The Well Plated Cookbook is now available for pre-order! Salsa Verde Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
This Salsa Verde Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork recipe is embarrassing me. You’ll soon find out why one of the best crockpot recipes for pork can be life changing.
I’d like to tell you that this juicy, spicy, and oh-so-saucy meal that prompted Ben to propose to me all over again was a product of careful flavor planning, spice grinding, mother saucing, and generally impressive, difficult-to-pronounce culinary technique. Sous vide! Flambé! Gratiné!
The truth, however, looks less Julia Child and more…
Why I Love This Easy Recipe
Yes friends. My secret to cooking the meal that earned the highest distinction of household praise—an urgent request that I make it every week—is a jar of store-bought green salsa. All together, this easy slow cooker pulled pork recipe is seven ingredients, two of which are sugar and salt, yet its flavor is rich, complex and addictive. Honestly, it’s so simple and the results are so fantastic, I’m starting to wonder why I make anything else.
Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Recipe Directions
Are you ready to see how easy this 7 ingredient salsa verde pork recipe is to make? It’s the easiest crockpot recipe. EVER.
- Dump your salsa verde pulled pork ingredients into a crock pot
- Stir everything to combine
- Turn on the slow cooker
That’s it! In the slow cooker, the pork absorbs the flavor of the salsa and becomes fall-apart, melt-in-your-mouth tender. We tend to like food hot around here, so I picked a spicy jalapeno salsa, but choose whichever level of spice best suits your family’s taste.
I served this easy slow cooker pulled pork over brown rice with sour cream and avocado, but it would be equally delicious as filling for tacos or mixed up with black beans, Chipotle burrito bowl-style. Or go all out and serve it with Kristen’s easy Mexican Quinoa Salad or Deborah’s Mexican Corn Salad.
Though long afternoons spent lovingly preparing elaborate meals are special and have their place on occasion, for the days when time is too little and energy too faint, recipes like this are a treasure. Seven ingredients, three steps, marriage proposal-inducing results.
Put a ring on it.
More Fast Slow Cooker Dinners
- Slow Cooker Honey Pulled Pork
- Slow Cooker Thai Chicken
- Slow Cooker Balsamic Chicken Caprese
- Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Pulled Pork Tacos
Salsa Verde Easy Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
Ingredients
- 16 ounces prepared salsa verde - green salsa
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic - about 4 cloves
- 2 teaspoons Imperial Sugar Extra Fine Granulated Sugar
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 pork loin - 2-1/2 to 3-pounds, trimmed of excess fat
For serving
- Prepared rice or corn tortillas
- Shredded cheese
- Sour cream
- Freshly chopped cilantro
- Lime wedges
Instructions
- In a 4-quart or larger Crockpot, stir together salsa, chili powder, cumin, garlic, sugar and salt. Add pork and turn to coat, spooning some of the salsa over top. Cook, covered, until meat is cooked through and fork-tender, 6 hours on low or 4 hours on high.
- Remove meat to a large plate and shred with two forks. Return shredded pork to slow cooker and stir into cooking liquid. Serve over rice or with tortillas, topped with cheese and sour cream. Garnish with fresh cilantro and lime.
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This seriously looks like the best pulled pork ever!! The heat-lovin’ people around here would absolutely love that green salsa, so now I know what’s getting dumped on my meat in the crockpot next time. :)
Anything made in a slow cooker is getting saved to my MUST MAKE list. You get bonus points for a Mexican flavor.
You had me at Salsa Verde – whether you made it or not! This looks SO flavorful!
Haha I love the ease of this – honestly, jarred salsa verde is way easier than making it from scratch and I even have a recipe on my blog for that. Sure, it makes you look awesome but geez, I sometimes don’t have the time after work. This is a great alternative, Erin!
I mean, if it comes with a proposal, I’m down.
I am all about an easy dinner option. This pulled pork is perfect. And I know my hubster would love it because he loves spicy. He never has to know that I didn’t slave for it. ;-)
Pork and me are a match made in heaven <3
Dude, pork is where it’s at!! So actioning this week!!
Easy recipes like this make week-night dinners happen at my house! Thanks for sharing this! We’ll be trying it with tacos and black beans!
Nothing wrong with a little shortcut to help keep you sane! And the possibilities are endless with what you could do this pork — I vote for tacos!
We all need recipes like this – they keep us out of the drive-through, right? And I guarantee that nothing out of a drive-through window tastes half as good as this! I’m thinking enchiladas for this pork verde goodness! Thanks, Erin!
This looks so good & easy and I bet you could freeze any leftovers, too! I’m gonna do it! (Cooking pork usually scares me but this seems doable!)
This recipe is almost criminal, it’s so easy Patricia! I have every confidence that you can handle it :-)
I see NO reason to be embarrassed here, only proud. Because you’ve officially given me a weeknight meal idea I know I’ll be using on a weekly basis. *holla hands emoji*
Love the shortcuts! No shame in that. Heading over to Imperial Sugar for the recipe. See ya later!
This looks delicious! I love quick and easy meals like that, so handy to have those!
Every time I make a slow cooker meal or skillet recipe using a simple sauce like this and no effort, my husband praises it too! I love time in the kitchen, but I can always get away with some extra free time if I need it thanks to recipes like these!
My boyfriend just saw over my shoulder at your photos, and asked what this was, and if I was going to make it for him.. I told him it’s supposed to make your boyfriend propose to you, and he sounds intrigued! I think I might have to try this trick ;)
LOL Julia! You two better watch out ;-)
This looks wonderful Erin…….good job :)
Thank you, so so much!
Genius! I’ve been all about crockpot meals lately. Sending this one to my friend, Cairi, who is obsessed with salsa verde! Maybe we’ll have it for dinner this Friday :)
I loveeee me some salsa verde – I could drink it almost!! haha This pork looks delicious!
I was having a rather heated convo with a friend recently about salsa verde, he was adamant his was better than any store bought around. You got a proposal out of this one, me thinks I better invest in a jar and see what he thinks. Haha! Lovely recipe Erin. Adding to my weekday dinner menu. :)
Oh I bet his homemade version is amazing, but for dumping in the crockpot, the jar does the trick :-)
What a yummy idea for pulled-pork! It looks so fresh and flavor! Pinned :)
Isn’t it always the really simple recipes that get the most praise? Spend hours on it, and you’ll get some nice words, but spend 10 minutes on it and they beg for more. LOL
Haha I love easy recipes like this, especially when it’s made in the slow cooker! Nothing wrong with shortcuts for those days you need it. This looks fabulous!
I made this tonight–my whole family loved it! Thanks for a super easy, delicious recipe!
I’m so happy to hear that Gilliane!! Thanks so much for trying the recipe and letting me know. I really appreciate it. Have a great night, and enjoy the leftovers (if you have any :) )
I made it and it turned out great! I’m so glad you talked about the fact that short cuts can taste just as good as food that takes longer to prepare. It’s something that I truly believe. I don’t want to be a snob when it comes to cooking. I just want to serve food that tastes great!
Hi Tina! I love your philosophy, and I am so happy that you enjoyed this recipe. Thanks so much for letting me know how it turned out!
This recipe is a man-magnet. Hubby is swooning. Keep ’em coming Erin, I might be able to score some jewelry.
Whooo hooo! It’s diamonds from here on out :) Thanks so much Heather. I’m thrilled you all enjoyed it!
Sorry if I’m overlooking it… but what cut of pork did you use? just a couple pounds of chops?
Thanks,
Sarah
Hi Sarah! I used pork loin (that’s the name of the cut. It’s similar to tenderloin, but has a bit more fat so it holds up better in the slow cooker.) You can find the full list of ingredients on the Imperial Sugar website. Link is in the recipe ingredients section. Hope you enjoy the dish!
Hi! I love this recipe and I’ve made it at least a dozen times now. One thing I would like to say for the people wondering about the cut of meat to use…There are several cuts of pork that will work fine! I’ve used pork loin, pork tenderloin, and pork butt (as selection at my small grocery store can be different day to day) and all have turned out wonderful. I actually prefer the pork tenderloin over the other cuts! It holds up very well surprisingly and turns out deliciously tender.
I’ve also tried it with several different salsas. I’ve used the one Erin used and actually didn’t care for it. There’s a brand my grocery store carries called World Table and I think it tastes the best, but of course this is up to interpretation! I have a pork tenderloin in the Crock Pot with some World Table salsa right now. I can’t wait for dinner! :)
P.S. I’m not saying this recipe caused my now husband to propose, but it did happen a week after I first made this for dinner. ;)
Maggie, this comment was so fun to read!!! Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts about the recipe, as well as the different variations you have tried. It is so helpful to others. Also, CONGRATS on your wedding. I have a stir fry that I feel that way about (the Thai peanut stir fry from my archives), and I love telling people Ben proposed shortly after I made it :)
This is soooo delicious, moist, flavorful, versatile, and the killer is it is simple to make.
Loving it!!!!!
I’m so happy that you enjoyed the recipe, Gwen! Thank you for sharing this kind review!