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    Home » Dinner Recipes » Incredible Slow Cooker Ribs

    Published: Mar 22, 2018 Modified: Jul 27, 2023 by Catherine Arena Leave a Comment

    Incredible Slow Cooker Ribs

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    These Incredible Slow Cooker Ribs (or Instant Pot) are just that, incredible!  Serve with white or yellow rice and have the perfect meal and comfort food.  Or tuck ribs in corn tortillas, tostadas or burrito wraps and have the perfect appetizer, lunch or meal.  These slow cooker ribs promise to not disappoint!  

    Slow Cooker Ribs served with yellow rice and red onions served in a white bowl.

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    These Incredible Slow Cooker Ribs are just that, incredible!  These boneless ribs are easily thrown into a slow cooker with just a few ingredients and one cup of my favorite salsa verde.  In the end, you will have ribs that are super tender and hyper tasty.

    Serve these ribs with rice and have the ultimate comfort dish.  Or maybe

    you prefer to tuck these slow cooker ribs in between a tortilla and have scrumptious pork chile verde tacos.  Or maybe you prefer slow cooker rib tacos/tostadas.

    Whichever and however you choose to devour these slow cooker ribs, you surely will not be disappointed.

    The key ingredient for these ribs is of course one of my favorites; salsa verde!

    Although the salsa requires a few minutes of prep work, you will not be disappointed.  Why?  Because nothing compares to homemade salsa verde!

    It only takes about 20 minutes to make the salsa.

    Then add the ribs, salsa verde, condiments and a few other ingredients into the slow cooker and you will be ready to go!

    So in under thirty minutes you will have a fabulous dish working its magic!

    Start with making the salsa verde…

    Salsa Verde in mason jar

    Then cut up the ribs into two-inch cubes.

    Boneless Pork Ribs cut up into two inch cubes for Slow Cooker Ribs

    Season meat with salt and pepper and sear pork in a skillet (optional, not necessary) for a few minutes until meat is golden brown.

    Then place in your slow cooker or instant pot with a cup of salsa verde, oregano, cumin, garlic cloves and one cup chicken broth.  That’s all!  (I used whole garlic cloves here but ribs are even better with cloves finely chopped)

    Seared boneless ribs with seasonings in slow cooker-Slow Cooker Ribs

    From here on let the cooker do its magic…

    Slow Cooker Ribs cooked in pot.

    And in the end you will have delicious slow cooker ribs that are perfectly tender and hyper flavorful.

    (The pork will be so tender it will be falling off the bones.)

    Slow Cooker Ribs cooked in pot.

    Serve these slow cooker ribs with white rice or yellow rice.  Or make chile verde tacos, tostadas or use for filling  burritos.

    I served my ribs with yellow rice with corn and had a very comforting delicious meal….

    Slow Cooker Ribs served with yellow rice and red onions served in a white bowl.

    I also think I have to give these crockpot bbq coca cola ribs by The Frugal Girls a try on my next slow cooker ribs meal…yum!

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    Slow Cooker Ribs with yellow rice and red onions on a white plate.

    Incredible Slow Cooker Ribs

    These incredibly tender Slow Cooker Ribs are delicious with rice, tortillas, tostadas, and burrito wraps and promise to not disappoint!
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Mexican
    Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 2 hours hours
    Total Time: 2 hours hours 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Calories: 687kcal
    Author: Catherine Arena

    Ingredients

    • 3 lbs boneless ribs cut up into 2 inch cubes
    • 1 teaspoon oregano
    • ½ teaspoon cumin
    • 5 garlic cloves finely chopped
    • 1 cup chicken broth
    • 2 tablespoon oil
    • salt and pepper to taste
    • 1 cup salsa verde link below
    • handful of fresh cilantro chopped

    Instructions

    • Make salsa verde.

    Sear Pork

    • Cut up pork into two-inch cubes and season with salt and pepper.
      In a skillet over medium heat, add two tablespoons of oil and sear pork.  Brown meat for a few minutes.

    Slow Cooker

    • Add seared pork with salsa verde, chicken broth, crushed garlic, cumin, oregano, salt.
      Cook on high for 4 hours in slow cooker or 2 hours in instant cooker.
    • Ten minutes before slow cooker ribs are done add chopped cilantro and stir pork ribs.
    • Serve with white or yellow rice, tacos, tostadas or burrito filling.  Enjoy!

    Nutrition

    Serving: 4 | Calories: 687kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 65g | Fat: 42g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 200mg | Sodium: 843mg | Potassium: 1391mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 355IU | Vitamin C: 7.4mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 7.8mg
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    I hope you enjoy these Incredible Slow Cooker Ribs as much as I do..

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