Crockpot challenge with a bonus

I'm back!!!! Did not want you to think I forgot about you! Last week was a crazy week......so the blog got a one week vacation. Lots has been going on around here. I had party planning and prepping to do for the big Chris is thir-TEE party, one of my best friends came to visit and then actual party. I'm getting tired just being reminded of it. But I'm back now :)

Last month I did a crockpot challenge. For one week our meals needed to come from the crockpot. I really liked doing that because the prep time is really nothing! 

My one of my favorites from the challenge is........

MOJO SHREDDED PORK

Super easy, yet very flavorful. 

Ingredients:

1-2lbs. Pork ( I used boneless pork ribs)

2 yellow onions roughly chopped

3 bell pepper (whichever color you prefer...I loved how it added color to the dish)

5-6 garlic cloves smashed to release flavor

1 1/2 cups of Mojo marinade

I placed the pork in the crockpot along with my smashed garlic, chopped peppers and onion. I then poured the Mojo over the ribs and made sure they were all covered with marinade. The Mojo is so flavorful with seasonings and spices, I decided not to add anything else. Then I put the crockpot on low for 7 hours and let it do it's thing. 

The pork came out very tender. I shredded any large chunks that hadn't already in the Mojo. Then I poured the meat, veggies and marinade on top of Jasmine rice I made in the rice cooker. 

And dinner is served! This meal was nice because I only had two dishes to clean (crockpot and rice cooker) and it took me about 10 minutes of prep work. This recipe is a keeper!

I made enough meat to have leftovers. When it came time to eat dinner the next day I did not want the pork on top of rice again. So I decided to make pork sandwiches. 

And conveniently I had some sub rolls I needed to use up. I set the over to 350° and prepped my sandwich. After slicing the bread in half I added light mayo to moisten the bread, pork with veggies and then added some aged Swiss cheese. Then I cooked them in the oven for about 15-20 minutes. The bread got nice and toasted, the meat warmed up and cheese melted. Another meal that took less than 10 minute prep time and one dish!!

I paired the sandwich with some fruit to balance it out. And healthy too!

Perfecto!

Stay tuned for the rest of my challenge recipes :)