Crock Pot Recipes

So I was talking with my mom this afternoon and she asked me for some ideas for a couple of make ahead crock pot dinners. She's incredibly busy and needs some good food that she doesn't have to labor over for a while. I thought I'd share the recipes here as well.

Mexican Pork Roast

Ingredients

• 1 Small pork roast
• 1 large jar of favorite salsa
• 1 beer; corona or something similar
• handful of Cumin
• 1/2 handful of smoked paprika
• handful of Ancho Chili powder
• Dash of Cayenne
• Salt as needed
  

Directions

• Mix spices together and rub on roast
• Add roast to Crockpot
• Dump out salsa on top of roast
• Pour beer on top of salsa and meat mixture (add some chicken stock if the mixture gets dry during the cooking process)
  
• Cook low and slow (6-8 hrs)
  
• Serve over minute rice with a dollop of sour cream or greek yogurt on top

Chickpea Chili

Ingredients

• 2 cans chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  
• 1 Onion, chopped
• 5 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 Tbl tomato paste
• handful of cumin
• pinch of salt
• dash of red pepper
• dash of cinnamon
• dash of turmeric
• 1 container Chicken stock (Kitchen Basics)
• 2/3 C green olives, sliced
• 1/2 C Golden raisins
• 1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
• 4 C peeled and chopped butternut squash (or sweet potatoes)
• 1 C frozen green peas, thawed
• 1/4 head of fresh Cilantro, rough chopped

Directions:

• Saute onion in oil
• Add tomato paste and spices, saute for 30 seconds
• Dump mixture in a crock pot
• Add chickpeas, stock, olives raisins, tomatoes and squash
• Cook low and slow (6-8 hours)
  
• Before serving, stir in peas and cilantro
• Serve over hot couscous