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PAULA'S BBQ TOMATILLO TACOS

What You need: 6 medium tomatillos, huskd removed and halved, 1 Jalapeno, halved and seeded, 1/2 C sliced onion, 1 clove garlic, sliced, 2 T olive oil, 1/4 t salt, 1/4 t ground black pepper, 1/4 C chopped fresh cilantro, 2T lime juice, 8 Hard shell tacos, 1 lb shredded BBQ Pork, tomatoes, chopped, whatever shredded cheese you like.

Preheat oven 450. Line lg baking sheet with foil. Combine first 7 ingredients. place on baking sheet. Bake until softened. (about 10 min) In a blender, add roasted vegetables, cilantro and lime juice. Process until smooth. Fill taco shells with pork, topped with tomatillo sauce, tomatoes, cheese and chopped cilantro.

PAULA'S SOUTH-MEETS-WEST QUESADILLAS

I'll admilt I haven't tried this yet, but it has been calling my name ever since I saw the recipe and the pic.
What You Need: 1 T olive oil, 1 C red onion, 1/4 C butter, 1lb shredded BBQ Pork (I would use Paula's recipe that is down a little in this section), 1 C Shredded Monterey jack cheese, 1 C Shredded cheddar cheese, 1/2 C fresh cilantro leaves,
8 (10in) flour tortillas.
In a lg skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion, saute ubtil brown (about 7min) remove from heat. Wipe skillet with paper towel. Add 1 T butter and cook until melted. Arrange onion, pork, cheeses and cilantro leaves (optional) on on side of tortilla. Fold tortillas and cook until both sides are brown and cheese is melted. Cut into wedges and serve with BBQ Dipping sauce
BBQ DIPPING SAUCE: Combine 1 C BBQ sauce and 1 C sour cream together until well blended.

PAULA'S BBQ PORK WITH AVOCADO SLAW

Make Paula's pulled Pork or whatever recipe you like to use. Then serve it on yummy buns with extra BBQ sauce and slaw
Avocado Slaw: 1 C ripe Avocado, peeled and pitted, 2 T white wine vinegar, 1 T olive oil, 1 T lime juice, 1 t ground cumin, 1/8 t ground red pepper, 3 C coleslaw.
In a blender, combine avocado, vinegar, oil, lime juice, cumin, pepper. Blend until smooth. In a lg bowl, combine avocado dressing and coleslaw mix.
I haven't tried this either, but it looks so yummy! I figured I would make a double BBQ pork recipe and then try all of these recipes.

RED PORK CHOPS

What you need: 4-6 pork chops, 1/2 C water, 1/2 C catsup, 1 T worcestershire sauce, 1/2 C brown sugar, 2 T lemon juice, dash of tabasco sauce

Heat oven to 350. in a lg skillet, brown chops on both sides. Place in a baking dish. Mix water, catsup, worcestershire sauce, brow sugar, lemon juice and Tabasco in a small bowl. Spread over pork chops. Bake uncovered 45 min to 1 hr. This was a little different flavor, but I liked it!


PAULA DEEN'S BBQ PORK SANDWICH

WHAT YOU NEED:
DRY RUB: 2 T salt, 2 T black pepper, 2 T brown sugar, 2 T paprika,
1/2 t cayenne, 4lb pork roast. Mx dry rub together. Sprinkle or rub into roast
(I rubbed it in). Cover with plastic wrap and refridgerate for at least 2 hours.

BBQ SAUCE: 2 C apple juice, 1 C apple cider vinegar, 2 T worcestershire sauce,
1/2T liquid smoke (1st time using it, so Good), 1/2 T garlic powder.
Combine liquid ingredients and garlic powder in a bowl. Pour 1/2 into a cake pan or a large Dutch Oven (You use in the oven). Add roast and pour the rest of sauce over the roast. Cover tightly with Aluminum foil. Roast for 4 hrs or until pork is tender and shreds easy. (You can also baste the roast every hr with cooking liquids so it doesn't dry) Remove from oven, let cool and then shred. I also added BBQ sauce after and mixed it in with the meat.Or you can just put it on top of the meat. Serve with homemade buns and ENJOY!!!


CREAMY PORK AND GRAVY


What you need: 2lb pork roast, (cut into cubes, we cooked the whole roast and then shredded), 1 T dry italian seasoning, 1/4 c water, 1 can cream of mushroom, 1 8oz pkg cream cheese, cooked rice or noodles (he kids liked the noodles)

Place pork in crock pot. combine italian seasoning and water and pour over pork. Cover and cook on low for 4 hrs (if pork is in chunks, if not high for 6 hrs). In sauce pan, combine soup and cream cheese. heat until cream cheese is melted. pour over pork. You can add green beans as well, but we didn't. Stir, cover and cook 1 to 2 hrs longer on low. Spoon over rice or noodles. We also served over baked potatoes or my easy baked potato (look in sides)


APPLES AND BROWN SUGAR PORK CHOPS
I made this on Sunday and it turned out so good. It was supposed to be for a Pork Tenderloin roast, but I had pork chops. SO of coarse I tweaked it.

WHAT YOU NEED: Pork tenderloin or pork chops (Browned), 4 T Butter, 1 1/2 C brown sugar, 1 C Chicken broth, 1 1/2 c dried apples (I used real apples), 1/4 t cinnamon, 1/4 t nutmeg, 1/4 t ground cloves (I omited the cloves)

IF USING Tenderloin: Heat oven 375 Bake Tenderloin in a metal pan for 1 hr
. In a saucepan melt butter, add brown sugar and cook until bubbly. Add broth, dried apples, and seasonings. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 min until thick. Pour over sliced pork.
If Using Pork Chops: If your like me, I would drather use a crock pot and forget about it. SO I browned pork chops on both sides, then put in crock pot on high. I then did 8T butter, 3 c brown sugar, 1 can chicken broth, I cut up 2 apples into smaller chunks. I did 1/2 t cinnamon and 1/2 t nutmeg. When it had thickened, I poured it over pork chops and let it cook for 3-4 hours. I served it w/ Roasted potatoes and steamed squash. Yumm-0

CHEESY PORK CHOPS & RICE

WHAT YOU NEED: 1 1/2 C Long grain rice, 3 C cold water, 1pkg onion soup mix, 1 C shredded cheese, 2 cans cream of mushroom, 4-6 pork chops.

Heat oven 350. Mix rice, water, onion soup, and cheese together. Pour in pan. Top with pork chops and then mushroom soup. Cook for 1 hr, Take out, add more cheese and bake another 30 min. Serve with green salad, rolls, or Orange fruit salad (recipe in side dishes)


CAFE RIO PORK

WHAT YOU NEED: Boneless Pork Roast, 1 1/2 Cans coca-cola, 1 C sugar, 1 7oz chipolte chiles in adobo sauce (Use sauce, NOT chiles) 1 heaping t dry ground mustard & cumin, 1 t minced garlic.

Put roast in crock pot. Add all other ingredients in a blender until well mixed. Pour sauce over roast. Let cook on low for 7-8 hours. If making for a group. I double the sauce and buy 2 roasts.


PORK ROAST W/ GARLIC & APPLES

WHAT YOU NEED: 4 lb boneless pork loin roast, 12 oz jat apple jelly, 1/2 C water, 2-1/2 t garlic, minced, 1T dried Parsley, 1 t season salt, 1 t pepper

Place roast in a slow cooker. Whisk together jelly, water ,garlic. Pour over roast. Sprinkle with seasonings. Cook on low 8-9 hours. A Yummy Sunday meal. Throw it together in the morning and let it cook all day.