Cafe Rio style

Our ward had an Enrichment activity last night at which they served dinner, Cafe Rio style salad. They were AMAZING! So I wanted to share with those readers of my blog who were not there the great recipes. Aside from these 4 recipes we added to the salads torillas, chips, tomatos, chesse, and sour cream.

Cafe Rio Pork

2 1/2 lbs Pork

1/3 C. water

1 C. green chili enchilada sauce

1 C. brown sugar

salt, pepper, & crushed garlic cloves to taste

Mix enchilada sauce, brown sugar, & garlic to form a sauce. Place in the bottom of crockpot placing meat on top of sauce and season with salt and peper. Allow to cook for at least 6 hours. Take out meat and shred then return to crockpot for another hour.

Cafe Rio Rice

3 C. rice

6 C. water

4 tsp. chicken bouillon

4 tsp. minced fresh garlic

1/2 bunch cilantro

3 tsp. salt

1 can green chilies

1 Tbs butter

1/2 onion chopped

Add all ingredients to rice cooker and cook until rice is done. Stir to complete.

Cafe Rio Beans

1 can black beans, drained & rinsed

1 1/3 C. tomato juice

2 garlic cloves minced

1 tsp. cumin

2 Tbs. olice oil

1 1/2 tsp salt

2 Tbs chopped cilantro

Cook garlic & cumin in olive oil until fragrant. Add beans, juice, & salt. Cook until heated through. Just before serving add cilantro.

Cafe Rio Dressing

1 pkg. Buttermilk Ranch Dressing Mix (make as directed)

2 tomatillos

1/2 bunch cilantro

1 garlic clove

1 lime

dash green tobasco sauce

After making dressing packet place in blender adding in all other ingredients and mix. Chill before serving.

Yes this could be a lot of work, but they were very Yummy! So give it a try!