Monday, January 10, 2011

good eats

St. Nicholas brought me a Crock Pot Trio for Christmas.  It. Is. Awesome.  Last night featured delicious pulled pork wraps and vegetarian chili.  And ooooh baby, it was good!  So, here are the recipes:

Pulled Pork Wraps
Ingredients:
2 1-lb pork tenderloins
Salt and pepper
1 cup barbecue sauce (I used Sweet Baby Ray's)
1/2 cup apricot spreadable fruit or low-sugar apricot jam
3/4 cup chopped onion (I omitted this -- onions don't jive with the Steeds)
1 cup strips assorted-color sweet peppers
12 whole-wheat tortillas
Assorted toppings (shredded cheddar cheese, salsa, guacamole, and/or light sour cream)

1. Season pork with salt and pepper.  Place pork in a 4-quart slow cooker.  In a bowl, mix barbecue sauce, spreadable fruit, and onion; pour over pork.  Add peppers.  Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 4 hours or on high-heat setting for 2 hours.  The pork should be at least 160 degrees.
2. Remove pork and cut up; shred with fork.  Stir back into mixture in cooker.  Serve in flour tortillas with the assorted toppings.  Makes 12 wraps.

Vegetarian Chili
Throw a big bunch of beans (we used a combination of black, chili, and kidney beans) into the crock pot along with some uncooked vegetables of your choice (may I suggest peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, carrots).  Mix in packet of chili seasoning and/or your own spices.  Cook on low for several hours.  Can you tell we didn't use a formal recipe for this one?

Enjoy!  I've got paella going in the trio right now, so we'll see how that goes...it'll be tough to top last night's fare!

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