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Chicken or Pork Mexican Salads, Tomatillo Dressing, & Pico de Gallo

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By Amy
Chicken:
5 chicken boneless, skinless chicken breasts
1 small bottle Zesty Italian Dressing
1 Tbsp. Chili powder
1 Tbsp. cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced
Mix all ingredients together in a large crock pot. Cook on high 5-7 hours.

Pork:
Pork Roast
1 bottle honey bbq sauce
1 Tbsp. honey
1 liter of coke
Place all ingredients in large crock pot and cook on low all night. In the morning take the roast out leaving the juices in the crock pot. Shred the roast then place it back in the crock pot in the juices and leave it on low.

Create each serving by using the following:
Tortillas
Shredded Cheese
Prepared (from above) pork or chicken
Black or refried beans
lime rice
shredded lettuce
pico de gallo (see recipe below)
guacamole
fresh cilantro
parmesan cheese

Top with tomatillo dressing:
1 pkg. hidden valley buttermilk ranch dressing mix
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup mayo
1-2 tomatillos, peeled
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
1/2 tsp lime juice
1 small Jalapeno, seeds removed
Blend all ingredients in a blender
Keep refrigerated

Pico de Gallo:
4 fresh tomatoes, diced
1 white onion, diced
1/4 bunch cilantro, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp. lime juice
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. pepper
combine all ingredients
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Chels said…
Thanks for all the recipes-- it's about time we got back to cookin'! ☺ Seriously, Mike's a lucky guy to get such yummy food. Do you have room for one more at the dinner table?!
7/08/2011
Amy said…
i actually haven't cooked much lately, I've been organizing my recipes to try to motivate me to get cooking. I decided to type a few and since I was typing them I figured I might as well share them also.
7/08/2011
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