Quick & Easy Tatziki

Plain greek yogurt

cucumber - shredded and squeeze the water out of it, or remove the seeds.

1-2 cloves of garlic

fresh cilantro

lime juice

healthy & so tasty with salads & chicken

Cafe Rio taste-alike Recipes

Shredded Pork

• 3-4 pounds pork loin
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 bottle red taco sauce
• 1 Tablespoon cumin
• 1 can Coke

- Cook pork on low in crock pot with water covering 1/2 of pork for 6 hours or until able to shred.

- 3 hours before serving, drain liquid off pork and add coke, taco sauce, brown sugar and cumin.

- Continue to cook for approximately 3 more hours.

Rice

• white rice
• chicken broth
• chopped cilantro
• chopped white onions
• lime juice

- You get to experiment on the portion sizes. Cook the rice in chicken broth instead of water with cilantro, onions, and lime juice.

Tomatillo Dressing

• 2/3 cup mayo
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1 T. lime juice
• 1 T. cumin
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. pepper
• 1 package dry ranch dressing
• 3 tomatillos

- mix all ingredients in a blender and serve over salad.

Salsa

• 6 tomatoes diced
• 1 green pepper diced
• 1 onion chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 T. lime juice
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 mango diced (can use peaches)

(thanks to my friend Kelli for these great recipes)

Layered Fiesta Salad

• 6 cups torn romaine lettuce
• 1 can black beans
• 3 chicken breasts, cooked and diced
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• Ranch dressing
• crushed tortilla chips
• Italian Salsa for Salad, includes: (one 8 oz package zesty Italian dressing(prepare as directed on box), 1 bell pepper chopped, 3 diced tomatoes, 1 can white corn drained, 4 green onions)

- Layer all ingredients to create salad.

- Begin with lettuce, black beans, chicken, cheese, ranch dressing, chips, salsa

(Thanks to my sis-in-law Mindy for this delish recipe!)