Hands down, one of my favorite Slow Cooker meals is these Slow Cooker Carnitas. For decades, I’ve made Mexican Shredded Beef or Pork in the slow cooker (link & photo below), but Carnitas? Only more recently, but they quickly edged out that recipe and other favorites!
Crisp in a skillet in a bit of oil – drizzle with some of the juices!
If you’re looking for a fabulous budget-friendly recipe, look no further than these Pulled Pork Black Bean Burritos. They start from humble beginnings, a bit of pulled pork, but never in a million years would you guess these are quickly tossed together from leftovers!
Pulled Pork Black Bean Burritos – a foil wrap holds them together and gives the tortilla that Chipotle’s texture.
This Italian gnocchi skillet with Italian sausage, Swiss chard (or kale), and cherry tomatoes is proof that weeknight meals can be fast, fabulous, and frugal. Give it a shower of Parmesan when finished, and in under 30 minutes, you’ve got yourself a skillet bursting with flavors, textures, and just the right amount of indulgence.
Gnocchi with Italian Sausage, Swiss Chard, Cherry Toatoes
It’s so hot here in Georgia, it’s hard to believe fall is coming – but one thing that signals fall, beyond the weather? Great prices on pork and plenty of apples showing up at the store. That’s what inspired this Apple Sausage Stuffed Pork Tenderloin!
Apple & Sausage Stuffed Pork Tenderloin
So I was watching Diner’s Drive-Ins and Dives (funny, but a lot of my conversations start out like this) and I saw the most amazing looking food from Tiki Iniki a restaurant in Princeton, Hawaii on their episode International Infusion. They featured their Sweet Sticky Sweet Ribs, and I had to ask myself, “Am I a Sticky Sweet Ribs person?” I was soon to find out, although the recipe I made isn’t the same as the ribs at Tiki Iniki, it’s definitely adapted from their recipe – think of this recipe as a “fabulously frugalized” version of their ribs.
Sticky Sweet Ribs