Chipotle is my all time favorite "restaurant" since I've made the clean eating switch, but I live in the boonies in a little town that is LITERALLY named Between. Needless to say, Between doesn't have a Chipotle. The closest one is about 35 minutes away, and that's just too far most days. When I'm jonesin' for a burrito bowl, I make create one of these precious combos at the house. The great part of these is that you can create it however it works for you!
Ingredients:
Pulled Pork
Grilled Veggies (bell peppers, onions, mushrooms)
Brown Rice
Corn Salsa
1 tsp. Plain Greek Yogurt (substitiution for sour cream)
Lettuce
Add the ingredients into a delicious deep bowl.
Hint: Lettuce first, rice next, grilled veggies, salsa, and then a tsp. of yogurt.
Crock Pot Pulled Pork:
2 lb. lean pork loin
1 large jar of Salsa Verde (make sure no sugar is not an ingredient)
Steak seasoning
Put all ingredients in a crock pot and cook for 6-8 hours on low. Pull apart with forks when done.
Corn Salsa:
2-4 ears of local corn or 1 cup of frozen non-GMO corn
1 small jalapeno
cilantro (diced amount- a tablespoon or two)
1 small onion
lime
Dice onion, jalapeno and cilantro finely, making sure to remove the seeds and veins. Don't pull a Meggie and touch your eyes for several hours! It burns, oh how it burns!!
Slice the kernels off the cobb into a storage bowl, and with the back of your knife, scrape some milk off the cobb into the bowl as well (you won't need much, just enough to keep everything moist.) Add in the onion and cilantro. Then add the jalapeno- based on the spicy level you like- and the juice from a lime.
Hint: If you don't want to bite into a piece of jalapeno, you can always throw in a half of the pepper undiced, and remove it when you're ready to use the salsa.
Pictures to come later :) I really stink at taking pictures, y'all. My belly wants food right away.
Friday, January 3, 2014
Wednesday, January 1, 2014
Yogurt Mix-ins
I have a confession. I can't eat my greek yogurt plain. I just can't do it, y'all. I like the way it tastes with the fruit mixed in! But unfortunately, the sugar added in is just too much for this gal. Enter: Yogurt Mix-Ins.
Yogurt Fruit Mix-Ins
3 cups of frozen fruit
1/3 cup of Truvia
1 tsp. of vanilla extract (avoid HFCS)
1 tsp. of Xanthan Gum powder
Boil fruit until thawed and mushy (Stir constantly to avoid burning.) Add in the other ingredients until completely mixed in and remove from heat. At this point, you can add to a food processor if you don't want fruit pieces, or strain through a fine metal strainer if you don't like seeds.
Spoon into a glass jar and let cool. Once cool, keep in the fridge. Add to your plain greek yogurt or steel cut oats as needed... yum!
I cooked two different versions today: mixed berry, which I left alone; and mango, which weren't getting mushy enough in the pan, so I processed in the food processor.
Yogurt Fruit Mix-Ins
3 cups of frozen fruit
1 tsp. of vanilla extract (avoid HFCS)
1 tsp. of Xanthan Gum powder
Boil fruit until thawed and mushy (Stir constantly to avoid burning.) Add in the other ingredients until completely mixed in and remove from heat. At this point, you can add to a food processor if you don't want fruit pieces, or strain through a fine metal strainer if you don't like seeds.
Spoon into a glass jar and let cool. Once cool, keep in the fridge. Add to your plain greek yogurt or steel cut oats as needed... yum!
I cooked two different versions today: mixed berry, which I left alone; and mango, which weren't getting mushy enough in the pan, so I processed in the food processor.
New Years Beans
In honor of New Years, and to get rid of the Christmas ham bone in the fridge, I was going to make black eyed peas, but alas, I didn't have any! Not wanting to start the year spending money, I shopped my pantry and found some Great Northern Beans. I make these beans in a pressure cooker instead of soaking beans or boiling the beans all day, but it certainly can be done that way.
New Years Beans
1 package of dried black eyed peas, soaked (I used 2 cans of Northern Beans this time)
1 ham bone or 1/4 lb. of ham cooked
1 onion roughly chopped
1 cup of water (or broth)
1/2 tsp. of red pepper flakes
2 tsp. of black pepper
salt to taste (a lot of hams are preserved with salt)
Pressure Cooker Method:
Add all ingredients, except for salt, into the pressure cooker. Set on high pressure and cook for 1 hour. Follow your machines directions to open machine, and taste. If you need to add salt, start slow!
Tip: If you forget to soak your beans, don't fret! Add 1 1/2 cups of water to your pressure cooker and adjust cooking time by 30 more minutes. Sigh a breathe of relief, and thank Jesus for pressure cookers :)
Old School Method:
Add all ingredients into a large pot and set to simmer. Check throughout the day, adding water when you need to.
New Years Beans
1 package of dried black eyed peas, soaked (I used 2 cans of Northern Beans this time)
1 ham bone or 1/4 lb. of ham cooked
1 onion roughly chopped
1 cup of water (or broth)
1/2 tsp. of red pepper flakes
2 tsp. of black pepper
salt to taste (a lot of hams are preserved with salt)
Pressure Cooker Method:
Add all ingredients, except for salt, into the pressure cooker. Set on high pressure and cook for 1 hour. Follow your machines directions to open machine, and taste. If you need to add salt, start slow!
Tip: If you forget to soak your beans, don't fret! Add 1 1/2 cups of water to your pressure cooker and adjust cooking time by 30 more minutes. Sigh a breathe of relief, and thank Jesus for pressure cookers :)
Old School Method:
Add all ingredients into a large pot and set to simmer. Check throughout the day, adding water when you need to.
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