So I'm looking at my last post and I see that it was nearly 1 1/2 years ago. Whoops! Well, I'm back. We have 3 children now, and we are also dealing with a coast-to-coast relocation which has left me as a single parent for 6 months now. Ok, so I'm done making excuses as to why I haven't blogged. It's just been busy :) I'm proud to say that I am still cooking "real" meals for my children, even though it would be SO easy to get away with chicken nuggets and grilled cheese. This week I only cooked twice and it lasted me 4 dinners. Here's how I started:
On Tuesday, I made shredded pork wraps in the slow cooker. This is by FAR the easiest meal. You need a 2 lb pork tenderloin, 2T corn starch and 1 cup of salsa. Mix the 2T corn starch with 1/4 cup of the salsa. Spread in the bottom of your slow cooker. Place the pork on top of that and pour the remaining 3/4 cup of salsa over the pork. Cook on low for 6-8 hours and shred with 2 forks when done. Serve with tortillas and any fixings your family likes. I cut up bell pepper and avocado and also served with shredded cheese and more salsa.
I discovered the beauty of the slow cooker bag this week!!! Omigoodness, where have I been??? I cooked the shredded pork in a slow cooker bag. When it was done, I lifted the bag out of the slow cooker and just shredded the meat while it was still in the bag. The only thing I had to wash was the slow cooker lid! I immediately went out and bought 2 more boxes of the bags so I'm sure to not run out :)
My next blog will be about how I turned the shredded pork into honey lime green chile enchiladas. YUMMY!!
