Paleo Posole Recipe (made in the Instant Pot!)

This Paleo Posole, read: posole without hominy, is comforting and made in a slow cooker or Instant Pot for a mess free meal!

Since I used my Instant Pot I started by browning the pork on all sides for a few minutes just to give it a nice golden brown crust. I then added in some garlic and onion and let that saute just for a moment before adding in the rest of the ingredients and letting the Instant Pot do its thing.

I opted for 60 minutes on high pressure and let the pressure naturally release after if was done so all in all this is about a hour and a half in the making. Of course, most of that is totally hands off and allows you to go do whatever you need to do instead of standing in front of the stove for an hour or more.

Usually I’ll serve this paleo posole with some avocado, lime wedges, cabbage, and radish which is perfect but recently I was a little hungrier than just soup so I added some roasted and mashed sweet potato to the bottom of the bowl before ladling in the soup…HOT DAMN. While not authentic AT ALL is was killer, like I can’t stop thinking about it and have made it constantly since then. It’s weird but my favorite is to have both white and orange sweet potatoes in the bowl, it creates this ridiculous flavor combo that is simply just amazing.

SO, if you need some extra carbs along with the soup just know that you can throw in some sweet potato and it will be glorious.

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4.67 from 3 votes

Paleo Posole

This Paleo Posole, read: posole without hominy, is comforting and made in a slow cooker or Instant Pot for a mess free meal!

Course Soup

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword comfort food, warming

Calories 250 kcal

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes

Author Maya Krampf from WickedSpatula.com

Servings 4

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Ingredients

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• 2 tablespoons coconut oil
• 1 lb pork loin
• 1 medium white onion (diced)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1 4-oz can diced green chiles
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup water

Toppings:

• Avocado (sliced)
• Cabbage (thinly sliced)
• Lime
• Radishes (sliced)
• Jalapeños (sliced)

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Instructions

More TIPS about this paleo recipe in the post above!

1. Turn the Instant Pot to the saute mode. Place the oil in the bottom. Season the pork with salt and pepper and sear 3-4 minutes per side until a nice crust forms.
2. Add in the onion and garlic and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add in the remaining spices and cook a minute longer.
3. Pour in the green chiles, broth, and water. Cover and set to high pressure for 60 minutes. Make sure the venting level is closed.
4. When the 60 minutes is up let the pressure come down naturally. Shred the pork with a fork and add it back to the soup. Divide between 4 bowls and top with desired toppings.

Recipe Notes

Serving size: 1 1/2 cups

Nutrition Information Per Serving

Nutrition Facts

Amount per serving. Serving size in recipe notes above.

Calories 250

Fat 12g

Protein 26g

Total Carbs 9g

Net Carbs 7g

Fiber 2g

Sugar 3g

Where does nutrition info come from? Nutrition facts are provided as a courtesy, sourced from the USDA Food Database. Net carb count excludes both fiber and sugar alcohols (though the latter are rarely seen on this site), because these do not affect blood sugar in most people. We try to be accurate, but feel free to make your own calculations.

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