Pulled pork in crockpot

Ingredients:

-1 pork shoulder 4-5 lbs

-1 c ketchup

-3 Tbl tomato paste

-1 yellow onion chopped

-1 tsp paprika

-1 tsp garlic powder

-1tsp onion powder

-1 tsp mustard powder

-1 tsp ground cumin

-1/4 c apple cider vinegar

-salt and pepper for roast

-buns

-coleslaw

Directions:

Step 1: take roast and remove as much excess fat as you can. Take salt and pepper and rub all over every side of the pork shoulder. Place roast in crockpot.

Step 2: mix remaining ingredients and spices together and pour over pork shoulder. Turn crockpot on low and cook for 8 hours.

Step 3: Take shoulder out and shred the meat. Take all over the juices out of crockpot place meat back in and pour as much of the juice over the meat as you want. Save excess juice to pour onto toasted buns.

Pasta w/ Italian sausage

Ingredients:

-1lb spicy pork sausage

-1 can diced Italian sausage

-1 1/2 heavy whipping cream

-1/2 box of bow tie pasta cooked

-1 Tbl garlic chopped

-1 14.5 oz can Italian recipe tomatoes diced

-1 tsp salt

-1/2 tsp dried basil

-1/2 c chopped yellow onion

-1 c Parmesan cheese shredded

Directions:

Step 1: brown sausage on medium heat in a pan until pink is no longer visible.

Step 2: next add garlic, onion, and cook for about 5 minutes.

Step 3: next stir in cream, can of tomatoes, Parmesan cheese, salt, and dried basil.

Step 4: reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for about 10 minutes until sauce becomes thick. Toss your cooked bow tie pasta in with sauce and serve.

Pork chops w/ mushrooms

Ingredients:

– 4 pork chops

– 15 white mushrooms sliced

– 1 tsp paprika

– 1 tsp salt

– 1 tsp pepper

– 1 tsp garlic powder

– 1 tsp Italian seasoning

-5 garlic gloves minced

– 1 Tbl olive oil

– 3 Tbl butter

– 1 1/4 cup heavy cream

– 1/2 beef broth

-2 Tbl fresh parsley chopped

Directions:

Step 1: mix together salt, pepper, garlic powder, and paprika in a bowl and rub it onto both sides of the pork chop and set aside.

Step 2: add olive oil and butter into a skillet and once it is hot sear pork chops on each side for 4 minute on medium/high heat. Once seated set aside on a plate

Step 3: in the same pan heat mushrooms and garlic until mushrooms become soft. Then add Italian seasoning, parsley, and broth and cook for about 2-3 minutes. Once that is done add the cream and simmer for about 3-4 minutes until sauce becomes a little thicker.

Step 4: place pork chops back in pan with sauce. I recommended serving these over rice.