Pulled Pork Enchiladas
This pulled pork enchiladas recipe is made with fall-apart pork, refried beans, gooey cheddar cheese, and mouth-watering sour cream enchilada sauce. You’ll be reaching for seconds and thirds before you’ve finished your first plate!
I make my savory slow cooker pulled pork a lot. And since I always have oodles of leftovers, one of the things I love about having the leftover pork is I can make this recipe.
I’ve made pork enchiladas with different sauces; sometimes with red sauce, sometimes with this sour cream verde sauce, and sometimes with both.
When I originally made these enchiladas, I used both red enchilada sauce and my sour cream sauce. I decided this time to just use the sour cream sauce and actually prefer it this way.
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Helpful tips
- You can use leftover pulled pork or make it fresh – either way is great.
- If you use leftover meat, make sure to shred it before you either freeze it or pack away in the refrigerator.
- If you can’t make your own refried beans, use canned. When I use canned, I always add a little olive oil to the beans to thin them out and make them tasty.
- Use fajita sized flour tortillas because they’re best for making enchiladas.
- I am using shredded cheddar both in the enchilada sauce and on the enchiladas because it was what I had on hand. But I do alternate between Mexican cheese blend and cheddar normally.
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How to make pork enchiladas
Pre-step
Get a wok or a large sauté pan for the vegetables and a medium saucepan and rubber spatula for the sauce.
Step one
If you’re going to use my sour cream verde sauce, this is the time to make it.
Sour cream sauce – you will need to click through to the recipe and follow the directions. At the time you need to add the sour cream, you will also add salsa verde (I) and shredded cheese. (J)
Stir the ingredients together, return the pan to the stove, turn the heat medium heat, and melt the cheese on medium low heat.
Step two
Gather the vegetables – onion and red bell peppers. (A)
Step three
Chop the vegetables in small to medium chunks. (B)
Step four
Heat the wok on medium, add olive oil and once that comes to a shimmer, add the onion and pepper and sauté for 8 minutes. (C)
Step five
Gather the leftover pulled pork, refried beans, enchilada sauce and tortillas. (D)
Step six
Smear beans on the tortillas. (E)
Step seven
Add sautéd veggies on the beans. (F)
Step eight
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
Step nine
Add pulled pork. (G)
Step ten
Ladle a few tablespoons of enchilada sauce in the bottom of a baking dish.
Roll each tortilla up and place them seam side down in the baking dish. (H)
Step eleven
Ladle sauce on the enchiladas. Be generous. (K)
Step twelve
Add shredded cheese. (L)
Step thirteen
Bake for 25 minutes.
Step thirteen
Scoop out two enchiladas and place them on a plate along with refried beans and some onion and peppers.
Time to take a bite.
I’m drooling.
I hope you enjoy this pulled pork enchiladas recipe as much as Christopher and I do!
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And as always, may all your dishes be delish!
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Pulled Pork Enchiladas
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large onion (chopped small but not diced)
- 1 red bell pepper (chopped small but not diced)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons garlic paste (or 2 whole cloves, crushed)
- 1 1/2 – 2 cups pulled pork
- 8 flour tortillas (or corn tortillas)
- 1 cup refried beans (or more, to be slathered in the enchiladas)
- 1.5 cup sour cream enchilada sauce (or more)
- .50 cup salsa verde
- .50 cup cheddar cheese (shredded)
Instructions
Make it!
- Heat a wok or sauté pan on medium. Once it heats up, add oil and let that heat up until it shimmers.2 tablespoons olive oil
- Add onion, pepper, garlic and salt.1 large onion, 1 red bell pepper, 2 teaspoons garlic paste, 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Sauté for 5 – 8 minutes – my wok cooks it in 5.
- Turn oven on to 350 F.
- Slather some refried beans on the tortillas.1 cup refried beans, 8 flour tortillas
- Add veggies and then a healthy serving of pulled pork on top.1 1/2 – 2 cups pulled pork
- Spoon a few tablespoons of the pulled pork sauce in a baking dish – or use enchilada sauce. This will prevent the enchiladas from sticking.
- Roll up enchiladas and place seam side down in a baking dish.
- Make sour cream enchilada sauce.
- Ladle as much sauce as you like on the enchiladas and sprinkle as much cheese on top.1.5 cup sour cream enchilada sauce
- Bake for 25 minutes.
- Plate enchiladas.
- Eat
- Smile
- Enjoy
Equipment
Notes
- You can use leftover pulled pork or make it fresh – either way is great.
- If you can’t make your own refried beans, use canned. When I use canned, I always add a little olive oil to the beans to thin them out.
- Use fajita sized flour tortillas because they’re best for making enchiladas.
- I am using shredded cheddar both in the enchilada sauce and on the enchiladas because it was what I had on hand. But I do alternate between Mexican cheese blend and cheddar normally.
Nutrition
Originally published in April of 2018.
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I love enchiladas! They are always a hit at my house! I cannot wait to try your version!
Thanks Amy!
Hiya, going to make these tomorrow what’s your recipe for the red enchilada sauce please?
Hi Martin. I have two, one with flour to thicken it and one without. Here is the thicker one – https://dishesdelish.com/red-chunky-enchilada-sauce/ and here is the gluten-free one – https://dishesdelish.com/smooth-enchilada-sauce/ . I hope you enjoy the recipe.
Love enchiladas. With chicken I would be happy to eat it all day long. Simply looks delicious!
Thanks Jyothi!
You had me at pulled pork…these enchiladas look perfect for dinner.
Thanks Sandi!
I’ve never seen parmesan cheese on an enchilada before – that sounds great! These look delicious, I am drooling!
Thanks Allison! It’s so yummy!
LOVE enchiladas! These have my name written all over them!
Thank you Lisa! They are so delicious!
Oh man, enchiladas! It’s been forever since I have made them. I am putting them on my list of recipes to make asap! 🙂
Thanks Kate. They are soooo good!
We totally love Mexican food in our house. What a great recipe to have on the weekend when the kids come over for dinner. This is the perfect party dish…the guest would love it for sure.
Thanks Gloria! I can always go for Mexican food and I’m thankful hubby is on board for it as well!
You have me at pulled pork and then you said enchaladas!! Yes, please. This sounds so wonderful. Love Mexican anything and always a big hit in our home. Saving for later.
Thank you Veena! 🙂 I too love Mexican anything!!
Girl, these look SO darn good!! We love homemade Mexican food and these look so delicious! Love that you used pulled pork! I’m pinning for later!
Thanks so much Jessica! I really appreciate it!
Well, this recipe comes at a convenient time. We just smoked a pork butt yesterday and we have some delicious pork waiting for us. Now I can make delicious sandwiches and some enchiladas. And by the way, it’s funny how we become our parents and grandparents. It makes me smile.
Thank you Marisa! I need to make some pulled pork again soon!! And yes, it is funny we become the people who raised us. 🙂
I loved your story about your grandma and that window!! These look delish! I bet I could sub out pork and use shredded chicken….my hubby doesn’t eat pork. These would be perfect for Cinco De Mayo!!
I’m sure you could Amanda! Thank you!
Mexican food is so awesome and these enchiladas just prove the point! So much fun to eat these.
Thanks Christopher!
You can really never go wrong with Mexican food! These would be perfect for Cinco de Mayo next weekend!
I agree, Kathryn! I love Mexican food!! Thank you Kathryn!
My husband loves pulled pork! He doesn’t make it often, poor guy, because I am pescetarian and wouldn’t eat it, but he would be at your place in a wink if invited over for these amazing enchiladas 🙂 . P.s. Cute story about your grandma. I am slowly becoming my mother and grandmother 😉 .
Thanks Nicoletta! I bet he would love them and too bad we didn’t live closer! I’d so invite you both. And I’d make shrimp enchies for you! 😉
Enchiladas are always a great idea, but these pulled pork enchiladas look AMAZING. My family would love them!
Thanks Christine! I’m sure they will, it’s so tasty!
I haven’t quite become my grandmother, but I know I’m becoming my mother. Give me a little time. LOL. These look amazing! Perfect for Cinco de Mayo!
Thanks Carol! I really appreciate it!
These enchiladas look so frikkin good Elaine! I can’t wait to try them out!
Thanks so much Matt! They are quite fab!
Haha I love it! My parents’ longtime neighbors (who I’ve always thought of like grandparents) are ALWAYS looking out their window. One time, my mom got up to use the bathroom at 3 a.m. and my neighbor called the next day and asked if she was OK. LOL!! It’s nice to know people are looking out for you but sometimes it’s a little much haha. These enchiladas look so awesomely delicious; I love that they’re made with pulled pork and I know my husband would go crazy for them, too!
Thanks so much Sues! And that is so funny about your parents neighbor! Creepy for sure!
This was the perfect family dinner for us! The pork was super flavorful and everyone ate them up.
I’m so happy to hear that Caitlyn! 🙂 Thank you for letting me know.
This sour cream enchilada sauce is amazing! So fresh and really elevates these enchiladas!
Thank you Alison. Even though I love these enchiladas, I think I eat them just so I can have the sauce again. 😉
We love enchiladas in our house and these sound absolutely amazing! So flavourful.
Thank you Bintu! I appreciate it.
Wow, these pulled pork enchiladas were so amazing! Loved the flavors and will definitely be making again soon.
Yay! I’m glad you enjoyed them Emily! Thank you for letting me know.
Delicious. Easy to make.
I’m so glad to hear that, Susan! Thanks for letting me know.
Great recipe for pulled pork leftovers. Delicious crowd pleaser. 🙂
I’m so glad to hear that, Leah! Thank you for letting me know.
Did any reviewers actually make the recipe before rating 5 stars? I was curious what results people had with this, but could not find anything helpful in the comments – just 5 star reviews with the comment “these look good.” Maybe I’ll be the guinea pig and leave a relevant review when done! Until then, no rating!
Hi Jane, I hope you do try it as it’s a solid much made recipe here in my house. I can’t really control what people write in the comments, other than deleting them. But, if you do make them, try savory pulled pork and not the sweet bbq version. I only have savory pulled pork on the blog. Good luck and do come back to let me know what you thought.