Pulled Pork Enchiladas. These Pulled Pork Enchiladas are made with Pork Carnitas and topped with a delicious homemade Enchilada Sauce! This post is part of a series of meals made using Easy Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas (Mexican Pulled Pork) that I posted last week. It freezes so well and defrosts quickly, making it great to have on hand for fast meals - like Enchiladas.
Tender pulled pork, cream cheese, and flavorful enchilada sauce are just some of the reasons why these enchiladas are a family favorite! A great way to use leftover Pulled Pork. Pulled Pork Enchiladas are a weeknight favorite. You can cook Pulled Pork Enchiladas using 22 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Pulled Pork Enchiladas
- Prepare of Filling.
- You need 5 lb of pork butt.
- Prepare 1 cup of onion choped large.
- You need 1 cup of bell pepper chopped large.
- Prepare 3 clove of garlic crushed.
- You need 1 tbsp of cumin.
- It's 1 tbsp of chili powder.
- You need 1/4 tsp of cayenne pepper.
- You need 32 oz of water.
- Prepare 2 tbsp of salt.
- You need 1 tbsp of black course pepper.
- Prepare 1 packages of colby Jack Cheese.
- You need 1/2 can of green chili peppers dices.
- You need 1/2 cup of sour cream (helps bind fat free is great as well).
- You need 1 packages of corn tortilla (flour is ok, but I like to taste my filling more than tortilla.
- It's of Verde Salsa.
- You need 4 lb of tomatillo.
- Prepare 1 of jalapeno, seeded, diced(if you like heat leave seeds).
- You need 1/2 bunch of cilantro(I love cilantro, if you dont put how ever much you like).
- You need 1/2 slice of onion, grilled or roasted.
- Prepare 2 clove of garlic, roasted.
- It's 1/2 tbsp of salt(for taste, you can use less).
Tender pulled pork rolled in corn tortillas and topped with homemade enchilada sauce and two cheeses. Maybe it's because I am a food blogger and making something new on a pretty regular basis, but. How to make pulled pork enchiladas. Preheat the oven; Add olive oil to a skillet over medium heat.
Pulled Pork Enchiladas instructions
- place pork in pot with water, veggies and spice, cover and let simmer on medium high till tender.
- once meat is tender, let cool the take two forks and begin pulling pork apart.
- take a towel and damp it well not soked but enough to wrap tortillas in and steam, this is easier than frying to make soft and less work, place in microwave for 1 min.
- nest place half a cup of cheese, the sour cream and green chili in bowl with pork and combine.
- once combined take tortillas out of microwave and begin packing meat mixture in tortilla, roll leacing seem at the bottom of baking dish.
- boil jalapeno pepper, tomatillos, salt, roasted onion, roasted garlic, and cilantro then place in blender and puree, use 1/2 cup boiled water to loosen salsa, taste add more salt if needed or 1/8 vinager.
- spread a layer of salda on bottom of baking dish place enchiladas seem down cover with salsa and cheese pla e in oven at 350°F. for 15 min till cheese melt, take it out of oven let sit for 8-7 min the n ENJOY!.
Add pulled pork to pan, cook until warmed through. Place pulled pork in mixing bowl. Add half of one can enchilada sauce and cheese. Spread the other half enchilada sauce on the bottom the pan. Tender pulled pork is simmered with Mexican spices for these Pulled Pork Enchiladas.