Costa Vida Chicken (copy cat)

I needed a chicken taco recipe for an office potluck the other day. After some searching on the Internet, I came across this copy cat recipe for Costa Vida Chicken. The chicken was a hit at the office and will be on our family menu in the near future.

Ingredients:
1 bottle (16 oz) Zesty Italian Dressing
1 tbsp chili powder
1 tbsp ground cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced
5 skinless, boneless chicken breast

Directions:
1) Mix dressing, spices, and garlic together.
2) Place chicken breasts in crock pot, cover with dressing mixture
3) Cook on low for 4 hours
4) Shred chicken and cook for an additional hour

* This makes a lot of food. You can freeze or refrigerate any leftovers.
** I found the flavor to be a little strong. Next time I'm going to try a light dressing to see if that helps.

"Café Rio Style" Pulled Prok

Ingredients
3 1/2 - 4 lb prok roast
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp red cayenne pepper
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
1 can coke
1 cup chicken broth
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 small onions, chopped
1 cup brown sugar

Procedure
Night before
1. Mix together brown sugar, cayenne, cumin and salt. Rub on roast.
2. Put in crock pot on LOW all night.

Next morning
3. Add coke, chicken broth, garlic and onions. Keep on LOW until ready to serve.
4. About 1 hour before serving, shred roast and add 1 cup brown sugar.

Use in salads, tacos, or burritos.
Serves 12

French Dip Sandwiches with Au Jus

I got this recipe from my good friend Marcie. She made this wonderful meal for our family after our sweet Katie was born. It tasted so good that I just had to get the recipe from her. This sandwich has such a good taste to it, especially when you dip it in the au jus. Thanks Marcie for sharing.



Cooking Time: 8 hours
Prep Time: 20 min

Ingredients
3 1/2 to 4 1/2 lb rump roast
1 can Campbells French Onion Soup
1 can Campbells Beef Broth
1 can Beer ( or substitute with another can of beef broth)

Baguette
Provolone or swiss cheese

Procedure
Put all ingredients in crock pot and cook on high for 4 hours. Take roast out of crock pot and remove the fat. Put roast back in crock pot and cook on low for 4 hours. Shred the meat and keep warm in the crock pot.

Slice the baguette lenght wise. Butter each side and top with provolone or swiss cheese. Broil in oven until lightly toasted. Top with shredded meat and serve with a small cup of the au jus for dipping.