15 Minute Posole Recipe Just 5 Ingredients (2024)

It’s hard to get a yummy nutritious meal on the table some nights but this 5 ingredient posole recipe comes together in just 15 minutes and tastes sooooo good. This easy soup recipes is quick and delicious.

If you’ve never had posole sometimes write as pazole it’s a hearty latin stew style soup. This is a cheater posole but it’s full of flavor and definitely gives you the same comfort as a good traditional recipe.

This posole recipe is so yummy and really all you have to do is dump everything in a pot and heat it up. If you’re feeling adventurous you can serve it with some fry bread made with my 5 minute dough but tortilla chips would also be a yummy side for this easy weeknight meal.

This recipe is adapted from something my local Trader Joe’s was tasting one day but they didn’t use hominy (probably because they don’t sell it) and I was like wwwwhhhhaaat how can you call that delicious soup posole if it doesn’t have hominy. So afterbuying all the ingredients for their posole I picked up some hominy and it made it PERFECT, well after I added more broth ;)

15 Minute Posole Recipe

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• 1 Jar Trader Joe’s Cowboy Caviar (this is spicy for a less spicy version use just 1/4 to 1/2 a jar or Trader Joe’s Corn Salsa)
• 6 C Chicken Broth
• 5-10 oz Shredded Green Cabbage
• 12 oz Carnitas (or your own leftover cooked pork (or chicken) perfect for crock pot leftovers)
• 1 Small Can Hominy

How to Make Posole

This is really simple to make on the stovetop. It comes together in just 15 minutes but if you want to make posole in your Instant Pot I’ve included directions for that below.

1. Shred Carnitas with two forks.
2. Rinse and drain the hominy.
3. Add all the ingredients except the cabbage and bring to a boil.
4. Turn down and add in 5 oz of cabbage. If you want to add in more do so. I like to reserve some to sprinkle on the top as garnish but I add almost the whole bag.
5. Serve and enjoy!

So stinking easy right? And as a bonus you could keep all the ingredients on hand except for the cabbage and you could throw it together on one of those days and spare your family some not so yummy not so nutritious drive-thru option!

Instant Pot Posole Recipe

This is definitely a cheater recipe. But if you’re like me, you’ll love another cheat. Instead of babysitting your stove you can easily make this in the instant pot. Just throw everything in the liner except for the cabbage and cook on high for 8 minutes. Do a quick release in spurts so you don’t spray stuff everywhere. Shred the meat and stir in the cabbage when you’re ready to eat.

What are some of your favorite fast and easy dinner meals? I’d love some more I feel like I need some new recipes I’ve been making the same ones over and over.

How to Make Posole In the Crock Pot

Sometimes you want a slow cooked meal and this can definitely be adapted for the crock pot. Simply throw all the ingredients except for the cabbage to the crock pot. Cook on high for 2-3 hours. Shred the meat and add the cabbage when you’re ready to eat.

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