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Easy Burrito Bowls

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So this is where the assembly is required.  Build it any way you want.  I like Easy Orange Cilantro Rice (recipe on blog) on the bottom, Easy Pork Carnitas (recipe on blog) next then salsa followed by shredded cheese.  Other variation could be sour cream, guacamole, actually any thing the tickles your fancy.

Easy Orange Cilantro Rice

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This is also very easy and simple to make.  It looks and tastes wonderful. Easy Orange Cilantro Rice Ingredients 1 cup uncooked rice 2 cups water 1 Tbs orange zest 2 Tbs cilantro minced Place rice and water in a sauce pan.  Soak for 15 min.  Then bring the water and rice up to a boil.  Keep a close eye on it.  You don’t want it to over flow.  Reduce heat to low and simmer for 20 minutes covered.  Remove from heat and let stand for 10 min.  Fluff and stir in zest and cilantro.  So Good!! Enjoy!!

Easy Pork Carnitas in a Slow Cooker

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Oh my goodness this is easy.  And so delicious.  I am trying something different here.  I'm going to post three different recipes that go extremely well together.  The recipes can also be used for many different recipes. Easy Pork Carnitas in Slow Cooker Ingredients: 3 lbs boneless pork shoulder 1 orange cut in half zest from the orange 2 tsp. oregano 1 tsp. cumin 1 Tbs olive oil 4 cloves of garlic minced 2 Tbs oil I love the aroma of this cooking all day.  Place pork shoulder in slow cooker, sprinkle salt and pepper to taste.  Mix olive oil, cumin and oregano together.  Spread all over the pork.  Add the garlic.  Juice the oranges and pour over the meat.  Sprinkle the zest of the orange over the pork.  Add the two halves of the orange to the slow cooker and cook on high for 6 hours.  Remove meat from slow cooker - heat pan to medium high.  Add oil and sizzle the shredded pork in the pan.  I don’t know why this makes such a differe