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Carnitas Enchiladas

Ultra flavorful carnitas enchiladas with tender shredded pork and homemade enchilada sauce. A fun and delicious take on enchiladas that can be made gluten-free or grain-free.

If you are a.) obsessed with enchiladas or shredded pork, b.) love all-things Mexican food, or c.) can get on board with any sort of cheesy casserole-like situation, WELL ..

You’re going to go bonkers over these carnitas enchiladas.

First and foremost, they are crazy easy to make. You simply whip out a batch of Instant Pot Carnitas or Crock Pot Carnitas, then have yourself an enchilada making party.

I use homemade enchilada sauce and gluten-free tortillas for these enchiladas, but you can use store-bought sauce and/or regular flour tortillas.

The way I see it, these enchiladas are perfect for celebrating Cinco de Mayo, serving guests or the whole family, and/or meal prep.

Let’s dive into this meaty melty cheese delight!

What Type of Pork to Use:

I use boneless pork roasts to make carnitas, but you can also use bone-in.

4 pounds of pork roast will yield between 8 and 10 enchiladas (depending on how big you want your enchiladas), so you can plan the size roast you buy according to how many enchiladas you want to make.

How to Make Carnitas Enchiladas:

Make a batch of Instant Pot Carnitas or Crock Pot Carnitas.

How to Make Instant Pot Carnitas

Prepare a batch of enchilada sauce, or use 1 (28-ounce) can of store-bought enchilada sauce.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Pour 1/3 cup of enchilada sauce in the bottom of a large 13” x 9” casserole dish and spread it around to coat the bottom of the dish.

Transfer 1.5 cups of sauce into a large mouth bowl. Dip one side of a tortilla into the sauce to coat the full surface.

Add desired amount of carnitas meat to the center of the tortilla. Fold the tortilla over the meat to create an enchilada.

Repeat for remaining meat and tortillas. Note: a 4.5 pound pork roast should yield about 8 to 10 enchiladas.

Pour any remaining enchilada sauce from the bowl you used to dip the tortillas over the enchiladas, then pour all of the rest of the enchilada sauce over the enchiladas evenly.

Sprinkle the grated cheddar and Monterey Jack over the enchiladas.

process of enchiladas with shredded cheese on top

Bake on the center each of the oven 20-30 minutes, until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly.

Remove enchiladas from the oven and allow them to cool 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with green onion and cilantro.

batch of carnitas enchiladas

Recipe Adaptations:

  • Make shredded beef enchiladas by using my Instant Pot Ropa Vieja.
  • Use your favorite cheeses in place of cheddar and Monterey Jack. If you can’t do cow’s milk, use goat milk cheddar.
  • Use tortillas of choice. You can use grain-free tortillas made by Siete, or gluten-free tortillas. You can also use corn tortillas and turn these into stacked enchiladas (use my roasted vegetable stacked enchiladas as an example).
  • Shredded chicken works great too! Use store-bought rotisserie chicken or make Instant Pot Turmeric Rotisserie Chicken.
  • Use tomatillo salsa, salsa of choice, or BBQ sauce in place of enchilada sauce.

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Carnitas Enchiladas

Carnitas Enchiladas

Shredded pork enchiladas made with tender Instant Pot carnitas
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 2 hours
Total Time: 2 hours 20 minutes
10 enchiladas

Ingredients

  • 1 batch Instant Pot Carnitas
  • 1 28-ounce can enchilada sauce, or homemade enchilada sauce
  • 8 to 10 gluten-free flour tortillas
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, grated

Instructions

  • Make a batch of Instant Pot Carnitas (or Crock Pot Carnitas).
  • Prepare a batch of enchilada sauce, or use 1 (28-ounce) can of store-bought enchilada sauce.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Pour 1/3 cup of enchilada sauce in the bottom of a large 13” x 9” casserole dish and spread it around to coat the bottom of the dish.
  • Transfer 1.5 cups of sauce into a large mouth bowl. Dip one side of a tortilla into the sauce to coat the full surface.
  • Add desired amount of carnitas meat to the center of the tortilla. Fold the tortilla over the meat to create an enchilada.
  • Repeat for remaining meat and tortillas. Note: a 4.5 pound pork roast should yield about 8 to 10 enchiladas.
  • Pour any remaining enchilada sauce from the bowl you used to dip the tortillas over the enchiladas, then pour all of the rest of the enchilada sauce over the enchiladas evenly.
  • Sprinkle the grated cheddar and Monterey Jack over the enchiladas.
  • Bake on the center each of the oven 20-30 minutes, until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly.
  • Remove enchiladas from the oven and allow them to cool 10 minutes before serving. Garnish with green onion and cilantro.

Nutrition

Serving: 1enchilada - Calories: 547kcal - Carbohydrates: 31g - Protein: 45g - Fat: 26g - Fiber: 3g - Sugar: 2g
Course: Main Dishes
Cuisine: American
Keyword: carnitas, enchiladas, gluten free, mexican, pork
Servings: 10 enchiladas
Calories: 547kcal
Author: Julia
Instant Pot Carnitas Enchiladas - tender, delicious pork enchiladas made in the crock pot or Instant Pot
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Nancy

Saturday 2nd of May 2020

What gluten free flour tortillas do you use? I'm having a hard time finding decent ones!

Julia

Saturday 2nd of May 2020

I use Mission gluten-free tortillas or Siete grain-free tortillas :D xo

Piter

Saturday 2nd of May 2020

It looks awesome! Your recipe makes my day!

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