Sweet Pork is easy to make in the Slow Cooker or the Instant Pot and this post features copycat Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Recipes from well-known bloggers. And for everyone who’s a Cafe Rio fan, I think this sounds perfect for dinner any night of the week!
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These Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Recipes will help you make the famous Cafe Rio pork at home, and so many people love the fresh-Mex food from Cafe Rio! This post has copycat recipes for their famous sweet pork made in the slow cooker or the Instant Pot, and a few recipes that have instructions for either method! And the kitchen will stay cool when you use the slow cooker or the Instant Pot, FTW!
And as you can see from the photos, there are a variety of ways to serve the tasty pork once you’ve made it. I’d definitely make some Cafe Rio Salad Dressing to serve with it if you’re a fan of that spicy tomatillo-ranch dressing that so many people also love. I bet this Cafe Rio Sweet Pork is a tasty dinner the whole family will love; what do you think?
What is Cafe Rio?
Cafe Rio is a chain of fresh-Mex restaurants found in 146 locations, mostly in the western U.S.. They’re famous for their sweet pork and the spicy and creamy Cafe Rio Salad Dressing made with tomatillos. The restaurant name came about because the recipes from Cafe Rio were inspired by the traditional food from the Rio Grande region of northern Mexico.
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How do you get the complete recipe?
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Barbara from Pressure Cooking Today makes her pressure cooker sweet pork into these delicious Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Tostadas. Doesn’t that look like a tasty dinner!
Cafe Rio Sweet Shredded Pork Burritos from The Food Charlatan can be made in the slow cooker or the Instant Pot, and doesn’t that look even better than the burritos from Cafe Rio!
This Copycat Cafe Rio Sweet Pork from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe can also be made in the slow cooker or the pressure cooker, and Mel gives lots of options for serving the sweet pork!
Use the slow cooker to make this Cafe Rio Sweet Pork Copycat from Creme de la Crumb, and that looks delicious with the famous Cafe Rio Salad Dressing!
Instant Pot Cafe Rio Sweet Pork from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking can also be made in the slow cooker, and the pressure cooker version has a trick for infusing the sweet pork with amazing flavor.
Chipotle Sweet Pulled Pork from Carlsbad Cravings is made in the slow cooker and Jen says this pork has the perfect seasonings like they use at Cafe Rio!
If you’d like a healthy version of this famous pork, check out this Gluten-Free Sweet Pork Salad from My Natural Family! The pork is made in the slow cooker for this version.
Instant Pot Easy Sweet Pork from Six Sisters’ Stuff has only four ingredients, and this is perfect when you don’t have much time to get dinner on the table.
More Cafe Rio Sweet Pork in the Slow Cooker:
- Cafe Rio Sweet Pork from Life in the Lofthouse
- Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Tacos from The Frugal Girls
- Slow Cooked Sweet Barbacoa Pork from Skinnytaste
More Cafe Rio Sweet Pork in the Instant Pot:
- Instant Pot Cafe Rio Sweet Pork from A Bountiful Kitchen
- Instant Pot Cafe Rio Sweet Pork from Eating in an Instant
If you’re a fan of Cafe Rio Sweet Pork tell us in the comments about the method you prefer!
Emily says
Thanks for the feature!
Kalyn says
My pleasure! This post will be moved up to feature on the site soon.