Saturday, August 11, 2012

Crock Pot Nacho (toppings)

Yesterday I made this recipe called Chalupa Dinner Bowl... PROPS to the southern living cookbook, I based my recipe off of.
It turned out amazing! I will tweak it next time, but it was really excellent. I have been trying to use my crock pot more often now because it is so extremal hot outside, I can't bear to turn on the oven and my stove has been NUTS lately. Well, yesterday while I was putting all the ingredients into the crock the guy came to fix my stove!!! YA! After working on it for-Ev-er! he finally succeeded! YAY! I have FOUR working burners, finally! Thank you stove guy!

I forgot to take a picture of the big plate I made for myself, I was starving, but here is the kids plate.
Recipe: (how I made it)
1 (3 lb.) Boneless Pork Loin Roast
1 lb. dry pinto beans
1 (7oz) Can diced green chilies
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp. organic garlic spice (I was out of fresh garlic, EGD!)
1 tsp salt
8 fresh oregeno leaves, diced or torn
1 tsp ground cumin
1 small can Rotel w/ lime and cilantro
1 (32 oz) carton of Chicken Broth(reduced sodium)

Toppings:
2 Cups monterey jack cheese, shredded (duh)
3-4 diced jalapenoes
sour cream
1/2 head of lettuce shredded
1 Bag of organic blue corn chips

Directions:
So first I sorted and rinsed my pinto beans.
Then I layed the pork loin over the beans.
Next I dumped the next SIX ingredients in the pot and proceeded to pour the chicken broth on top.
I covered the pot and cooked on High about 2 hours then switched it to low, because I didn't gauge my time correctly. After about 1 hour on low I put it back on high so it would be done by 4pm. So I think I cooked it on high for 6 hours, low for 1 hour and at 4 pm I dumped in the Rotel. I switched it back to low and let it simmer for about another 1/2 hour. Then... I got my grub on. LOL

This dish was delicious. (I think Next time I will cook it on low all day and I will probably use a few more oregeno leaves and a bit more chili powder. I was really good!)

Taste:4/5 only because it was a little too wet, I think next time I will drain the rotel so as not to add any liquid at the end of cooking.
Will I make this again? YES! It was super easy. It took no time at all to assemble and the kids and I loved it!
Times I dropped things: uhhhh I should really write this part down, like keep a tally because I honestly don't remember this time. Oh well.

Gotta love it!

God made me special!

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