Fajitas

Ingredients:

• 2.5 lb chicken breast or skirt steak, cut into 3-4 inch strips
• 2 medium onions, sliced into strips
• 4 bell peppers, sliced into strips
• 2 Tablespoons chili powder
• 1 Tablespoon cumin
• 1 Tablespoon paprika
• 1/2 Tablespoon dried oregano
• 1/2 Tablespoon sea salt or kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)

 Instructions:

1. Combine dry spices and mix thoroughly.
2. Cook meat on skillet and remove from pan when done.
3. Saute bell pepper strips on medium heat for ~3 minutes.
4. Add onion strips to skillet and cook until translucent.
5. Add meat and spices and toss until warm and mixed.
6. Serve with large flour tortillas or lettuce wraps.

Pulled Pork

Ingredients:

• 2 medium yellow onions, thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced or minced
• 1 cup chicken stock or low sodium chicken broth
• 1/2 tablespoon packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 5 pound pork shoulder / pork butt with or without bone.

Instructions:

1. Place thinly sliced onion and garlic in an even bed at the bottom of slow cooker and poor 1 cup of chicken broth over the bedding.
2. Remove twine or netting from pork and dry with paper towel. 
3. Combine in a bowl the spices. (1/2 Tbsp brown sugar, 1 Tbsp chili powder, 1 Tbsp kosher salt, and 1/2 tsp cumin)
4. Rub the pork with the spice rub making sure to use all the rub mixture and covering evenly.
5. Place the pork in the slow cooker on top of the onion bed and cook with the lid covered for 8 hours on low or 6 hours on high.
6. Remove the pork from the cooker and pull apart using two forks.

Optional: Strain the veggies and add to the pork.

Chicken Salad

Prep Time: 10 min

Ingredients:

• 4 cups dried, poached chicken breast
• 1 cup mayonnaise 
• 1 stalk sliced celery (1/4 inch slices)
• 1 small yellow onion finely chopped (should equal to about 1/3 cup)
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon fresh dill (optional)
• 1 teaspoon parsley (optional)

Instructions:

Chop chicken into bite sized pieces.
Slice the celery into 1/4 inch pieces.
Finely chop small yellow onion.
Add all ingredients to a salad bowl and mix thoroughly.
Eat on crackers or as a sandwich (really good with Grey Poupon Country Dijon)