SLOW COOKER CHILE VERDE

I love slow cooker meals year round, but I’m especially thankful for them during the summer when it’s hot. I love summer, but I can do without all the heat. We have a swamp cooler in our home which does a pretty good job keeping our house comfortable, but I try my best to avoid turning on my stove or oven.

Don’t let the number of ingredients in this recipe fool you- this meal is probably one of my favorite slow cooker meals.  We love to eat it over rice, but it is great served burrito style too. Slow cooker chile verde. My favorite slow cooker recipe.

Slow Cooker Chile Verde

1 jar (16 oz) La Victoria thick ‘n chunky salsa verde (other brands would work, but this is my favorite)
1 pork roast 2 pounds
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp garlic salt
1/2 tsp pepper
1 can pinto beans rinsed and drained

Place your pork roast in the bottom of the slow cooker and sprinkle the dry seasonings over it. Dump the entire jar of salsa over the roast, adding a little water if necessary to the jar to get all of it out.  Cook on low for 6-8 hours or high for 3-5 hours. Roast should pull apart easily when it’s done. Shred the pork and put back in the salsa and juices. Add the pinto beans to the crockpot for the last half hour of cooking. Serve over rice and top with cheese, sour cream, and cilantro, or serve in tortillas.

 

WHIPPED CREAM FROSTING

Rosette ombre cake with whipped cream frosting that is super easy and delicious. Recipe at everydayjenny.com

One of my favorite things to bake is cake. This is my favorite recipe for a light, whipped cream frosting which is a nice change up every so often from sugary, rich buttercream.

This recipe is super easy to make, and the best part is you can change up the flavor depending on the type of Jell-O you choose.  I love making a strawberry cake and making the cheesecake version of the whipped frosting. It’s so good! I always get rave reviews whenever someone tries this frosting!

I also love that I can easily pipe designs with it. Buttercream can sometimes be hard to squeeze out of the icing bag, but not only is this easy to decorate with, it holds up beautifully. Rosettes are one my favorite easy designs to use for a cake.

I used the Wilton 1M Tip for the rosettes on this 6 inch cake.

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One batch of this frosting is perfect to fill and frost a 6 inch cake.

See other cakes I frosted with this whipped cream frosting—> HERE and HERERosette ombre cake with whipped cream frosting that is super easy and delicious. Recipe at everydayjenny.com

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