Sweet and Spicy Pork and Sandwich w/ Cheesy Potato Casserole

Dinner Tonight: Sweet and Spicy Pork and Sandwich w/ Cheesy Potato Casserole

Tried 2 new recipes for dinner tonight and everyone was glad I did! I prepared  Sweet and Spicy Pork and Sandwich w/ Cheesy Potato Casserole. First time I prepared either and they turned out great, 2 new keeper recipes!

The Sweet and Spicy Pork Sandwich recipe came from a Bobby Deen recipe. His had the sandwich topped with Cole Slaw but I'm not a fan of Cole Slaw so I omitted that. You start with a 3 lb. Pork Tenderloin, the one I used was 2 3/4 lb. The rub for the Tenderloin is made up of 2 teaspoons smoked paprika, 2 teaspoons black pepper, 2 teaspoons sea salt, 2 teaspoons roasted cumin, 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar (Splenda), and 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper. So as you can tell from the rub you have one delicious Tenderloin on the way!

  Sprinkle the dry rub all over the pork tenderloins and place in a resealable plastic bag. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, and then bring to room temperature before cooking. Cut each tenderloin into 2 or 3 large pieces. Heat the oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven. Sear the pork on all sides in batches (you don't want to overcrowd the pan), 4 to 5 minutes. Cover with the apple juice, vinegar, BBQ sauce, garlic and ginger. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, and then cover and simmer for 30 minutes, turning occasionally. Transfer the pork to a clean cutting board and shred using 2 forks. Place the shredded pork back into the pot and continue to cook over medium-low heat, uncovered, just to heat through, 10 minutes longer. Serve on hamburger buns topped with BBQ sauce and coleslaw with mustard and pickles, if desired. With the combination of all the Spices added with the Apple Juice it gives the Pork a perfect Sweet and Spicy taste.

Then for a side dish it was another new recipe from Ore - Ida, Cheesy Potato Casserole. Another keeper recipe! You'll need 1 bag Ore-Ida® Country Style Hash Browns, 1 can cream of chicken soup, 2 cup Reduced Fat Sour Cream, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 2 cup 2% cheddar cheese shredded, 1/3 cup green onions sliced, 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper, 2 cup corn flakes crushed, and 1/4 cup butter, melted (I Can't Believe It's Not Butter). I reduced the calories and carbs by using Reduced Fat Sour Cream, 2% shredded cheese and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. The casserole was delicious! Another Gladys Approved Recipe (my Mom). The Hash Browns with all the ingredients and then topped with the Corn Flakes giving it great crunch,  makes one fine casserole. Making the 2 recipes is a bit time consuming but well worth the time and effort. Three of us ate and were left with a lot of good leftovers. I'm going to freeze some of the casserole and see how it does and also some of the pulled pork. Fantastic Dinner tonight! For dessert later a Jello Sugar Free Dark Chocolate Pudding.

 I've left the original recipes and web links to both recipes below. When you check the pulled pork recipe check out the web site to Bobby Deen and the Cooking Channel, loaded with recipes!

Bobby's Sweet and Spicy Pork and Slaw Sandwich
Recipe courtesy Bobby Deen

INGREDIENTS

Dry Rub:
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
2 teaspoons black pepper
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Pork:
3 pounds pork tenderloin
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 cup apple juice
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons BBQ sauce, plus more for serving (I used Fat Boy Haugwash BBQ Sauce)
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger root
6 whole-wheat hamburger buns
Coleslaw, for serving
Mustard, optional, for serving
Pickle chips, optional, for serving
DIRECTIONS

For the dry rub: Mix together the paprika, black pepper, salt, brown sugar and cayenne pepper.

For the pork: Sprinkle the dry rub all over the pork tenderloins and place in a resealable plastic bag. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, and then bring to room temperature before cooking.

Cut each tenderloin into 2 or 3 large pieces. Heat the oil in a large soup pot or Dutch oven. Sear the pork on all sides in batches (you don't want to overcrowd the pan), 4 to 5 minutes. Cover with the apple juice, vinegar, BBQ sauce, garlic and ginger. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat, and then cover and simmer for 30 minutes, turning occasionally.

Transfer the pork to a clean cutting board and shred using 2 forks. Place the shredded pork back into the pot and continue to cook over medium-low heat, uncovered, just to heat through, 10 minutes longer.

Serve on hamburger buns topped with BBQ sauce and coleslaw with mustard and pickles, if desired.

http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/recipes/bobby-deen/bobbys-sweet-and-spicy-pork-and-slaw-sandwich-recipe/index.html

Ore Ida Cheesy Potato Casserole

Ingredients
1 bag Ore-Ida® Country Style Hash Browns
1 can cream of chicken soup
2 cup Sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cup cheddar cheese shredded
1/3 cup green onions sliced
1/4 teaspoon black pepper, ground
2 cup corn flakes crushed
1/4 cup butter, melted

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat 13x9 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.


2. In a large bowl, whisk together soup, sour cream, salt and pepper. Stir in cheese, onion and Hash Browns until well mixed. Spoon evenly into baking dish.


3. In a medium bowl, mix together cereal and butter. Sprinkle evenly on top of Hash Brown mixture.


4. Bake uncovered for about 45 minutes, or until hot and bubbly. Allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving. Garnish with additional sliced green onion if desired.


TIP: If desired, substitute condensed cream of chicken soup with condensed cream of turkey soup.


Nutrition Facts

  Servings Per Recipe: 10
  Serving Size: 1 serving


Amount Per Serving

  Calories 358.3

  Total Fat 21.6 g

     Saturated Fat 12.5 g

     Polyunsaturated Fat 0.9 g

     Monounsaturated Fat 4.6 g

  Cholesterol 53.9 mg

  Sodium 1,093.3 mg

  Potassium 448.1 mg

  Total Carbohydrate 31.8 g


http://www.oreida.com/recipes/recipe-detail.aspx?id=1968