Costa Vida Sweet Pork Burritos

Sweet Pork
2 pounds boneless pork roast
19 oz. red enchilada sauce
1 can dr. pepper
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. garlic salt
1 1/2 c. brown sugar
1 tbsp. fresh cilantro, chopped

Combine all ingredients in crockpot. Cook for 8 hours. Shred pork with forks.

Cilantro Lime Rice
3 c. cooked white rice
1 tsp. lime zest, minced (optional)
2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
2-3 tbsp. cilantro, finely minced

Toss lime juice and cilantro with cooked rice.

Cilantro Ranch Dressing
1 package Hidden Valley buttermilk ranch dressing, prepared according to directions
2 tomatillos
1/4 bunch cilantro
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup lime juice
1/8 tsp. tabasco

1. Peel tomatillos and cut into fourths. Rinse cilantro and remove large stems.
2. Pour prepared ranch dressing in a blender, add cilantro, tomatillos, garlic, lime juice, and tabasco. Blend until cilantro is finely chopped.
3. Refrigerate for 2 hours, or until dressing is thickened.

Assembly of burritos:
large warm tortilla, cilantro lime rice, black or pinto beans, sweet pork, shredded cheese, cilantro ranch dressing. Add shredded lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, and pico de gallo if desired.

Pizza Casserole

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs ground beef, browned and drained
• 1 box of Penne pasta
• 2 jars of pizza sauce
• 1/2 an onion (or more if you like onion)
• 1 tsp. garlic powder*
• 2 Tbs. season salt (more or less to taste)*
• 2 c. mozzarella cheese (or more if you love cheese)
• 1 pack of sliced pepperoni and/or any toppings you like on pizza. peppers, mushrooms, olives, etc.
  
• salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions:

Prepare pasta according to directions, drain water and set aside. Mix pasta, sauces, hamburger and 1 cup of the pepperoni together and put into a lightly greased 9 x 13 baking pan.

Put more pepperoni on top or just stir it all up in there.

Cover with cheese (as much as you like) and bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the sauce is bubbling.

Hearty Spaghetti Sauce

1 lb. ground beef
1 lb. italian sausage
1 onion, finely chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 bellpepper, chopped
1 zucchini, chopped
2 T. basil
1 ½ tsp. salt
2 (14.5oz) cans diced tomatoes
2 (6 oz.) cans tomato paste

Brown beef and sausage. Slowly, spoon off excess fat. Add onion and garlic. When onions are clear, add basil, salt, tomato paste, and tomatoes. Simmer, uncovered, 45-50 min stirring occasionally.

Manicotti Shells

1 - 1 lb. box of large pasta shells or manicotti noodles

2 - jars or spaghetti sauce

2 - eggs

1 - 16oz container of cottage cheese

4 - cups shredded mozzarella

1 1/2 cups grated parmesan

2 - cups spinach (loosely packed)

1 - lb. sausage (ground beef or ground turkey)

Cook noodles for 3 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water. Cook sausage. Add spaghetti sauce. Let simmer. In a large mixing bowl beat eggs, add cottage cheese or ricotta, 3 cups mozzeralla, 1 cup parmesan and finely chopped spinach. Mix well.

Stuff shells with a heaping tablespoon full of cheese mixture. Cover with sauce, remaining mozzarella and parmesan.

Cover with foil and bak at 350 for 60 minutes. Uncover and cook until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Honey Lime Chicken Enchiladas

Ingredients:
Marinade -
6 tablespoons honey
5 tablespoons lime juice (1 large lime)
1 tablespoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder


1 pound chicken, cooked and shredded
8-10 flour tortillas (I used whole wheat tortillas)
1 pound monterey jack cheese, shredded
16 ounces green enchilada sauce
1 cup heavy cream



Directions:
1. Whisk the first four ingredients and toss with shredded chicken in a Zip-loc bag.
2. Let it marinate for at least a 1/2 hour, but preferably a half day or so.
3. Pour about 1/2 cup enchilada sauce on the bottom of a 9X13 baking pan.
4. Fill the tortillas with chicken, saving marinade, and shredded cheese, saving about 1 cup of cheese to sprinkle on top of enchiladas.
5. Put tortillas in 9x13 pan as you go.
6. Mix the remaining enchilada sauce with the cream and leftover marinade (if there is any).
7. Pour sauce on top of the enchiladas.
8. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
9. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes until brown and crispy on top.

Chream cheese chicken enchiladas

12 tortillas
1 lb cooked chicken
1 lb cream cheese
4 oz can green chilies
28 oz Green enchilada sauce
4 cups shredded cheese

Grease 13x9 pan. Add 1 cup Enchilada sauce to pan. Mix chicken, cream cheese and chilies. Warm tortillas till pliable. Place tortilla in enchilada sauce in the pan til covered. Add a scoop full of the chicken mixture and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Then roll the tortilla. Place seam side down. Cover all 12 tortillas with shredded cheese. Bake @350 till warm.

Not your average Baked Ziti

1 lb. ziti noodles

1 28 oz. can of petite diced tomatoes (remove and discard 1/4 cup juice)

2-3 cups red bell pepper finely sliced

8 oz. shredded cheddar cheese

8 oz. shredded jack cheese

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. pepper

1 cup half n' half

Boil noodles and rinse with cold water. Add bell peppers, cheddar cheese and jack cheese. Remove 1/4 cup of juice from the tomatoes and discard. Add the can of tomatoes and salt and pepper. Stir well.

Lightly grease a 9x13 pan. Add ziti. Pour half n' half evenly over ziti. Cover with foil and bake for 20 -25 minutes at 350. Uncover and bake 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted. Top with seasoned breadcrumbs in the last few minutes if desired.

Harvest Pork Chops

Ingredients:

6 Pork Chops

1 Tablespoon Butter½ cup Apple Juice 8 oz cranberry sauce whole 2 teaspoon cornstarch 1 teaspoon brown sugar ½ teaspoon orange rind grated

X6

36 Pork Chops

6 Tablespoon Butter3 cup Apple Juice 3 16 oz cans  cranberry sauce whole 1/4 cup cornstarch 2 tablespoons brown sugar 1 tablespoon orange rind grated

Brown pork chops in butter over medium high heat for four minutes, turning once.  Pour apple juice over pork chops.  Bring to boil, cover and reduce heat, simmer 5-6 minutes, or until done.  Transfer pork chops to platter saving half of juice from skillet. 

Sauce.  Add cranberry sauce, corn starch, brown sugar, finely shredded orange peel to sauce in skillet.  Cook and stir over medium heat, until thick and bubbly.  Cook two minutes more serve with pork chops 

Freezer notes.  Freeze pork chops in gallon bag.  Thaw and bake 350 for 30 minutes or put in crock pot on low for 4-6 hours. If sauce gets thin, thicken with cornstarch. Serve with mashed potatoes, stuffing and steamed veggies. 

Cafe Corn Chowder

Ingredients
¼-cup butter, (½-stick)
6 tablespoons chopped onion
¾-cup diced celery
2-½ cups water
2 cups cubed peeled red or russet potatoes, (½-inch)
2 cups frozen corn kernels, thawed
1 can creamed corn (14 oz)
2 tablespoons sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 dash of white pepper
3 tablespoons flour
3 cups half and half cream

Instructions

1. Melt butter in saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add in the flour and whisk until smooth and a roux forms (2 minutes).
3. Add onions and celery and sautée 5 minutes until soft but not brown.
4. Add water, potatoes, corn kernels, creamed corn, sugar, salt and pepper. Using a wire whisk, whisk until smooth.
5. Cover and simmer until potatoes are barely tender, about 30 minutes.
6. Add half and half and simmer uncovered until soup has thickened to a creamy consistency, about 15 minutes.
7. Season to taste with additional salt and pepper if needed.
8. Thaw in refridgerator and re-heat on the stove top on a low heat (Do not boil). Serve with bread and salad.

Broccoli Chicken Divan

6 flour Tortillas
1/2 lb Broccoli (thawed frozen or slightly cooked
1 lb Chicken, cooked, cubed or shredded
Cheese sauce (recipe follows)

Wrap a spoonful of chicken and broccoli, with a couple spoonfuls cheese sauce in tortilla, repeat until your pan is full. Freeze. take out and bake at 350 until heated through. Pour a little more sauce over all during last 10 minutes of baking.

Cheese Sauce
(This sauce made just enough for 6 meals so divide the cheese sauce ingredients by six to make one meal)
1/2 c butter
1/2 c flour
4 c chicken broth
6 c cheddar, shredded
4 c sour cream

Melt butter
Add flour to this, cook a bit to remove floury taste
Whisk in the broth and Worcestershire sauce
Gradually add cheese to broth mix, stir until melted
Take some of the cheese mixture and slowly add to sour cream to temper it
Add this back to the cheese mix, once sour cream mixture is warm

This cheese sauce freezes really well! You can use it for all kinds of dishes, add it to rice, pour over broccoli etc.