Steamed New Potatoes with Chicken 'n' Asparagus

This is delicious for lunch or dinner and is great as leftovers. Also, it is super quick and easy if you make the "Simple Steamed Potatoes" ahead of time!


Ingredients:
~ Simple Steamed New Potatoes (see recipe posted under "side dishes" label...easy!)
~ Grilled Chicken/Turkey Breasts or Pork, cooked and cubed
~ EVOO
~ Asparagus, chopped into bite-sized pieces
~ Onions, sliced (optional)
~ Salt & Pepper

Directions:
Cut steamed potatoes into bite-sized pieces and place in a serving bowl. Add meat. Fry asparagus for 2 minutes in EVOO, then add onions and fry until tender and caramelized. Season with salt and pepper. Add to potatoes and meat and toss. Serve hot.

Quick Maple-Glazed Pork Chops (10 minutes)

This is a 5 star Paula Dean Food Network recipe. I've never liked pork chops...until this! They are really good and my babes loved them too.


Ingredients:
~ 4 tsp chili powder
~ 1 tsp salt
~ 6 (10 oz) pork chops, bone-in (I use boneless and it's great), about 1" thick
~ 1 T olive oil
~ 3 T balsamic vinegar
~ 1/2 cup butter maple syrup (I use original maple syrup flavor)
~ 1/2 cup chicken stock or broth
Pecans, toasted and chopped, optional garnish

Directions:
In a small bowl, combine the chili powder and salt and sprinkle evenly over both sides of the pork chops. Heat olive oil over med-high heat. Add the pork chops and cook until browned, about 2 min. per side. Reduce heat to med., and cook until desired doneness, about 4-6 minutes.

In a small skillet, over med-high heat, add balsamic vinegar & cook untill reduced by half. Stir in maple syrup and chicken stock. Cook over medium heat until thick and syrupy, about 5 minutes.

Transfer to a platter and serve with the maple syrup. Garnish with toasted pecans.

Savory Pork Ribs...A MUST TRY!! EASY Crockpot Recipe

Most people think ribs are expensive when the truth is, they're cheaper than ANY meal you make with hamburger meat!! Boneless pork ribs are about $1.99/lb. Hamburger meat runs about the same for poor quality and much more for good quality, and then you have to add ingredients to it to make it a meal. So, ribs really are an inexpensive, hearty, filling and perfectly delicious meal. This is one of Shawn's FAVORITES, if not his absolute favorite!! You really have to try this. Super easy!!!! We make this a couple of Sundays a month and a few weekdays.


Ingredients:
Boneless Pork Ribs (I've used bone-in, whatever you can get), as much as your family will eat

BBQ Sauce: (double if making more than about 2 lbs of meat)
1 cup ketchup
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup vinegar (any, I use white)
garlic
Mrs. Dash (quite a lot!)

Directions:
Mix all ingredients for sauce, seasoning with a little garlic and plenty, plenty of Mrs. Dash. Place ribs (not frozen) in a large crock pot and drizzle with 1/2 of the sauce. Put remaining sauce in the fridge. Cook on low for 8-10 hours OR high for 4-6 hours until meat is fall-apart tender. Before serving, heat oven on BROIL at about 400 degrees. With tongs or a slotted spoon scoop ribs out of the crock pot, leaving all drippings and sauce behind, and place in a 13x9 dish. Drizzle ribs well with remaining, pre-made BBQ sauce. Broil on center rack (or one just higher) in the oven until sauce boils on the top and caramelizes. Serve immediately. YUMMY!!!

Recipe from: MOM