Oh look it’s July and I turned my crock pot on.
AAAW LAAWWD.
Actually, I think I might declare crock pots to be the new summer appliance of choice. BECAUSE, I would put my hands all around it from time to time to test just how much heat it emits and it’s basically nil, you guys. It’s all so heavily concentrated INSIDE the machine that we don’t have to worry about bursting into human flesh flames on the outside in July. Word up.
That’s what the manual said, I think. “Heat so heavily concentrated INSIDE the machine so that you don’t have to worry about bursting into human flesh flames on the outside in July. Word up.”
I should so apply to be their manual copywriter.
So, pork bur-tos. I don’t know why but lately I’ve been craving a giant sloppy burrito with shredded meat and all the fixins falling straight into my mouthal pocket.
I’ll also tell you what I do NOT crave. Okay, and maybe you can help me. There’s this huge dragon bee thing that swarms and zooms and bumps into my back porch windows and torments the daylights out of me every single flippin’ day. It’s like 3 inches long and skinny. And filled with the devil’s nectar. And sort of looks like Nick Nolte.
What do I do? Windex it? Lasso? Paper cut it?
Ohhhhh-ho-ho-ho man, these burritos. I threw in half a can of hatch green chile enchilada sauce because the gravitational pull of my heart told me to.
And check out the garnishes. We’ve got baby kale for hayealth, GRUYERE CHEESE (check yo’self!), avocado and cherry toms.
I will not say bomb.com. I will not say bomb.com I will not say bomb.com.
And then I threw some more gruyere on top and popped her under the broiler for a quick sec because the lighthouse of my soul brought me safely to shore.
Don’t you want to just crawl up in that and never come out?
Slow Cooker Pork Burritos:
What it took for 6:
* 1 (3.5 pound) pork butt roast, heavily trimmed of any excess fat
* 2 Tbs. cumin
* 2 Tbs. chili powder
* 1 pinch crushed red pepper
* 1/2 (14.5 oz) can hatch green enchilada sauce
* coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
* 1 (14.5 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
* 3 cups baby kale leaves, divided
* 2-4 cups shredded gruyere cheese (or whatever kind of cheese you love!), divided
* 1 avocado, sliced
* 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
* 1 lime
* 6 large flour tortillas
Place the pork roast in a slow cooker. Add the cumin, chili powder, crushed red pepper, a good pinch of salt and pepper, and the enchilada sauce. Cook on low for 6 hours.
During the last hour, take two forks and shred the meat in its collected juices. Add the black beans, stir to combine and let it finish cooking.
Heat the tortillas in the microwave, oven, toaster, whatevs.
Layer the meat, a little bit of kale, a couple Tbs. shredded cheese, a few cherry tomatoes and slices of avocado inside each warmed tortilla. Spritz with a little bit of lime juice and roll the burrito up.
Serve as is. OR, you could sprinkle a little more cheese on top of the burrito and throw it under the broiler for a few seconds like I did.
Yeah, definitely do that.
Sounds great, bookmarked!
Why yes, I would love to crawl into that burrito and never come out! Glad to hear I’m not the only one who busted out the crockpot this summer!
Looks delicious!! Will be making a variation of this with chicken for dinner this week. The man will be in heaven. Thanks for sharing
This is the burrito that led me to a chipotle over loadast week after seeing it on instagram! I need to get a crockpot ASAP. Looks fantastic, Bev!
*Overload last
See, I can’t even spell looking at this thing!
nom nom nom
Via twitter…
Why yes. Yes, I would thankyouverymuch. *thud*
This sounds amazing–perfect to make all year round!
I love my slow cooker in the summer! Definitely need to add this recipe to my “to make” list!!
Pork in the crock pot is my kiddos favorite. I love the addition of beans…although with my family it might just add to the gas mask factor in our house and it’s too hot in these parts for a gas mask ; )
Yes, I think I will crawl inside that bur-to and nestle myself among the porcine juices and sleeeep all afternoon.
Uh, Sheila’s comment above mine about her gassy family makes me uncomfortable. hah!
Yes! Crock pots are the new summer appliance…I feel like it’s all 1984 up in here!
I want to make those now…like now!
This looks fabulous! I never remember to cook with my crock pot during the summer but that sounds brilliant! I can’t wait to try this recipe!
i must have that cheese on top – gimme! the slow cooker is a summertime lifesaver. i use mine a couple times a week!
oooohhhhh yummy!
I LOVE finding new slow cooker recipes…and this one looks amazing. My apartment is creeping at 100 degrees so the crock pot is my go-to
I agree about the slow cooker in July thing. Totally works! These look deeeviine.
Holy eff. I need this immediately. I use my slow cooker like every day. It’s also b/c i’m lazy and prefer wine drinking to stove sweating.
I must have this burrito. Stat!
I am all about the crockpot this summer! No ovens are getting used in my 85-degrees-and-rising apartment!
I am also all about kale for health. As long as it’s sandwiched between cheese and avocado.
Is it weird that I think of you every time I eat a burrito these days? Yes? Oh, shucks. It’s not going to stop…and I plan on eating these here little porky burritos every day for the next year, so prepare to be running around in my head.
I am laughing so hard at your commentary I have a side ache.
This is absolute pure bliss, man.
love new crockpot recipes such as this..looks so delicious!!
Did you ever know that you’re my heeeeer-oooooooo? You’re everything I would like to beeeeeeeee. And I can fly higher than an eeeeeeeeeeeea-gleeeeee, ’cause– Ahem. Nevermind. You get the idea.
I must say… I love the slow cooker. Must get it out more often. Great idea, this looks amazing. Sorry about the commenting issue on my blog… Perhaps I will try to get a new commenting gadget
I’m with you, the slow cooker is summer’s best kept secret!!! I’m starving right now & wish I didn’t just see this, holy cow (I mean pork?)
You are rocking the step b steps!!!!
Oh dear…. this must be too delicious…. The slow cooked pork is so tender…
Love, love, love this! I just broke out my slow cooker too…felt a little odd for the summertime, but I loved spending time I’d normally spend in the kitchen outside!
Look amazing- I already had breakfast, but I could eat one of these too
Please, please, please tell me you said bomb.com because it was on the real housewives of OC reunion show the other night….that will make my day. “just protectin’ my lady” “from an eye roll?”. Okay, I need to stop.
Please, please, please tell me you got bomb.com from watching the Real Housewives of OC Reunion show the other night? “Just protectin’ my lady” “From an eye roll?” I need to stop…
This looks fantastic. As you might tell from my blog, I am using my slow cooker a lot these days!
Kendra
Slow cookers are totally a year round appliance! Love this.
I have never understood people that think that slow cookers are only good in the winter. I seriously love mine the most in the summer!
I’m going to pin this one and send it to my daughter. She loves to crockpot foods… being a vegetarian, she’ll just leave the pork out of hers and feed it to the boys. You’re so right, this is definitely a crockpot summer.
Keep writing…
I used my crockpot the other day too. Completely genius idea for the summer! I need these burritos NOW!
Some things are just worth turning the oven or stove (or crock pot) on for! And this is one of them.
Bev, just curious what the price is for the Hatch sauce in Kansas City? They are $3.99 a can at a specialty store here in GA. I ended up just using what I had on hand. Salsa verde, chipotle peppers, garlic cloves and a couple cans of fire roasted green chiles in my mini processor. Hope it still comes out good!
Oh, honestly I couldn’t taste MUCH hatch sauce in it. Your mixture sounds peeeeerfect though! A reader sent a bunch of cans of Hatch chile sauce, so I thought, WHY NOT.
Let me know how it turns out!
That was so nice of a reader! Will let you know how the sauce turns out!
Oh my gosh, they were sooooo good and I am soooo stuffed! Thanks so much for the inspiration!!
Yes Bev – TOTALLY yummy goodness! Made it yesterday. The only thing I did differently was replace the Hatch with a jar of salsa verde. Only option at the store was Old Elpaso (ewww). My guests raved! Thank you!!!
Did this one tonight what a wonderful combo of tastes, they all complimented one another. I used your cheese {its as great}. This is best burritos combo I have tried and I have tried ALOT. I love to cook this is a winner