Sweet Cafe Rio Pork

Recipe from http://jamiecooksitup.net/2010/01/sweet-cafe-rio-pork/

Time: 5-8 hours slow cooking

Yield: 8 servings 

1   3 lb pork loin roast (be sure the roast is completely thawed)
1   16 oz jar salsa (2 C salsa)
1 can green chilies
½ C brown sugar
1 can black beans, undrained
Tortillas
Cheese
Lettuce
Tomato
1. In the bottom of a large crock pot mix salsa, green chilies, brown sugar, and black beans.
2. Add the pork roast and cook on high for 4 hours or on low for 7 hours depending on how hot your crock pot cooks things. 
3. Take the meat out of the Crockpot and shred it up with a fork.
4. Return meat to the Crockpot and cook 1 more hour.
5. Serve on tortillas with cheese, lettuce and tomatoes.

I like to serve this as a build your own salad/burrito. It's so yummy and I love this version of Cafe Rio Pork because it uses no soda. 

Quick Bean Soup

1 lb. sausage, cooked
1 can great northern beans, drained
1 can black beans, drained
1 can diced tomatoes, italian style (if you dont' have italian style, I add a 1/2 tsp of oregano)
6 cups beef broth
1 1/2 cup macaroni

Add everything in pot except beans. Bring to boil and cook until noodles are done- aprox. 10 minutes. Add beans and simmer for 10 minutes.

You can also cook in a crock pot on low starting at noon. I add everything except the noodles. 30-45 minutes prior to serving add noodles.

My kids love this recipe too. Its one of our favorite soups. It kind of has a taste of minestrone. YUM!!

Ghost Chili

1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breast, cubed
1 medium onion, diced
3-4 cloves of garlic (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
1 tbs. oil
2 cups chicken broth
1 4 oz. can diced green chilies
2 cans great northern beans, drained
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
1/4 tsp white pepper (or black)
1/2 cup milk
1 cup sour cream

Heat oil in large pot over medium heat. Saute chicken, onion, and garlic until chicken is no longer pink. Add beans, chilies, spices, and enough chicken broth to just cover the chili. Cook over medium heat for 30 minutes. Then add milk and sour cream. Heat through and serve with a sprinkle of white cheese. If the chili is more like soup, add extra cheese to the pot to desired thickness.

You can also cook in a crock pot for half the day on low. 30 minutes prior to serving add milk and sour cream. My family LOVE this recipe. It's one of our favorites when it's cold outside.

Creamy Crock Pot Chicken Pasta

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (I use frozen)
1/3 cup water
1 can of cream of mushroom
8 oz. cream cheese
1 pkg. zesty italian dressing
4-5 cups of cooked pasta

Place water, frozen chicken, mushroom soup, and italian dressing into sprayed crock pot on low for 3 hours or until chicken is cooked. Shred chicken and add cream cheese to pot with it remaining on low. When you are ready to eat, serve over pasta. Serves 4-6

Sometimes I even add frozen peas or other vegetables to the sauce. My kids love this one!!!

Machaka

1 small pot roast
1 pkg boneless pork loin roast (I use a third of the Costco's pork loin roast)
1 28 oz can of Green Enchilada Sauce
2 small cans of diced green chili's
shredded cheese
sour cream
flour tortillas

Cut off fat and place roasts in a sprayed crock pot and cook overnight on low. In the morning shred the meat with a fork. Then add enchilada sauce and green chili's. Cook the rest of the day. Serve with tortillas, cheese, and sour cream. Enjoy. Serves 10-12

When I make this there is a lot left over. I usually have people over when I make this. It is always a hit. I like to serve it with Cafe Rio's tomitillo dressing and lime rice. But it does well on it's own. I also freeze any of the left overs since it makes a lot and when I get ready to use the left overs I just pop it into the crock pot again on low, but I usually put it in around 12-2pm because it doesn't need much time to heat up, otherwise you will burn it in the crock pot.