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

These incredibly tender Slow Cooker Ribs are delicious with rice, tortillas, tostadas, and burrito wraps and promise to not disappoint!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 20 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
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

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: 4g | 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