Clean Green Pork Chili 🌶

Hi!!  It has been a minute since I posted – sort of “broke” my website on the last post with the funny giphy clips, but all is back up and running without too much pain, so here is a wonderful chili variation for you to enjoy reading on this lovely afternoon.

This Green Pork Chili recipe is from one of my husbands friend’s mom, Mrs. Marty Wells. He made some adjustments and then a few more for me since I can’t handle the heat as much. Jack brought home a new “toy”… for this batch of chili, he used a Traeger Smoker to smoke and prepare the pork before putting it into the chili.

Wow!! We loved it so much!!! This recipe has great flavor anyway and Jack will often pull one from the freezer to make us Green Eggs and Ham for dinner. ♥️

As smoking takes a bit longer, this became an all day event. You absolutely do not need to smoke the pork, although the flavor was amazing, you may want to sear the outside on the grill first or in a skillet and roast it in the oven. Fully cooked meat will make your chili very flavorful, you do not want to skip this step. Check pounds and minutes per pound for how long to cook your pork.  Here is a chart for you…

Hatch Diced Green Chilis

Eden Organic Navy Beans Lowest in sodium I have been able to find, organic…all good.  We eat a lot of Pinto Beans in our house and this brand is the go to for all beans.  Very good nutritional panel, only way to achieve lower sodium is by soaking the beans, but this is a mere 15 mg per serving.  SO LOW!!!

I have had my crock pot for ages, and went to find one like it for you, but couldn’t on amazon, so here is a similar crock pot of 5 quarts, although, you may like larger for your family as they are available in 7 quarts, too.  When I got mine, I was single and worked until 7:30 and 8pm, so the crock pot was my best friend!  I taught Jack how to make my fabulous Crock Pot Chicken (  <<<  recipe), and when he moved here, I would make it and freeze it for him to take for “School Lunch.”  My mom called any lunch School Lunch, so it stuck and when I called it that he like it.  Moms are good for those sweet little memories.  (if you like to use the crock pot, check out some of my other recipes like sweet potato and chicken chili, and white chicken chili, which I listed on my home page)

INGREDIENTS

2 large cans green chilis chopped small 28 oz cans

1 can diced jalapeno 4oz or 4 fresh chopped

1 large can diced tomatoes 32 oz

2 cans Navy or other white beans 28 – 30 oz total

2 medium onion diced small (yellow or white)

4 cloves garlic chopped

1 1/2 – 2 lbs Cubed Pork 1″

1/2 bunch cilantro chopped fine

1tbsp olive or other oil of choice

1 tbsp cumin

1 tbsp sea salt

It is up to you how you will like to cook the pork.  Smoking is the most flavorful, you can also grill or roast.  If roasting, or baking, first brown the pork on all sides in a skillet and move to the desired cooking place.  Using the same skillet or pan, cook onion, garlic, jalapenos, until onions are translucent.  Add cilantro, cumin and sea salt, mix then add green chilis and tomatoes and stir.  Add beans and 1 cup chicken broth or water, leave to cook for four to six hours on low.  Your meat was cooked before adding, so this is the best way to lock in the delicious flavors.

 

We love greek yogurt 2%.  Serve with a scoop of yogurt on top with some fresh cilantro.  Jack will put a little more hot sauce on his to make him sweat a little.

We freeze what is left in usually 7 or 8 glass pyrex dishes for him to take for the school lunch or to make Green Eggs and Ham dinner.  Super yummy!!

Thanks for reading my post and let me know if you try this recipe!!  Or if you have one like it and I reminded you how much you love it!!!

Have a beautiful day!!

xoxo, Michelle

Disclaimer:  Please note there are some affiliate links in this post to help you get the ingredients, which means if you click and make a purchase (which I hope you do) I may make a small commission at no additional cost to you.  Thank you!! xoxo

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