Crock Pot Parmesan Honey Pulled Pork

Ingredients:

1 (2-3 pound) boneless pork roast
2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 cup honey
6 Tbsp soy sauce
4 Tbsp dried basil
1 Tbsp minced garlic
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt
2 Tbsp cornstarch
1/4 cup cold water

Spray slow cooker with non-stick cooking spray. Place roast in slow cooker. In a small bowl, combine the cheese, honey, soy sauce, basil, garlic, oil and salt; pour over pork. Cover and cook on low for 6-7 hours or until a meat thermometer reads 160°.
Remove meat to a serving platter; keep warm. Skim fat from cooking juices; transfer to a small saucepan. Bring liquid to a boil. Combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Gradually stir into pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Slice roast; serve with gravy (I also made mashed potatoes and the gravy was delicious on them!).

Creamy Dijon Chicken

                                                                                                     

Ingredients

4 large skinless & de-boned chicken breasts
2 large leeks, finely sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 cup cream
4 tsp Dijon mustard
2 tsp wholegrain mustard
juice of 1/2 lemon
salt & pepper to taste
fresh Parsley to serve
olive oil for frying

Directions

1.  Season the chicken.  Saute in oil until 80% cooked through, flipping once.  Remove from pan.

2.  Using the same pan, saute leeks and garlic until transparent, approx. 5 minutes.

3.  Add cream, mustards, lemon juice, salt, pepper.  Bring to a boil.

4.  Return chicken to pan, cover in sauce.  Lower heat and continue cooking until chicken is cooked and sauce is reduced.

Asian Flavored Marinated Chicken

Ingredients

• Chicken
• Soy sauce
• A few drops of Sesame oil
• Honey
• Maggi Seasoning
• salt/pepper
• onion powder
• garlic powder
• ground ginger

Directions

• Combine all ingredients in a large ziploc bag.
• Seal bag and shake to mix.
• Add chicken.  Marinate for at least an hour.
• Saute chicken in a pan on the stove.

This chicken works great with and asian-inspired meal.

Balsamic Marinated Pork Tenderloin

Ingredients

• Balsamic Vinegar
• EVOO
• Honey
• salt/pepper
• Thyme (fresh if possible)
• Rosemary (fresh if possible)
• Pork Tenderloin

Directions

1. In a large ziploc bag, combine all the above ingredients, except the pork.  Close bag and shake up marinade.
2. Add pork, seal bag, marinate for at least one hour.
3. Preheat oven to your oven's specific cooking method for a pork tenderloin. 
4. Roast tenderloin, saving marinade.
5. In a saucepan, boil marinade, reducing sauce to half.  If you need more marinade, add more of all of the ingredients to saucepan before boiling.