 at 7:54 amI noticed that too this week Jane, I am looking into what the problem can be. Thank you for letting me know, I thought maybe it was just my computer! I’m glad you like this meal, I want to make it again this week!
Tracy says
May 17, 2017 at 10:37 amI have this in the Crock-Pot now. Can’t wait to eat this with the family tomorrow night. Excited!!!
Sarah Olson says
May 17, 2017 at 4:22 pmThat’s great! I think they will love it!
Danielle Garcia says
August 7, 2017 at 3:38 pmGreat recipe i have found with my enchiladas i like to dip each tortilla in the sauce then add the meat and cheese its a little messy but the whole tortilla gets covered with sauce
Super Safeway says
September 18, 2017 at 1:33 pmThanks for this amazing recipe. making it this week with pork shoulder I got on sale at Safeway.
Sarah Olson says
September 18, 2017 at 1:51 pmThanks for sharing my recipe on your blog!
Sierra says
September 28, 2017 at 4:46 amWould it make a big difference cooking it on high for half of the time or even a little longer ?
Josh says
October 29, 2017 at 6:31 pmThe ads on your website are the absolute worst. Barely able to look at the recipe . I have rarely had this poor of a website experience in my whole life. You should try getting on your own website once in a while. Ridiculous! The ads pull you up to the top of the page and you can’t turn the audio off. Terrible.
Sarah Olson says
October 29, 2017 at 6:41 pmI look at it everyday! Thank you for letting me know though, on both my browsers this isn’t happening, BUT you aren’t the first person today to tell me. I’m getting it looked at ASAP.
Johanna Kaye says
November 13, 2017 at 4:26 pmCould you cook the pork in the oven? I always have the hardest time not overcooking with crockpots. If so, how long would you suggest?
Sarah Olson says
November 13, 2017 at 4:45 pmHi Johanna. You could cook it in the oven. Are you keeping the lid on your slow cooker? For me pork only get tenderer in the slow cooker, I can even go up to 13 hours. Sometimes if you under cook it (or take the lid off too much) the pork will be tough because it has not had enough time to cook.
kendall says
December 19, 2017 at 5:35 pmHi All,
How spicy do these turn out!? I am looking to make them tomorrow for my grandma but she isn’t the biggest spice fan.
Jane Wilcox says
December 20, 2017 at 12:31 pmI don’t remember them being spicy at all. I guess it depends on the brand of sauce you use and they type of chili powder. I got mine at Aldi, they just have one.
Kim Assunto says
March 18, 2018 at 9:08 amIn my part of TX, apparently, you can’t buy a pork roast that isn’t 5-6 lbs. Can I cook it on high do you think?
Sarah Olson says
March 18, 2018 at 11:42 amYes! keep the lid on the entire time.
Jane Wilcox says
March 18, 2018 at 12:29 pmOr hand the large roast to the butcher and ask him/her to cut it in half for you, then you have two smaller roasts.
Christina Aldridge says
May 16, 2018 at 5:56 pmThis was fantastic. I searched for left over pork ideas and found this recipe. The enchiladas were perfect and so easy and I especially enjoyed the quick video showing what to do with the tortillas. I would have definitely left the in too long. I’ll have to try it again with the actuak pork recipe too. One question though, why does it need to cook so long when all of the ingredients are already cooked? I’m sure there is a reason but I’m just curious. We only did about 25 minutes with the cover and even less with it off bc we were starving. Also, it stuck a little to the pan. Should I grease the pan first with oil? I did cover it with sauce. Thanks again. It was delicious.
Melissa Drexler says
August 23, 2018 at 3:11 pmI was just wondering what type of beer works best for this?
Dane says
October 29, 2018 at 6:03 pmJust wondering why this is not also presented in the same one-pot recipe as your chicken and beef enchilada recipes?
Sarah Olson says
October 29, 2018 at 7:25 pmI didn’t make a casserole out of this one. A pork butt has a lot fat and juices it would water down the sauce if it were to be cooked with the green sauce. And my recipes are usually made up by what I’m craving, I wanted traditional enchiladas this day. And green sauce can be more watery than red sauce anyway. I’ve had a few people use green sauce in my chicken enchilada casserole recipe and ended up with a soupy mess. I hope that makes sense!
Lisa says
June 17, 2019 at 3:01 pmThis is one of my family’s favorite meals! So yummy! I am so glad I found it on Pinterest. I usually make a double batch of the pork in my Instant Pot and use the leftovers for pork tacos later in the week. I have shared this recipe with lots of friends and they love it too. Thanks SO much!