Crockpot Chili Verde 

This is my favorite cold weather recipe. I've been making it for years and it's 
always a hit. It's technically not a one-dish meal the way I do it, but could 
be done in one dish now that I think about it. The net carbs are reasonably 
low -- 6.5 per serving -- and can be reduced without compromising the recipe. 

1 Onion; coarsely chopped
6 oz. mushrooms, sliced
1 Bell pepper, red; coarsely chopped
4 Garlic clove; minced
1 T Olive oil
4 oz Green chile, canned diced
1 Jalapeno; diced (opt)
7 Tomatillo, diced
2 lb Pork, lean; trimmed & cubed
2 ts Oregano
2 ts Sage
1 ts Cumin
1 ts Red pepper flakes
Salt and black pepper to taste
1/2 c Beer

Dice pork (I usually trim off the biggest chunk of fat around the edge but leave the 
rest) and brown in a heavy saute pan over medium-high heat. Leave some space 
between the pieces of pork so they brown nicely; you will need to do several batches. 
Throw the browned pork into a crockpot. 

Add the oil to the saucepan and saute the onions. Lower the heat so they brown 
without burning, and add them to the crockpot. Now saute the mushrooms in the 
same pan. Cook them just until they start to give off their liquid, and add to the 
crock. The mushrooms and onions should have picked up all the browned bits left 
by the pork.

Now into the crockpot go the rest of the ingredients, let it simmer on low all day. If 
you haven't worked with tomatillos before, they should be firm, not wrinkly, and bright 
green under the papery husk. Throw away the husk and rinse the stickiness off before 
chopping. Canned may be used in a pinch but fresh are much better. 

Serve in bowls, with hot lc tortillas on the side. You can top with grated cheese, sour 
cream, and/or chopped fresh cilantro. To reduce carbs, you could reduce to 1/2 an 
onion, 1/2 a red pepper, omit the mushrooms, and use low carb beer. (I use regular beer 
because that's what my BF drinks.)

For a truly one-dish preparation, use a heavy-bottomed saucepan to brown the pork, 
onion and pepper. Instead of a crockpot, throw everything back into the saucepan and 
simmer over low heat for a couple of hours.

Fitday totals for entire recipe:

Total:
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Calories: 1830~
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Fat: 83~745~42%
~~Sat: 22~198~11%
~~Poly: 10~86~5%
~~Mono: 44~395~23%
Carbs: 53~156~9%
~~Fiber: 14~0~0%
Protein: 206 822~47%
Alcohol: 4~31~2%