Ribs & Sautéed Kale

Trey has been working so hard lately so I wanted to make him a nice rib dinner. I found this slow cooker rib recipe on the Tastefully Simple Website. I ended up doing it without the BBQ sauce it called for. This recipe is so good you need to sauce!

Ingredients:

2 Tbs Garlic Garlic

2 Tbs Onion Onion

1/2 tsp cinnamon 

1 tsp Seasoned Salt

1/2 tsp red pepper flakes

2-2 1/2 lbs boneless pork ribs (I used bone in)

1/2 cup water

Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl; spread over ribs. Place ribs in a greased slow cooker; add water. Cook on low for 7-8 hours. 

I put the ribs in the crockpot before I left for work, when I got home I made a kale & mushroom saute on the side. I also thawed out some frozen mashed potatoes that I made a few weeks ago. 

Here's what you need for the veggies:

Fresh Kale

Mushrooms 

Olive Oil

Garlic Garlic to taste

Seasoned Salt to taste

Tear the kale into bite sized pieces and place in pan, add mushrooms & drizzle with olive oil. Turn on medium heat and stir until lightly heated through. Turn down slightly and cover. Uncover and stir, adding in Garlic Garlic & Seasoned Salt. Keep on low/med heat until cooked to desired consistency. 

I've never made ribs before, this was such an easy first recipe! I highly recommend it. Trey even asked what I used to make the ribs - THAT good. 

Chicken and Broccoli Alfredo

I spent all day cleaning today so I needed a simple dinner idea. I found this recipe on the Tastefully Simple website and swapped out the spinach for broccoli being that I was out of spinach. Here's what you'll need:

Jar of Alfredo sauce

3 Tbs. TS Dried Tomato & Garlic Pesto

2.5 Tbs. Olive oil

3 Tbs. Water

12 oz diced chicken, cooked

Bag of frozen broccoli, prepared

16 oz prepared pasta

Parmesean cheese (optional) 

Prepare pesto as directed on package. Set aside.

Heat Alfredo sauce in large pan, add chicken, pesto and cooked broccoli. 

Once heated through, top pasta with Alfredo mixture, sprinkle with Parmesean cheese if desired. 

Taco Salad

I love my Mexican food! Here's a simple taco salad with a Tastefully Simple twist. You'll need:

Tortillas & tortilla bowl molds

Chicken or beef 

Lettuce

TS fiesta party dip mix

TS salsa

Sour cream 

Shredded cheese

First, prepare the tortilla shells in the oven at 375 for 15 minutes

Set these aside. I actually used leftover pulled chicken, I heated this up in a skillet and added the TS fiesta party dip mix. I didn't want too spicy so I just sprinkled on top. 

Then add lettuce to your bowls, top with cheese, TS salsa, chicken and sou cream. BAM! Easy dinner!