Pulled Pork Enchiladas (Pork Carnitas) Recipe

These Pulled Pork Enchiladas are made with Pork Carnitas and topped with a scrumptious home made Enchilada Sauce!

This publish is a part of a collection of meals made utilizing Simple Sluggish Cooker Pork Carnitas (Mexican Pulled Pork) that I posted final week. It freezes so effectively and defrosts shortly, making it nice to have available for quick meals – like Enchiladas. Nonetheless this recipe may be made utilizing any pre cooked meat – shredded chicken specifically can be implausible. It takes a mere quarter-hour to assemble (if that), then simply pop it into the oven.

Pulled Pork Enchiladas (Pork Carnitas)

There are such a lot of methods to make enchiladas, however that is positively my favorite, made with Pork Carnitas (Mexican Pulled Pork). Shreds of moist pulled pork are combined up with golden kernels of corn and black beans encased in a tortilla and topped with enchilada sauce and gooey melting cheese…..simply describing it makes me go weak on the knees.

It goes with out saying that I really like cooking (and consuming), and I do love taking my time within the kitchen, experimenting or making issues that require endurance. However on a everyday foundation, I don’t simply whip up a Duck Ragu with Home made Pappardelle. 90% of my mid week dinners take me lower than quarter-hour of prep (90% of that are on the desk in quarter-hour!).

That is a type of dinners. quarter-hour of assembling, then throw it within the oven to do its factor. No chopping required. Simply opening a few cans and crisping up the pulled pork to get the crunchy brown bits, the crowning glory of Pork Carnitas.

Roll up the tortillas, prime with enchilada sauce and cheese, then bake till bubbly and golden on prime. I wish to go away the sides of the Pulled Pork Enchiladas with out sauce which lets them brown properly and go a bit of crisp which provides nice texture. However I use sufficient sauce that you can cowl all of the enchiladas, for those who wished to.

In my books, Pork Carnitas are the final word “freezer inventory” for significantly tasty quick meals. You may make enchiladas (clearly), quesadillas, tacos, soups, salads and burritos, to call a couple of. I additionally make Mexican Sloppy Joes, Mexican Spring Rolls and Taco Soup – I’ll be sharing my recipe for these within the coming weeks.

Every time I make Pork Carnitas, I exploit the most important pork I can match into my sluggish cooker so I could make as a lot as attainable, then I freeze them in small batches for comfort. I normally defrost it within the microwave (normally 1 minute per cup of pulled pork). Then I all the time pan fry, to not heat it by means of however to get the brown crunchy bits. It solely takes a minute or two, and is a “should do” in my books – Pork Carnitas with out the brown crunchy bits is like sausage rolls with out tomato sauce, it simply shouldn’t be completed. You possibly can learn extra about my ravings on the brown crunchy bits  within the recipe I shared for Pork Carnitas.

Although I really like Enchiladas essentially the most when made with Pork Carnitas, I typically make this with different meat, normally shredded chicken as I all the time appear to have this available. I’ve additionally made this with diced beef too. However as a result of the Pork Carnitas are already flavoured with Mexican spices, if I exploit one other meat I add a sprinkle of spices – directions for this are included within the recipe beneath.

This Pulled Pork Enchiladas is a superb recipe so as to add to your midweek meal rotation – it’s so quick and SO scrumptious! I hope you strive it!

Pulled Pork Enchiladas (Pork Carnitas) Recipe

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Serves: 4 Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes 25 minutes

Nutrition facts: 788 calories 20 grams fat

Rating: 5.0/5

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Ingredients

• 2 cups (packed) Pork Carnitas (Mexican Pulled Pork) or other shredded meat (see notes)
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup tinned black beans or red kidney beans , drained
• 1 can (15oz / 400g) corn kernels , drained
• 2 cups shredded cheese (any good melting cheese)
• 8 tortillas
• 3 cups (750ml / 25oz) Enchilada Sauce (homemade or store bought)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F/180C.
2. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a pan over high heat. Add the pork carnitas and cook until the bottom is nicely browned - about 1 1/2 minutes. Do not turn, just make the bottom crispy (to keep the pulled pork as moist as possible), then remove the pulled pork into a bowl. It does not matter if the top isn't heated through, it will heat in the oven.
3. Add the corn, black beans, 1/2 cup enchilada sauce and 1/2 cup cheese into the bowl and mix to combine.
4. Spread 1/2 cup of Enchilada Sauce on the bottom of the baking dish.
5. Place 1/2 packed cup of filling (from step 3) into a tortilla and roll up and place in the baking dish.
6. Pour over the remaining Enchilada Sauce, and bake for 10 minutes.
7. Remove from oven and scatter the cheese on, then bake for a further 10 to 15 minutes until the cheese is bubbling and golden.
8. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving.

Notes

1. If you are substituting the Pork Carnitas with another meat that is not seasoned, add 1 tsp salt (check for seasoning by tasting it), black pepper, 1 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp onion powder and 1/2 tsp garlic powder to the Enchilada filling mix.
2. Pulled Pork Enchiladas nutrition per serving. 228 calories is attributable to the shredded cheese, so you can significantly reduce the calories by using less cheese and/or using light cheese.