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Easy Pork Loin Crockpot Recipe

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What You Need:

  • 3-4 Pounds boneless pork loin
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon paprika
  • 2 cups broth – I prefer chicken broth
  • cooking spray or unsalted butter

Instructions

1. Spray the bottom and sides of your crock pot with cooking spray or you can substitute with butter.

2. Slice your onion into round circle slices.

3. Lay your pork loin on top of the onions, fat side up.

4. Drizzle olive oil over the top of the pork loin.

5. Sprinkle garlic, onion powder, black pepper, salt and paprika over pork loin. Give it a quick rub to ensure that the spices are distributed evenly.

6. Add two cups of broth to the bottom of the crock pot.

7. Close and cook the pork loin in your crock pot on LOW for 6 hours or on HIGH for four hours. Your meat should register at an internal temperature of 145 with a meat thermometer.

Enjoy!

Easy Jambalaya With Beef Smoked Sausage And Bell Peppers

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What You Need:

2 bell peppers of your color choice chopped

1/4 to 1/2 of an onion chopped

1 can of fire roasted tomatoes undrained

Fresh parsley for garnish (optional)

Hillshire farm beef smoked sausage (12oz) sliced into 1/2 inch thick

1 box of Goya Jambalaya Rice

2 tablespoons of olive oil

Steps:

1. Sauté the sausage in the olive oil for about 5 mins until the sausage is a little crisp on each side.

2. Add the bell peppers and onion and sauté for an additional 3 to 4 minutes until veggies are soft.

3. Add 2 1/2 cups of water and the fire roasted tomatoes undrained to the skillet with the veggies and meat. Add the contents from box (rice and seasonings). Cover with a lid and cook for 25 mins.

4. Once all the water is absorbed garnish with fresh parsley.

Enjoy!