It looks as if this is my 100th post and yet again it's another wonderful recipe I found on the Skinnytaste website. I really don't know how she manages to make every meal fantastic but she does. I envy her. The original recipe can be found here.
Review: This was a fairly quick meal and certainly an easy one to make. If you cut the meat ahead of time it will be even faster to make but from cutting to when it goes to the crockpot it takes about 15 minutes. I cooked it on high for 4 hours but if you have time you also could cook it on low for 8 hours while you are at work, for example. Even though it has chiles and jalapeno I didn't think it was very hot. Maybe it would have been hotter had I added more jalapenos but I just included one so it wasn't too bad. The recipe calls for whole green chiles sliced but I used cans of diced chiles. Next time I might do 1/4 cup chicken broth instead of 1/2 just so I don't have so much juice left over, but if you didn't include rice with the meal, the juice could be a nice addition for some additional flavor. I also bought some tortillas when I was at the store so I might try eating it as a burrito next time, but the meat on its own would be fine too. The peppers and the spices give the meal its flavor. The pork itself is just pork with not much there. It's the peppers and the spices that give it that taste that keeps you wanting more.
Recipe:
- 2 lbs boneless pork loin roast, lean, all fat trimmed off
- salt and pepper to taste
- cooking spray
- 2 tbsp unbleached all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup diced onion
- 2 cans (4.25 oz each) whole green chiles, sliced into thick rounds
- 2 tbsp chopped jalapeno, or more to taste
- 10 oz can diced tomatoes and green chiles (Ro*Tel mild)
- 1/2 cup fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Cut the pork into 2-inch pieces and season with salt and pepper. Heat a large non-stick skillet on high heat. When the skillet gets hot lightly spray the pan with oil and brown the pork over medium heat on all sides, about 3-4 minutes total. Sprinkle 1 tbsp of flour over pork and stir to cook 30 seconds, sprinkle remaining flour over pork and cook an additional 30 seconds. Add the browned pork to the crock pot, along with the remaining ingredients. Cook on LOW for 8 hours or HIGH for 4 hours (if using a Dutch oven, cook on low heat for 3-4 hours). When done, adjust seasoning and salt and pepper to taste if needed.
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