Pork Roast with Cranberries

This sweet and tart recipe for pork roast cooked in your crockpot is delicious and so easy - with just five ingredients! It was the perfect Christmas Eve dinner with so much else going on at the time the last thing I really wanted to worry about was cooking.  We paired this with mashed potatoes and Christmas green beans. Delish!

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours, 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 (2-1/2 lb.) boneless pork shoulder roast
• 1 cup sweetened dried cranberries
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 3/4 cup cranberry juice cocktail, divided
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1/8 tsp. pepper
• 2 Tbsp. cornstarch

Preparation:

Trim fat from pork shoulder roast. Place in 3-1/2-4 quart slow cooker. Combine cranberries, broth, 1/2 cup of the cranberry juice cocktail, and salt and pepper in a small bowl. Pour over roast. Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours.

When done, place roast on platter and cover with foil to keep warm. Pour juices from crockpot into medium saucepan. Combine remaining 1/4 cup cranberry juice cocktail with cornstarch in small bowl and mix well. Add to juices in saucepan and cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 3 minutes. Serve with pork roast. 6 servings

Calories: 330
Fat: 15 grams
Sodium: 140 mg

Source

Steak Sandwich with Peppers & Onions

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb flank steak, thinly sliced
• 2 tbsp chopped cilantro leaves
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 poblano or Cubanelle pepper, thinly sliced
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 4 sm whole wheat submarine rolls (or to make GF, use a teff wrap or gf bun)
• 4 slices reduced-fat provolone or Swiss

Directions

1.

Heat oven to 350°F. Combine steak, cilantro, and garlic in medium bowl and toss to coat.

2.

Heat large frying pan coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add steak and cook, turning twice, until edges are lightly browned but center is still pink, 3 to 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

3.

Coat same skillet with cooking spray and add onion, bell pepper, chile pepper, and salt. Reduce heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, until peppers are soft, 7 to 8 minutes.

4.

Put rolls on baking sheet and lay 1 cheese slice on each. Warm in oven until cheese melts, about 5 minutes.

5.

Add steak and onion-pepper mixture to rolls and serve immediately.
Source: http://recipes.runnersworld.com/Recipe/steak-sandwich-with-peppers--onions.aspx