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Honey Mustard Chicken

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My family has gotten into a rut. We have gotten very busy and have become a bit lazy when it comes to dinnertime. Cooking meals and preparing for them is difficult at the end of the day. I decided it was time to start looking ahead. I have been looking and finding things that my family will eat. My children are somewhat picky. I am likely the one to blame for this, but it is what it is and we have to work with it. Luckily for me, my children have decided that chicken is good. They have their usual ways that they like it the most, but are usually up to trying it in new ways. This started us on a path of new ways to cook chicken. This gives us a better chance at everyone liking it.

As a working mom, I love being able to come home and have dinner waiting for us to eat it. Really, even if just part of it is ready that’s a step up from our usual routine of come home and cook all of dinner. This is where the slow cooker comes in. It is by far one of the most under used tools in my kitchen, but one of the best for our busy lifestyle. Hopefully, we will start using it more again as we find new things to cook in it that everyone will eat.

This honey mustard chicken is probably one of the simplest and easiest recipes I have posted, but it was also a big hit at our house. As it is the base protein for the meal it pairs well with many things. So, we chose to pair it with Oven Fried Potatoes – a favorite at our house – and some steamed fresh vegetables.

Honey Mustard Chicken

  • 2lbs raw chicken breasts
  • 1 bottle favorite honey mustard dressing

Directions

  1. Place raw chicken in the bottom of your slow cooker.
  2. Pour dressing all over chicken.
  3. Cook on low for 6 – 8 hours.

Spice Rubbed Pulled Pork

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Sometime I want a great meat sandwich without having to go to a restaurant. You just can’t beat a good pulled pork. So here is another pulled pork recipe.
“Spice Rubbed Pulled Pork”

Spice Mix

1 tbsp onion salt
2 tbsp paprika
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp ground allspice
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp cyan pepper

Combine ingredients in a small bowl and mix thoroughly.

2 1/2 pounds boneless pork roast
3/4 cup cider vinegar

Rub the spice mix into the pork roast. Wrap the roast in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour to overnight.

Place spiced pork into crock pot or slow cooker. Add cider vinegar. Cover and cook on low 6 to 10 hours, until tender. Shred into bite size pieces. Toss lightly to coat pork in the spicy liquid. Serve on your favorite roll or bun.

It freezes great for leftovers on another day.

I tastes good with just a little BBQ sauce on it too.  Make some for your next family party.

Mary Ellen

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Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Pork

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I have not enjoyed cooking this summer. I’ve lost all motivation to be in my kitchen. I’m blaming the heat. I’m hoping, and I’m sure my husband is hoping too, that my desire to cook returns. In the mean time we’re eating a lot of sandwiches.  BBQ Pulled Pork is a family favorite. Good thing you just toss everything in the crock pot.

Isn’t the crock pot great. I really don’t use my enough. If I was like my sister and had a stash of Crock Pot Freezer meals ready to go, my summer meals would be better. Maybe I just need more recipes. Hmmm, Okay! Now I’m thinking cooking could start to get fun again. Lets change things up a bit.  So for your change up. Try our Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Pork, you’ll love it.

Crock Pot BBQ Pulled Pork

1 – 3 pound boneless pork roast
1 onion, chopped
1/2 cup chicken broth or water
2 cups bottled or homemade barbeque sauce
2 tablespoons dry mustard
2 tablespoons honney
1 tablespoon soy sauce
salt and pepper
Sprinkle onion on the bottom of crock pot. Place pork on top. Add broth, cover, and cook on low for about 8 hours. Remove pork roast and let cool enough to handle.
Pull pork roast into thin shreds. You’ll want to remove any fat and gristle. Skim fat from broth.  Return pulled pork to crock pot.
Stir in barbecue sauce, dry mustard, honey, and soy sauce.
Cook for 1 hour on low.
Serve on toasted rolls or hamburger buns.
I hope you enjoy. We sure did!
Stay tuned I’m thinking of returning to the kitchen soon.
Do any of you loose you desire to cook in the summer?
What do you do about it?
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Crock Pot BBQ Pork Chops & Oven Fried Potatoes

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A fabulous dinner at my house is when everyone polishes their plates. This was one of those dinners.  I liked it because not only did it taste wonderful it was so easy.
Oven Fried Potatoes are like candy. You just keep eating them. I make lots and I always say I made too many, because I eat way to much.

Oven Fried Potatoes

5- 6 medium to large Potatoes (cubed, you can peel them if you want)
1/3 cup Canola Oil
1/4 cup Parmesan Cheese
A few shakes of Red Robin Seasoning (purchased at you local Red Robin)
If you don’t have  Red Robin spice:
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Mix oil, spices, and Parmesan cheese in large bowl. Add cubed potatoes. Stir until all potatoes are coated in oil mixture.
Line pan with tin foil. Pour potatoes on pan. Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 40-50 min or until tender.
I found a great recipe for pork chops and I was so excited to try it. Well this is not that recipe. When I went to my pantry to find the soy sauce I remembered I had used the last of it the night before.
These chops were placed in the crock pot with only my favorite BBQ sauce and cooked on low for about 6 hours. They were very tasty and sooo easy!
I hope you enjoy!
Mags
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Marinated Pork for Crockpot

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I’m a little busier these days so I’ve been looking for crock pot recipes. I complain about my kids being picky eaters, but I really shouldn’t because I’m probably even pickier. Good thing I’m the cook. So, as I look for recipes to try I have to consider all our picky-ness. 
This marinade has been a family favorite but never tried in the crock pot.  I thought it would be a good recipe to start with. I marinated the pork roast overnight and then slow cooked it all the next day. I don’t remember how large my roast was, but the full 8 hours was a little long. You might want to check at 6 hours.
I thought it was really good. The kids however got hung up on the french fries. Oh well!

Pork Marinade

2/3 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup red wine vinegar (I used apple cider vinegar)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons Worcestershire Sauce
2 garlic cloves (I used garlic powder)
1 teaspoons pepper
1 teaspoon salt
Mix all ingredients in a closeable gallon plastic bag. Then add pork roast. Marinade over night. 
(My sister even suggested freezing for a later date.)
Remove pork form marinade and place in crock pot cover with 1/2 cup water. Cook on low for 
6-8 hours.

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