Easy Pork (Carnitas) for burritos or tacos

Crock Pot Pork for Burritos.
I use a chunk of Pork (Cost Co has a 4 pack-use one freeze the rest)
Place in crock Pot
Cover with favorite Salsa.
Cook on low 10-12 hours
Shred pork, add more salsa or taco seasoning to taste
Place on tortillas and add your favorite toppings!
EASY

Mrs. Thomas Jambalaya

This recipe was given to me by Anna Reese, her Mom Laura Thomas makes the best Jambalaya! This is one of my go to recipes for a yummy easy dinner!

Momma Laura's Jambalaya

1 onion chopped
1 green bell pepper chopped (if you don't like bell peppers you can leave this out)
4 celery stalks chopped
1 small can of diced tomatoes
2 cloves of garlic
1/2# shrimp
1/2# sausage (Louisiana hot links or similar)
2 chicken breast (boneless,skinless)
1 cup white rice
2 cups chicken stock or broth

1. Boil the chicken in enough water to cover the chicken, when cooked through pull out and let cool a bit. After chicken is completely cooked cut into chunks or shredd.
2. In a 3-5 qt pot with a lid, Sauté the chopped veggies in olive oil, adding the chopped garlic toward the end.
3. Add sausage to veggies pot
4. Add rice and tomatoes with juice to veggies pot
5. Add 2 cups chicken broth and chicken to veggie pot and bring to a boil
6. Turn down heat, put the lid on the pot and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the water is absorbed and the rice is cooked. Stir the mixture every once in a while so that the rice doesn't stick or burn to the hottest part of the pot.
7. If using short grain rice, only use 1 1/2 cups chicken stock.
NOTE: if you use shrimp add it to the last 10-15 minutes of cooking time. You don't want to over cook the shrimp.
If you don't use shrimp just add a little more sausage.
The dish will be kinda wet, not dry like when you normally make rice.
Enjoy!

No Peep Dinner

No Peep Dinner

2 lbs. lean, boneless stew meat
1 can cream of mushroom soup
1 - 4oz. can of mushroom stems and piece (you can use fresh or you can leave it out)
1 package dry onion soup mix
1/2 cup red wine
3/4 to 1 cup water

Place stew meat in the bottom of a roasting pan. Season with pepper, but NO salt. Pour all other ingredients on top of meat. No need to stir. Cover and cook in 325 degree oven for three hours. Do not peep while cooking. Meat shuld be very tender, and you will have a rich brown gravy. Serve with rice or noodles.

Tater Tot Casserole from "Feeding the Flock FUMC Marshall, TX"

This is easy and it is good.

1lb. ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 can Cream of Mushroom soup
1 bag tater tots
1 tsp minced garlic
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 to 2 cups shredded chedder cheese

Brown the meat with the onion and garlic, add salt and pepper then drain the fat off the beef. Mix the drained meat with the Cream of Mushroom soup. Place in a baking dish. Top the meat with the tater tots. Bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. Sprinkle the cheddar cheese on top. Cook an additional 5 minutes or until the cheese is melted.

I served this with Aunt C's Asparagus. Have a pot of boiling water. Cut a little off the bottom of the asparagus. Remove the spikes.O you can make them like Julia Child's and peel the tough skin off with a potato peeler, be careful not to peel too much off. Once the asparagus is preped, put it into the boiling water until it is just barly soft. Take the asparagus out of the boiling water and put it into cold water with ice, this will make it stop cooking and make it crisp. Take the asparagus out of the cold water, sprinkle with lemon juice and kosher salt to taste.