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Pulled Pork Enchilada Verde Soup

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Turn your leftover pulled pork into something completely different! This soup has the flavor of enchiladas in a hearty and easy package.  Dinner is served and it’s delicious!

bowl of pulled pork enchilada verde soup with sour cream, jalapenos and cilantro.

You all had to have known it was bound to happen, another leftover pulled pork recipe!  I hope you love them as much as I do.  

My brother smoked 4 pork butts in the beginning of December.  He was doing some for my sister’s wedding and figured while he was smoking some meat, he might as well really go for it!

We were lucky enough to end up with a few quart sized bags of yummy, smoky, delicious pulled pork for the freezer.  One portion ended up becoming a deliciously smoky and out of this world addictive cheesy pork dip that I hope to share soon.  Another portion became this soup!

One of my favorite leftover pulled pork recipes so far is the Pulled Pork Enchiladas with Creamy Cheese Sauce. So, I thought it would be fun to make a creamy enchilada inspired soup.

This soup is easy and full of fun textures and flavors.

white bowl filled with pork enchilada verde soup.

Even my non-soup eating husband admitted that he liked this soup.  I made him a ham and cheese quesadilla to go along with it to make it an acceptable dinner.  

You know, in his world soup isn’t dinner.  I don’t know what is wrong with him.  I  think soup is the perrrrrrrfect winter dinner!

Bowl of creamy pork enchilada soup topped with sour cream and chives.

Of course, this soup doesn’t really seem to be much to look at, but I doubt you will spend much time looking at it anyway.  Just give it a try and let the flavor do the talking!

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bowl of pulled pork enchilada verde soup with sour cream, jalapenos and cilantro.

Pulled Pork Enchilada Verde Soup

Carlee
Turn your leftover pulled pork into something completely different! This soup has the flavor of enchiladas in a hearty and easy package.  Dinner is served and it’s delicious!
5 from 6 ratings
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American
Servings 18 Servings
Calories 190 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 Tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ cup onion chopped
  • 8 cup chicken stock
  • 3 15.5 oz cans of white beans I used 1 each of garbanzo, great northern and butter
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 2 teaspoons cumin
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1 pound pulled pork
  • 12 oz jar salsa verde
  • ¼ cup coarse corn meal
  • 8 oz cream cheese

Instructions
 

  • In large soup pot, sweat the onion in the olive oil over medium heat until they are translucent.
    1 Tablespoon olive oil, ½ cup onion
  • Add the chicken stock, beans, cumin, oregano, garlic, and pulled pork.  Simmer for at least a half hour. (Longer is even better, just stir occasionally.)
    8 cup chicken stock, 3 15.5 oz cans of white beans, 1 teaspoon oregano, 2 teaspoons cumin, 2 teaspoons minced garlic, 1 pound pulled pork
  • Before serving, stir in the salsa verde and corn meal. Simmer for a few minutes.  Then stir in the cream cheese until it is melted and incorporated.
    12 oz jar salsa verde, ¼ cup coarse corn meal, 8 oz cream cheese
  • Serve with bits of tortilla toasted in a dry skillet, sour cream and chives, or cilantro.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 190kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 10gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 476mgFiber: 3gSugar: 7g
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Carlee

Monday 21st of January 2019

You know I love leftover pulled pork!

Jan

Saturday 19th of January 2019

What a delicious use of left over pulled pork!! This is a keeper!

Jess

Thursday 12th of January 2017

This sounds amazing!!

Carlee

Saturday 14th of January 2017

Thank you!

Unknown

Monday 9th of January 2017

Carlee, I love soup! In the winter it's a staple, love warming up from the inside out. This looks so delish, not only do we love soup, we love anything mexican inspired. I've never used cornmeal in a soup, sounds interesting and tasty! I wish you lived closer, I'd not only get to test taste these samplings, but your brother and my husband would have a great time smoking meats together!

Carlee

Tuesday 10th of January 2017

We would have so much fun, wouldn't we?! I wanted a little something to give the broth more body and add a little texture, so the corn meal seemed like the way to go. It added that little something like a bit of corn tortilla.

Big Rigs 'n Lil' Cookies

Monday 9th of January 2017

You totally made me laugh out loud! I started reading and was thinking.... "hmm... would husband like this?", then I got to the part about your husband! Such similar creatures. Pork roast in the freezer, so time to get this soup going... As well as a sandwich or quesadilla to, of course!

Carlee

Monday 9th of January 2017

You just have to work the system a bit to keep those guys of ours happy! ;-)