Pulled Pork Enchiladas with Creamy Green Chile Sauce

PULLED PORK ENCHILADAS WITH CREAMY GREEN CHILE SAUCE — Slow cooked pulled pork is rolled in tortillas with cheese and smothered in a creamy green chile sauce.

We’re huge fans of pulled pork around here. We eat it in burritos, tacos, and our favorite Pork Chile Verde. But for some reason, I’d never tried using it in enchiladas.

I don’t know what I was waiting for, because these Pulled Pork Enchiladas with Creamy Green Chile Sauce were amazing!

There aren’t a lot of additional fillers in these enchiladas, so the pork is definitely the star of the dish. Which is probably why my husband and boys all went back for seconds.

My family thoroughly enjoyed these enchiladas last night for dinner.  Looking forward to making this again! ~ Kimberley

And I admit, with the creamy green chili sauce and all that cheese, these enchiladas are pretty hard to resist.

This is also a great way to use up leftover pulled pork. I don’t know about you, but I always seem to have leftovers when I make pulled pork.

But these enchiladas are so good, it’s worth making pulled pork, just so you can have the enchiladas! And the creamy green chile sauce is as good as the pork.

Just a note: chipotles in adobo add a great smoky flavor, but they are super spicy, so I like to start with one. You can always mince up a second pepper and stir it in towards the end of cooking if you’d like more spice.

Delicious! My grandson went back for thirds. ~ Mary

They come in a can and are usually found near the enchilada sauce and refried beans.

We eat a lot of enchiladas at our house, and this pulled pork version is probably our favorite. Plus, this dish is so easy to put together, which makes it a real winner in my book.

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Here’s what you’ll need to make Pulled Pork Enchiladas with Creamy Green Chile Sauce

• Pork tenderloin
• Produce: garlic, fresh cilantro
• Canned chipotles in adobo
• Chicken broth
• Spices: chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper
• Monterrey jack cheese
• Tortillas
• Green enchilada sauce
• Cream

Pulled Pork Enchiladas with Creamy Green Chile Sauce

Yield: 6-8 servings

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 7 hours

Total Time: 7 hours 30 minutes

Slow cooked pulled pork is rolled in tortillas with cheese and smothered in a creamy green chile sauce.

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Ingredients

For the enchiladas:

• 1 (1.5-2 lb.) pork tenderloin
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1-2 chipotle peppers in adobo (from a can), minced
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 cups Monterrey Jack cheese, divided
• 10 (8 inch) flour tortillas

For the sauce:

• 2 (10 oz.) cans green enchilada sauce
• 1/2 cup cream
• 1/4 cup cooking liquid from pork
• 1-2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

1. Lightly grease a slow cooker. Add the pork roast, garlic, chipotle pepper, chicken broth, chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper.
2. Cover and cook on low for 5-6 hours. Remove pork from slow cooker and reserve 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid. Shred the meat with 2 forks. Taste and reseason with additional salt and pepper, if desired.
3. While the pork is cooking, make the sauce by combining all of the ingredients in a medium bowl. Refrigerate until you are ready to assemble the enchiladas.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish. Spread about 1/2 cup of the sauce in the bottom of the dish.
5. Place about 1/4 cup of shredded pork down the center of each tortilla. Sprinkle with Monterrey Jack cheese (you should use about 1/2 of the cheese for the filling). Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
6. Place the filled tortillas in the prepared pan. Pour the remaining sauce over the tortillas and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
7. Bake, covered with foil, for 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 5-10 minutes, or until cheese is golden and bubbly.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 480 Total Fat: 25g Saturated Fat: 12g Trans Fat: 1g Unsaturated Fat: 11g Cholesterol: 88mg Sodium: 813mg Carbohydrates: 37g Fiber: 2g Sugar: 1g Protein: 26g

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