Peach Kabobs

 Yummy grilling season is upon us.I was trying to think of new combinations to grill this season (and of course thinking of healthy). Super simple and packs a lot of taste of as well.

Ingredients:
~ a package of pork chops (I then cut them into cubes)
~ 2 peaches
~ 1 red onion
~ soy sauce
~ garlic
~ skewers

The night before I was going to grill, I cut the pork chops and red onion. I marinated it in some soy sauce and garlic. The next day I was ready to assemble the kabobs. Cut the peaches thick enough so that they'll string through the skewer. Make whatever combo you want on the skewer. I made 6 kabobs with what we had. Basically each skewer had 3 pieces of pork...2 peach pieces..and 2 onion slices. Tom put them out on the grill and there you go a nice dinner under 20 minutes.

I paired it with an old favorite of ours: http://sarahwawerek.blogspot.com/2015/06/clean-eating-spicy-lime-black-beans.html
I did substitute the quinoa with orzo since we had a box of it in the pantry.
Pork could also be substituted with chicken or steak and I'm sure it would still be delicious!

Red Wine Pork

I probably say this a lot, but this meal was delicious. I loved it at dinner...and just as much the next day for lunch leftovers. Camden was in love with this meal as well and ate it for a couple of days. LOL!

I have no idea what the real name of this one is called...but try it...it's yummy :)

 

You will need:

Pork Boneless roast (I usually get the pork over at Walmart from Smithfield. I find it cooks great in my slow cooker)

~ one envelope of the onion soup mix (You can make your own but I had one of these in pantry I wanted to use up, I'll post the make your own version down below the pic).

1/2 cup red cooking wine
4 cloves of minced garlic
2 tablespoons soy sauce
3/4 cup water
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper

 

Now what to do with this all:

Place your pork in the slow cooker.

Add all of your liquids.

Rub half of the onion mix on the pork. The rest place in the water mixture.

Rub the garlic and black pepper on the pork.

I cook mine on slow for 12 hours and it is soo moist and easy to shred.

 

Make your own onion mix:

1⁄4 cup dried onion flakes
2 tablespoons low-sodium beef bouillon granules
1⁄4 teaspoon onion powder
1⁄4 teaspoon parsley flakes
1⁄8 teaspoon celery seed
1⁄8 teaspoon paprika
1⁄8 teaspoon pepper



21 Day Fix approved Carnitas

Like any busy Mommy, I love my crock pot. This recipe provides left over for lunches. Make at the beginning of the week and you can spread your left over the course of the week; which is great. This was so yummy my 1 year old totally approved!!

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs of Pork Loin
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 1/2 cup of water

To make the rub combine:

• 2 tbsp of chili powder
• 2 tsp of cumin
• 1 tsp of ground coriander
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp oregano

Directions:

Mix all spices together except the bay leaf in a bowl.
Rub down the entire pork loin with the spices and place in your slow cooker.
Add the bay leaf and water and cook on low for 6-8 hours.  Keep an eye on the pork just to make sure the water doesn't absorb and it dries out.  If you have to add more liquid please do.
Your pork should pull apart easily so you can shred it.

Once you it is able to be shredded take it from the crock pot, shred and then place back into the crock pot.  Stir the meat to coat with the juices.

Cilantro Lime Dressing:

Greek yogurt

1/4 Cup Fresh Lime Juice

1/4 Cup Fresh Cilantro Chopped

1 lime cut into wedges for garnish

Combine these ingredients in a bowl for the dressing and set aside.

Add what you want to your carnitas:
~ black beans
~ lettuce
~tomato
~ cheese

Enjoy!