BBQ Pulled Pork and other slower cooker meals

I am current college student and like many others I recently headed back to school.  Before leaving I decided to help my parents out and planned, prepared dinners for the week that can be made in a crock pot.  I decided to make BBQ pulled pork, chicken tortilla, and beef stew.  I gathered all of the supplies for each of the dishes, placed them in a zip lock baggies with instructions.  All my parents have to do is place the prepared ingredients in the crock pot with the meat before they leave for work and when they return dinner is ready!! I love this idea because it is great for anyone on the go that doesn't have time to cook every night!!

My trio of baggies

Frozen veggies with instructions

Below are pictures and instructions for the BBQ Pulled Pork and other meals.


For the Beef Stew I just chopped celery (3 stalks), onions (1 whole onion), garlic, carrots (medium bag), and potatoes (about 4 med.).  My parents just need to add the beef, beef broth, and a seasoning packet. They can set the crock pot to low or medium (depending on how long they will be gone) and they are set to come home to a completed dinner.

BBQ Pulled Pork is another easy recipe!! First you cook the pork in the crock pork in beef or chicken broth on high or medium for about 4 hours or until done (depending on amount of pork).  Then remove pork from crock pot, place it on a plate, and use two forks to shred.  The meat should just fall apart.  Then discard juices left in the crock pot and return shredded meat to the pot. Add BBQ sauce, onions (1 whole), garlic, and brown sugar (about 4 Tbs). I also added salt and pepper to taste. Allow meat to cook in crock pot for another hour on medium. You can also keep the meat in the crock pot on low until you are ready to eat!!

 

The ingredients

The final product!!!

Last but not least the Chicken Tortilla Soup! The recipe includes chopped onion (1 whole), green pepper (1 whole), and garlic.  Then add the chicken and cans seen below. Cook on low and the soup should be ready when you get back home from a long day at work.

Chicken Tortilla Ingredients 

Enjoy!!!