I Don’t Have Time to Make Dinner Dinner Recipe: Pulled Pork and Slaw

Written Tuesday Night at 6:08 p.m.

Okay folks, its crunch time. I have a paper due tomorrow and Glee is on at 8pm. This whole week is like that (minus the necessary tv viewing). So dinner is getting the short end of the stick. Luckily, I put a little forethought into the week, so our bellies will not suffer! To make up for my in-abilities, here is a picture just for pure cuteness:

On to dinner…Tonight I prepped one of the easiest and tastiest lazy meals I know. Slow cooker pulled pork! Now, in less busy times, I would make my own sauce, you know it is a bad week when I use the bottled stuff. But, you do what you can, and Sweet Baby Ray’s really is some good stuff!

I threw in my very favorite cole slaw recipe so you don’t think I am a total waste of space when I have a lot on my plate! I would have loved to have a pile of this slaw on top of my sandwich, it would have been perfect! But you all know how much I love pickles, so that was definitely the next best thing!

Pulled Pork

Ingredients:

  • 2 lb Pork Roast (you can sub chicken breast, turkey or brisket)
  • 1 bottle of Sweet Baby Ray’s Original BBQ Sauce
  • 1 cup water

Directions:

  • Place meat in your slow cooker
  • Pour the sauce directly on the meat
  • Put the water into the empty sauce bottle and shake the bottle to get remaining sauce.
  • Pour water mixture around meat
  • Put slow cooker on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours
  • 30 minutes before eating, use a fork or tongs to shred the meat
  • Allow shredded meat to cook for 30 more minutes

So Good Cole Slaw

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 head cabbage – chopped
  • 2 large grated carrots
  • 1 medium granny smith apple chopped finely
  • 1/2 cup reduced fat mayonnaise
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 1/4 cup skim milk
  • Juice of 1 medium-large lemon
  • 3 tablespoons vinegar
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

  • Mix together cabbage, carrots, and apple
  • In a separate bowl combine mayo, sugar, milk, lemon juice, vinegar and salt & pepper.
  • Mix together w/ wire whisk.
  • Add a little more lemon and vinegar to taste
  • Pour 3/4 of dressing over the veggies.
  • Toss until all is covered.
  • Pour remaining dressing over the top and leave to sit on top of salad.
  • Cover and refrigerate overnight
  • Mix-up salad and serve!

Recipe: Our New Fave – Chicken Cacciatore

A couple of weeks ago, I had a very bad NOT cooking week. It was hot out, I was cranky, and all I wanted is take-out chicken wings! So when I woke up that Tuesday morning, I thought I better get that chicken breast cooking in the slower cooker otherwise we will have to break down and order those take-out wings tonight!

I looked in the fridge and found some green pepper and onion, so chicken cacciatore it is! I didn’t have a recipe since I was not planning to cook, so I decided just to wing it and hope for the best.

When I finally got home from work I tasted my creation, and much to my surprise, it was fantastic! I was fully expecting this meal to be a flop, thinking I had not done enough for it to be in the least bit interesting, but it really was perfectly flavored! I had picked up some capers and super fresh ricotta on Sunday, and these were the perfect finishing touches to a great meal.

Since that week, this meal has become a regular in our rotation. I think the Purity Cheese Co. Ricotta (made locally in Quincy, MA.) is a serious crowning jewel on this dish. I pick mine up at Russo’s market. Seriously, you have to stop me from eating the stuff with a spoon…

I digress…here is the 411 on how to make this happen!

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb chicken breast tenders
  • 1 small onion (sliced)
  • 1 medium green pepper (sliced into small strips)
  • 4.5 oz can tomato paste
  • 10 oz can diced tomatoes (I used the ones w/ onion & garlic)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • salt to taste
  • 1-2 tbsp capers
  • Ricotta Cheese

Directions:

  • Place chicken breast in slow cooker
  • Throw in onions and peppers
  • Spread tomato paste over top
  • Pour in diced tomatoes and water
  • Stir carefully
  • Cook on low for 8 hours or high for 4 hours
  • 30 minutes before serving, add sugar & capers
  • Add salt to taste
  • Let continue to cook for 30 minutes
  • Make sure chicken is in bite size pieces
  • Serve over angel hair pasta with a scoop of fresh, cold ricotta
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