Pulled Pork (sandwiches)

1- pork roast
1- can of rootbeer
2- tbs. minced garlic
1- bottle of barbeque sauce (I just use Kraft original...)

Salt and pepper the pork. Place in crock pot. Pour can of root beer in. Add the garlic. Cook on low for 7 hours. Take meat out and shred it. Pour in the barbeque sauce. Add the meat and simmer for another hour. DELICIOUS!!!

Chipped Beef Dip

This is SO yummy... a recipe from David's family that is used at all family gatherings. It sounds weird (especially since it is served warm), but seriously, we fight over it!!!

16 oz cream cheese
8 oz sour cream
1/4 c milk (cream can be used if you are ambitious)
6 oz dried beef (in canned meat section, in glass jar usually), tear into small-ish pieces
1/4 c green bell pepper, chopped
2 T chopped onion
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp horseradish
1/2 tsp pepper
pecans (for topping)

Mix all above ingredients well, except for nuts, and place in 1 or 1 1/2 quart baking dish. Cover top with chopped pecans. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes (or you can heat and serve in crock pot). Serve with Fritos Scoops chips. Oh so good. :)

Garlic Lime Chicken

Ingredients:
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 Teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon thyme
6 boneless/skinless chicken breasts
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 Cup chicken broth
4 tablespoons lime juice


Directions:
In a bowl, mix together first 7 ingredients. Sprinkle mixture on both sides of chicken breasts.
In a skillet, heat butter and olive oil together over medium high heat. Sauté chicken until golden brown on each side, about 5 minutes on either side or until no longer pink in the center. Remove chicken and add lime juice and chicken broth to the pan, whisking up the browned bits off the bottom of the pan. Keep cooking until sauce has reduced slightly. Add chicken back to the pan to thoroughly coat and serve.

Serves 6

I've cooked this a few times, and we really like it. I thought it would be too spicy for Roselyn, but she liked it (dipped in ranch). You could cut back on some of the cayenne and paprika if you wanted it less spicy. This is good served with rice.

Oriental Chicken w/ rice

1 cup of Soy Sauce
1/3 cup of rice vinegar
1 tsp of sesame oil (or vegetable if you prefer a less oriental flavor)
garlic powder to taste

3 lbs of chicken breast (if you use more chicken you will need to increase the sauce)

Mix the first ingredients together and pour over raw chicken. Let marinade a few hours (or all day for even more flavor.) Grill on your outside grill. Eat over white, brown or fried rice. This is SO simple and SO flavorful and good!

Italian Pot Roast

This is a simple, yummy recipe that serves 8.

2 1/2 lb roast
1 medium onion, sliced
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 pkg Italian Dressing Mix
2 (8oz) cans of No Salt Added tomato sauce (I could not find them so I just left the 1/4 tsp salt out of mine and used the regular tomato sauce)

Cut the roast in half (so that is cooks evenly) and place it in the bottom of your slow cooker. Slice the onions and add those and the rest of the ingredients to the slow cooker. Put the lid on and cook on high for 5 hours (or until done.) You can also cook on high for 1 hour and then on low for 7 hours if you need to.

Super Easy Taco Bake

I was scanning the dinner kits in the Mexican food section at Walmart the other day, looking for something quick and easy for dinner that night. They had a boxed "Taco Bake" that looked good, so I read the back of the box and decided to try it from scratch instead of paying for their overpriced pre-packaged thing. Luke and I both really liked it, so I thought I'd share.

Put a little salsa or taco sauce in a 9x13 baking dish, just to "grease" it.
Layer the following:
1. Flour tortillas, torn into pieces
2. Hamburger, cooked with taco seasoning according to package directions
3. Shredded cheese

Repeat layers.

Bake at 350 for about 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

Top each serving with lettuce, tomato, and sour cream.