Shredded Pork Sandwiches

These little numbers are made with the leftover pork from my roast a few nights ago.

Ingredients:

1 loaf of fresh French Bread, leftover pork from roast (I barely made a dent in my leftovers), 1 stick of butter (at room temp) & sliced provolone cheese.

The first thing I did was pop the meat in the microwave. It took abut 6ish minutes to heat up all the way.

Next you slice up the loaf of bread.

Then you take your stick of butter and melt about half of it onto a hot griddle.

Lay the slices of bread on the griddle.

Let them brown for a minute or two and then flip them.

(you can spread a bit more butter on the non-toasted sides if you want. I did, of course)

Now you grab your shredded pork. Place a spoonful of pork onto 8 of the pieces of toast.

I used my PC Large Scoop...it equals about 3 Tbsp.

Next, put a slice of Provolone cheese on top of the meat.

Top each one with another slice of toast.

Flip them a few times to get the cheese melting.

Doesn't get much easier than that!

Dip them in some Dijon mustard and...perfection.

:)

Beefy Nachos

I made this last week as a ghetto meal. I was then told that it was in fact, NOT ghetto and I needed to make it again....soon.

Ingredients:

1lb ground beef, 1 packet taco seasoning, tortilla chips, 1 can of black beans, 1 can of petite diced tomatoes, 1 bag of shredded nacho/taco blend cheese

Throw the meat into a skillet.

Cook it until it's nice and browned.

Add some water (However much it says on the seasoning packet. Mine called for 3/4 cup)

Then add the taco seasoning.

Mix that together and then add the canned tomatoes.

The meat is done and ready for nacho making!

OK....this is my PC Stoneware Bar Pan. Another one of my great loves in the kitchen. Isn't it pretty? I'm working on getting it nice and seasoned...thus the dirty look to it.

OK...dump the chips onto the bar pan. *You can totally use a cookie sheet, but I prefer the stone. Nothing burns to it and it keeps the nachos nice and warm while you eat your first serving...there WILL be seconds. :)

Next, drain and rinse your black beans. Put them on top of the chips.

Add some cheese.

Put the meat on top.

Aaaaaaaand some more cheese.

You can really add whatever you want...olives, jalapenos, green onions.  I left it at this.

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.

And that's it!

:)

The Most Delicious Pork Roast EVER

I made this on Saturday night and I am still salivating over it. Maybe I was just REALLY hungry, but I am going to totally brag and call myself a wicked awesome cook because this baby was so dang good.

Ingredients:

A big, huge pork shoulder roast, 1 packet of onion soup mix, 1 bottle of Italian salad dressing

 I got a great deal on this roast.

OK, trim the fat & plop that bad boy in a crock pot.

Add about a cup of water.

Mix the dressing and the onion soup mix. Pour it over the roast.

Cook it on low for 8 hrs.

I then pulled it out and removed the meat from the bone. Basically made pulled pork. The meat literally fell apart. I removed some of the fat as well. While the meat was out of the crock pot, I added some cornstarch to the juice that was in the crock pot. Then I threw the meat back in and let it sit for another 15 minutes.

Done. I made some mashed potatoes (of course) and some fresh green beans for the side.

Oh sweet savory deliciousness.

I set aside about 1/3 of the meat for a meal later on this week.

The rest fed 4 adults and 2 kids...BIG servings.

It was seriously good. SO good.