Pulled Pork Tacos

the goods:

2 cups salsa, plus more for serving

2 tablespoons chili powder

2 tablespoons dried oregano

2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 pounds boneless pork butt or shoulder, trimmed of excess fat

flour tortillas

cheese
sour cream

shredded lettuce

avocado

In a slow cooker, combine salsa, chili powder, oregano, cocoa, and salt. Add pork and turn to coat.

Cook, covered, until the meat is tender and pulls apart easily, on high for 4 to 5 hours or on low for 7 to 8 hours. Using 2 forks, transfer pork to a bowl and shred, adding cooking liquid to moisten as needed.

Once pork is cooked, add to your tortilla and serve with desired toppings.

Tortellini Soup

the goods:

1/2 onion, chopped

1 garlic, minced

1 T. olive oil

1 1/2 lbs. ground sausage

5 cans beef broth

1 1/2 tsp. oregano

1 1/2 tsp. basil

2 c. chopped carrots

2 cans Italian-seasoned chopped tomatoes

2-3 chopped zucchini (I love veggies, so I usually do 3, but you do what you like. Just eye it.)

2 T. parsley

1 pkg. frozen cheese tortellini, OR I get the cheese tortelini that's in the refrigerated section, and I buy the bigger pack and use the whole thing in the soup.

Saute' onion and garlic in olive oil. Add sausage and brown. Add beef broth, oregano, and basil. Add carrots and tomatoes. Simmer for 30 minutes. 5-10 minutes before serving serving, add zucchini, parsley and tortellini.

**This is SO good. I love the chunky vegetables with the noodles.

Jambalya

Ah! Sweet southern comfort food! I love food in the south. There is so much flavor in the food that just wants you to keep eating more. Karlee raved about this Jambalaya, so I had to make it. And she was definitely right......MMMMM good.
Okay, so I know this isn't a slow cooker, but same diff....rice cooker---slow cooker---blah, blah, blah.

the goods:

Rice Cooker

1 stick of butter or margarine, cubed

1 1/8 c. raw rice

1 (15 oz) can ranch beans with jalapenos**

1 lb. smoked sausage, sliced and slightly cooked in pan til browned

1 (14 oz) can beef broth

1 onion, chopped

1/2 green bell pepper, chopped

3 garlic cloves, minced

3 green onion tops, chopped

parsley, a few shakes

Combine all ingredients in a rice cooker and turn on rice cooker. After cooker shuts off, let stand, covered, for approximately 20 minutes before serving.

Serves 4

**I couldn't find the ranch beans w/ jalapenos, so I just bought the ranch beans and bought a fresh jalapeno, only used half of it, and chopped it up!

Add your favorite side salad to help fill ya up!!