Slow-Cooker Northern Bean Veggie Soup

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Bean soup is a classic filling dish, and an easy dish to make in a slow cooker. For this recipe, I didn’t soak my beans early, so I had to do the quick soak method, by boiling the beans and letting them soak. I adding 1 cup of diced onion and sliced carrots, I also sliced 3 Garlic cloves. I should have added some sliced green beans too for more color. I added the softened Northern beans. As for broth, I started with 4 cups of water, and added 2 chicken bouillon. When I checked the dish at the two hour mark, the broth was very light, and a lot of water had evaporated. So, I added 2 more cups of water and 2 more chicken bouillons. You can easily make this dish vegetarian by using vegetable stock. You can also season with your desired spices before serving. I added my spices at the beginning, and most of the flavor had cooked out. I added 1 tbsp basil and 1 tsp red pepper flakes. This recipe made 4 adult sized servings. I also suggest serving with rolls or English muffins.

What You Will Need

  • 1/2 lb Great Northern Beans
  • 1 cup each, 2-4 types of Diced/Sliced Veggies
  • 2 Cups water
  • 4 cups veggie/chicken broth
  • Slow cooker

Directions

  1. Soak your beans overnight, or cover beans with 2 inches of water, boil for 5 minutes, then let sit for 1 hour.
  2. In the slow cooker, add your choice veggies. Add softened beans. Add water and broth, then cook on high for 6-8 hours.
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Fried Pork Cutlet Bowl, Katsudon

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The Original Recipe can be found here. I have made significant changes from that, but that was my main source. I don’t have bread crumbs at the moment, so I used crushed potato chips. I also used some Worcestershire sauce in this recipe because it has more flavors and herbs than standard soy sauce.

Katsudon is very good. This recipe, though it seems like a lot, is actually quite simple. Before serving the rice, you could fry it with additional vegetables like peas, carrots or green beans for additional flavors. Since the broth is built on soy sauce, it is very salty. The vinegar and onion adds additional savory flavor, and was very delicious. Finally, the pork cutlet was exceptional. It was very tender and tasted particularly good with the savory broth. The only think I would change is the addition of frying the rice with a veggie, other than that the dish is perfectly balanced, filling. This recipe makes 5 adult sized portions.

What You Will Need

  • 1 Large Pork Cutlet
  • 2 Cups Cooked White Rice
  • 1 Medium Onion Diced
  • 2 1/4 Cups Water
  • 2 Chicken Bouillons
  • 1/4 Cup White Wine Vinegar
  • 1/4 cup Soy Sauce
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire Sauce
  • 2 Tbsp Sugar
  • 2 tsp Ground Ginger
  • 2 Eggs beaten
  • 2 Tbsp Flour
  • 1 1/2 cup bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • Chives

Directions

  1. Make rice, then keep warm. Combine in a pan, diced onion, water, bouillons, vinegar, soy sauce, worcestershire, sugar, and ginger. Simmer for 15 minutes.
  2. Using a large sided container, add your oil and heat over medium heat. In three separate bowls, add egg, flour, and bread crumbs. Cover your pork first with flour, coat in egg, coat in bread crumbs, coat in egg a second time, then coat with bread crumbs a second time.
  3. Transfer your pork chop to the oil and fry for 3 minutes on each side. Once fried, coat in broth before transferring to a paper towel to strain.
  4. Add your rice to your bowls, top with sliced pork, drizzle broth over top, then sprinkle chives over top before serving.

Pork Over Buttered Noodles

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This is a recipe I made in order to use up some extra pulled pork in my fridge. It is a very straight forward recipe. I didn’t add any seasoning to it, because the pork had more than enough on it’s own, however, if you are gonna make this from pork butt, or unseasoned pork, you can play with some fun french herbs like thyme, rosemary, marjoram, or basil. This also tasted great over noodles! This recipe made 4 adult sized meals.

What You Will Need
  • 2 Cups Shredded Pork
  • 2 Garlic Cloves, diced
  • 3 Shallots, sliced
  • 2 Medium Carrots, slices
  • 1 Tomato, quartered
  • 1 Tbsp Butter
  • 3 Cups Water
  • 2 Beef Bouillon Cubes
  • A Dutch oven and spoon
  • A cutting board and knife
  • 3-4 cups cooked egg noodles with butter for serving
Directions
  1. In a dutch oven, add butter, carrots, garlic, and onion. Cook over medium heat until soft and have added color.
  2. Add tomato, water, and bouillon, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add pork. Cook for 4-5 minutes.
  3. Remove from heat then serve over noodles.

Carrot Top Salad

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What You Will Need
  • 3 cups Carrot Tops, cut stems and cleaned
  • 1 small Tomato
  • 2 shallots
  • 1 medium carrot
  • 1 medium cucumber
  • Preferred dressing
  • Cutting board and knife
  • Serving bowl
Instructions
  • Slice and dice ingredients listed above to you desired form.
  • You will want to remove as much of the empty carrot top stem as possible, since it is stiffer and less enjoyable than the rest of the carrot top. Carrot tops are also bitter, so you’ll want to add a pinch of salt to your personal plate, and you’ll want to pick a dressing that compliments or covers the flavor. I used ranch and Italian dressing.
  • The other ingredients are optional, and you can feel free to substitute in whatever you see fit.

Cheesy Chicken Sandwich

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Cheese and chicken go so will together. Add some spices and some fresh tomato, and you’ll have a sandwich to make anyone’s mouth water! The heaviness of the cheese if freshened up by the tomato, and the chicken is complex in flavor on it’s own from the cumin, mustard, and paprika. I served mine on normal hotdog buns. I used 2 chicken tenders, about 1/3-1/2 pound, diced and cooked them. It was enough for 3 sandwiches, though there was plenty of extra cheese sauce.

What You Will Need
  • 2-3 Chicken tenders diced
  • 4 slices American Cheese
  • 1/4 cup Milk
  • 2 tsp Cumin
  • 2 tsp Ground Mustard powder
  • 1 tsp Paprika
  • Bread/rolls
  • 1 Medium tomato diced
Directions
  1. Heat a pan over medium heat. Add one Tbsp oil and add diced chicken. Let sit for 4 minutes for nice color to develop. Flip chicken then sprinkle evenly over top, cumin, mustard, and paprika. Let chicken cook undisturbed on the second side for another 4 minutes.
  2. Once browned, stir together to evenly coat chicken in spices. Continue to cook until chicken is fully cooked through.
  3. Once fully cooked with an internal temp of 165 F, add milk and top with sliced cheese. Let cheese melt, then stir it all together into a cheese sauce and evenly coat chicken. Remove from heat.
  4. Place chicken and cheese sauce on a bun, top with tomatoes and serve. Cheese sauce will be very hot for 5 minutes.

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