Zesty Pork Loin

Made this last night in the crockpot....mmmm.

1 or 2 pork loins (I bought the twin pack available at Walmart and used both)
1 regular-sized bottle of Zesty Italian dressing
4-6 T dijon mustard

Place pork loins in crockpot, pour whole bottle of dressing, spread dijon mustard on top of pork loin. Cook for 4-6 hours on High.

We served this with rice and/or bread and a veggie.

Crockpot Split Pea Soup

Easy and cheap... this made a lot for us so I froze half of it for later. :)

2 16 oz bags of dried split peas
1 pkg of kielbasa sausage, diced (I usually buy the turkey stuff - cheap and healthy)
1 lg yellow onion, diced
2 cups of carrots, diced (I shredded in the mini-processor instead)
3 cloves of garlic, minced (also used the mini-processor here. Love that thing!)
Salt, pepper, and chicken bouillon to taste
8-9 cups of water

Wash peas in hot water and add all ingredients to the crockpot. The original recipe I splurged on called for 1 bag of peas and 6 cups of water, but 8-9 cups is all my big crockpot would hold - I ended up with a thick soup, which is how I like it anyway. You could always halve the recipe and use less water.

Cook on high for about 4 hours (I started stirring it after 3 hours to help peas mush up) until peas are mushy. Serve with cornbread. Some people like to drizzle olive oil on top... :)

I think I spent around $5...

Chicken Ole'

I got this in an email forever ago. My kids actually ate seconds and thirds. Whoa.

Chicken Olé

From the Kitchen of: Chris
Source: MasterCook

You might want to double this because it is never enough.

12 corn tortillas, torn into pieces
2 lbs. cooked chicken, coarsely chopped
103/4 oz. can cream of chicken soup
103/4 oz. can cream of mushroom soup
7 oz. can green chili salsa
8 oz. sour cream
1 tbsp. onion, grated
11/2 c. Cheddar cheese, grated


Lightly grease sides and bottom of Crockery Pot.

In a separate bowl, mix together the soups, salsa, sour cream and onion.

In a Crockery Pot, arrange alternate layers of the tortillas, chicken pieces and soup mixture, ending with soup mixture on top.

Cover and cook on low 4 - 5 hours.

Sprinkle with Cheddar and cook for another 20 minutes or until cheese is melted.