Made in the slow cooker, this hearty, Tex-Mex style pork stew is the perfect way to use up leftover pulled pork. It’s savory, spicy comfort food at it’s best!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
Even though I live in a house full of hungry teenage boys, sometimes I actually have leftovers. This delicious Slow Cooker Southwest Pork Stew is the result.
If I could a large pork roast, I often have leftovers, and I was tired of using my leftover pulled pork in the usual tacos or enchiladas. And a warm, hearty stew seemed like the perfect solution on a chilly evening.
Of course, you don’t need leftover pulled pork to make this recipe. You can always throw an uncooked pork tenderloin in the slow cooker along with everything else and get similar results.
Or pick up a pound of pulled pork from your favorite barbecue joint. As long as you end up with some pulled pork in your stew, you’ll have a fabulous meal at the end of the day.
And I suppose it goes without saying that this stew would be just as delicious with leftover beef or chicken. Or even as a vegetarian meal.
This is one of those fantastic slow cooker recipes where you pretty much toss everything into the pot and walk away. I do stir in some fresh cilantro and a handful of cornmeal towards the end.
Yes, you read that right. Cornmeal. It adds a subtle, Southwest flavor to this soup, and thickens it up in the process. It’s the secret ingredient I add to most of my Tex-Mex style soups. Try it and you’ll see what I mean.
My family loved this stew. A lot! My husband dared suggest he like it better than my Pork Chile Verde. Which is pretty much blasphemy at our house.
The rest of the family didn’t love it quite that much, but they all agreed it was the best soup we’d had in a long time.
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Ingredients
- Chicken broth
- Salsa verde
- Black beans
- Canned diced tomatoes and green chilies
- Cooked shredded pork
- Produce: onions, garlic, fresh cilantro
- Frozen corn
- Spices: chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper
- Cornmeal
Slow Cooker Southwest Pork Stew
Ingredients
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups salsa verde
- 2 15 oz. cans black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 10 oz. can diced tomatoes and green chilies
- 1 pound shredded pork
- 1 small onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 12 oz. bag frozen corn
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/8 cup yellow cornmeal
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Lightly grease the bowl of a slow cooker. Add all the ingredients except the cornmeal, cilantro, salt and pepper.
- Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours, or until hot and bubbly.
- About 30 minutes before serving, stir in the cornmeal. Stir in the cilantro and season with salt and pepper, to taste, just before serving.
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12 comments
Judy
I was searching for something new to do with pork loin and ran across this recipe. I absolutely love it. I cooked the pork loin in a crockpot and shredded it before freezing for later use. It was perfect for your stew recipe. I did add a little more broth to make it a bit more soupy. This is a winner.
Carrie
We made this tonight for dinner with leftover pulled pork. Yum!
Susan
Fabulous and easy using leftover pork butt from Easter!
Jenn
Can u make this with a raw pork butt? I have one and was going to chop it up and put it in raw
Danelle
I would cook the pork first.
Liz
I followed the listed ingredients, but at the end mixed 1/2 cup masa harina in enough water to make a slurry and stirred it into the stew. I decided to make it heartier by serving over white rice and topped with sour cream, avacado, shredded cheese and more cilantro. It’s delicious and was a great way to use the leftover pork loin!
Molly
Wow!! We screwed up smoking a pork butt (we’re not patient enough and it was tough) and this totally redeemed it! Ended up cooking this with the leftovers the next day about 7-8 hours and it was absolutely delicious. No changes at all, did not need any additional salt or pepper.
Teri
We put a rub on the pork, the night before, refrigerate over night, smoke for 3 hour, take it out and into the oven, wrapped, in foil, in a baking pan, for 3 more hours, at 275 degrees..perfect every time, over the last 20+ years
Debbie
Made the southwest pork stew for dinner tonight.. it was amazing!!
Cindy Jean
What is the purpose of the cornmeal? What would I use if I don’t have cornmeal?
Analisa
Just made this tonight. It’s fantastic…and the perfect dinner for tonight’s snow storm hitting the northeast! Def making this again and have already shared the recipe with many people.
Mary Ann McNeil
Hi Danelle,
I am going to try the pulled pork soup tomorrow and wondered if you have a basic pulled pork recipe I could use today?
Thanks
Mary Ann (Megan Krenz’s mom)