What to make with pork shoulder: 19 easy dinners
Every dinner here is built on pork shoulder, easiest first. The quickest is Kimchi jjigae, on the table in 45 minutes, and the cheapest is Pork adobo at $1.35 a serving. Five of them are simple enough for a first try.

Slow cooker pork ragu
$1.96 a serving
500 min

Cochinita pibil
$2.66 a serving
515 min

Slow cooker pulled pork sandwiches
$1.75 a serving
620 min

Slow cooker Cuban mojo pork
$1.89 a serving
630 min

Crockpot carnitas
$1.72 a serving
660 min

Kimchi jjigae
$2.75 a serving
45 min

Instant Pot red braised pork (hong shao rou)
$2.00 a serving
75 min

Pork adobo
$1.35 a serving
110 min

Pulled pork loaded baked potatoes
$2.38 a serving
110 min

Stovetop carnitas rice bowls
$3.22 a serving
150 min

Pozole rojo
$2.95 a serving
165 min

Slow roasted pork shoulder with potatoes
$1.80 a serving
270 min

Slow cooker Korean pork lettuce wraps
$2.35 a serving
500 min

Slow cooker chile verde
$2.18 a serving
510 min

Slow cooker pork vindaloo
$1.64 a serving
540 min

Slow cooker pozole
$2.88 a serving
545 min

Slow cooker kalua pork
$1.62 a serving
585 min

Instant Pot feijoada (Brazilian black bean stew)
$1.55 a serving
120 min

Slow cooker Cuban sandwiches
$2.70 a serving
650 min
Costs are estimates for one serving at typical US grocery prices, counting only what each recipe uses.

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