Pork Chops and Sweet Potatoes

 

• 4 pork chops

• salt and pepper to taste

• 2 onions, sliced into rings

• 2 sweet potatoes, sliced

• 2 apples - peeled, cored, and sliced into rings

• 3 tablespoons brown sugar

• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper

• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2. Season pork chops with salt and pepper to taste, and arrange in a medium oven safe skillet. Top pork chops with onions, sweet potatoes, and apples. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Season with 2 teaspoons pepper and 1 teaspoon salt.

3. Cover, and bake 1 hour in the preheated oven, until sweet potatoes are tender and pork chops have reached an internal temperature of 145 degrees F (63 degrees C).

For crockpot, add broth and cook on low 8 hours. 

Crock Pot Mac and Cheese

 This slow cooker macaroni and cheese takes less than 10 minutes to get into the Crock Pot and then it’s ready to go!

1. Boil pasta for about 2 minutes less than the package indicates.
2. While pasta is boiling, shred the sharp cheddar cheese.
3. Put all of the ingredients into the slow cooker and cook per the recipe below.

Tips for Perfection

• Pasta – Do not overcook the pasta, it should be very firm after boiling. Rinsing the pasta stops it from cooking.
• Cheese – Shred the cheese from a block, pre-shredded cheeses do not work as well.
• Cooking time – Check the pasta early, slow cookers can vary.
• Double the recipe – A single batch of this slow-cooker mac is cooked in a 4qt slow cooker. To double this recipe, cook in a 6QT crockpot.  Cook on high for 2 1/2 hours, stirring after 1 hour and 2 hours.  (When stirring, try to do it as quickly as possible to keep the heat inside).
• Make ahead –  To prepare this ahead of time, mix all of the ingredients except the pasta. The pasta can be cooked ahead, rinsed, and cooled. Combine the pasta and sauce ingredients in the crock pot just before cooking.
• Baking in the oven –  If you prefer or if you are short on time, you can bake this in the oven (and I have many many times!) Preheat the oven to 350°F. Bake 30 minutes covered and 30 minutes uncovered.

Credit: https://www.spendwithpennies.com/ultra-cream-mac-n-cheese-in-the-slow-cooker/

Baked Apples

 

Recipe Ingredients

• Apples (about four Granny Smith apples fit comfortably into my slow cooker).
• Dried cranberries (or raisins, or leave these out entirely).
• Brown sugar 
• Butter (or margarine)
• Cinnamon and allspice (you can leave the allspice out if you like but I love how it enhances the cinnamon. Also, if you are a nutmeg lover you can add that as well. I’ve never been a nutmeg fan so I avoid it).
• You can also add pecans, walnuts, oats, or anything else you come up with! 

1. Place your brown sugar, dried cranberries or raisins, and cinnamon and allspice (or whatever spices you are using) in a small bowl and stir them up really well.
2. Now place the cored apples in the bottom of your slow cooker and use a spoon to fill each apple with your sugar mixture.
3. Top each one with a pat of butter. 

4. Add in 1/2 cup of water and cover with lid. Cook on low for 6 to 8 hours or on high for 3 to 4 hours for large apples. I used five small to medium apples, so I cooked mine on high for 2.5 hours, or until tender.

5. I recommend checking them after 3 to 4 hours on low and after 1 hour on high.

Credit: https://www.southernplate.com/crock-pot-baked-apples/

Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

YIELDS: 8 serving(s)

• PREP TIME: 

  15 mins

  COOK TIME: 

  4 hrs

  TOTAL TIME: 

  4 hrs 15 mins

  Ingredients

  • 1 lb. 

    Diced Butternut Squash, Peeled And Seeded

  • 5 

    leaves Fresh Sage, Minced

  • 2 tsp. 

    Fresh Thyme Leaves

  • 1 

    Small Onion, Chopped

  • 3 

    cloves Garlic, Chopped

  • 1/2 c. 

    Vegetable Stock

  • 1 lb. 

    Dry Elbow Macaroni, Cooked According To Package Directions

  • 1 tbsp. 

    Salt

  • 8 oz. 

    weight Shredded Cheddar

  • 4 oz. 

    weight Cream Cheese

  • 
    
  • Directions

  • Place butternut squash, sage, thyme, onion, garlic and vegetable stock in the slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 4 hours, or low for 8 hours. Use an immersion blender or regular blender and puree the vegetables.
    
    Make sure the slow cooker is set to warm. Add puree, pasta, salt, and cheeses to the slow cooker. Stir until well combined and cheeses have melted. Season with salt to taste and serve.

Traditional Greek Salad

 

• 4 Tomatoes, diced
• 1 Cucumber, peeled & diced
• 1 Red Bell Pepper, diced
• 4 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Oregano, Dried or Fresh, season to taste
• Kosher Salt, season to taste
• 1/2 cup Feta Cheese (or nondairy cheese like Kite Hill), cut into chunks

1. Place all of the ingredients in a large bowl and gently mix well.

credit to: https://www.fitfabfodmap.com/traditional-greek-salad/

Kayla's dinner 1

 Ground chicken

Sweet onion

Water chestnuts

Hoisin sauce

Rice vinegar

Soy sauce

Siracha

Salt/Pepper/Garlic powder

Romaine lettuce, cucumbers, avocado, green onions

Perfect Prime Rib

 

Ingredients

• 1 prime rib roast with or without bone (any size)
• Garlic powder
• Salt
• Pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 550F degrees.
Make a rub of salt, pepper and garlic powder and apply to meat. Place meat in a shallow roasting pan fat side up.
Roast at 550 at 5 minutes per pound for RARE, or 6 minutes per pound for MEDIUM and 7 minutes per pound for WELL DONE.
Turn off oven at the end of cooking time and DO NOT OPEN OVEN DOOR

FOR TWO HOURS.
At the end of the 2 hours, remove meat from oven to slice; it comes out perfect everytime.

https://recipesandkitchen.com/perfect-prime-rib/