Slow Cooker Pork Loin

I am absolutely LOVING this whole menu planning kick...Why on earth didn't I do this sooner?  It has saved so much of my time, money and sanity!  No more wondering "what's for dinner?" when nothing is thawed or ready.  In my planning on Sunday, I decided to do a crock pot tenderloin.  It turned out so flavorful and moist, it really had a beef-like flavor!  Served with some mashed potatoes and corn, it made a nice comforting mid-week meal.

Slow Cooker Pork Loin

Recipe courtesy of AllRecipes

Ingredients

• 1 (2 pound) pork tenderloin
• 1 (1 ounce) envelope dry onion soup mix
• 1 cup water
• 3/4 cup red wine
• 3 tablespoons minced garlic
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• freshly ground black pepper to taste

 Directions

• Place pork tenderloin in a slow cooker with the contents of the soup packet. 
• Pour water, wine, and soy sauce over the top, turning the pork to coat. 
• Carefully spread garlic over the pork, leaving as much on top of the roast during cooking as possible. 
• Sprinkle with pepper, cover, and cook on low setting for 4 hours. 
• Serve with cooking liquid on the side as au jus.

Crockpot Salsa Chicken

From a fellow Detroit Knot bride and fellow Food Blogger - FoodisLove. I have had this before and know that it is delicious! Easy and simple to make (my kind of food!), it's a very tasty meal on tortillas or as we used, on tostada shells. By the way, the other bloggers are correct, it doesn't photograph very well...but it sure is yummy!

Ingredients:

• 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts frozen
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 package reduced sodium taco seasoning ( I used regular!)
• 1 can reduced fat cream of mushroom soup condensed (I used Cream of Chicken)
• 1/2 cup reduced fat sour cream

Directions:

1. Add frozen chicken to the crockpot.

2. Sprinkle taco seasoning over chicken.

3. Mix salsa and soup in small bowl, then pour mixture over chicken

4. Cook on low for 6-8 hours (time will vary, mine was done in 5 hours)

5. When ready to eat, remove from heat and stir in sour cream. Shred the chicken with a fork… it shreds easily.

6. Serve on tortillas, over rice, tostadas, etc....we garnished as usual with tacos - cheese, olives, lettuce, onion, sour cream.