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Pasta Salad with Peas and Ham

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Looking for a simple pasta salad? Our Pasta salad with Peas and Ham recipe unique, plus it is a great recipe to use your leftover ham!


Pasta Salad with Peas and Ham, a recipe by Dinner Tonight
Pasta Salad with Peas and Ham
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Pasta Salad with Peas and Ham, a recipe by Dinner Tonight
Pasta Salad with Peas and Ham
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Servings: 1 cup servings
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Instructions
  1. Clean your area and wash your hands before you begin.
  2. Cook rotini in boiling salted water just until tender, about 12 to 15 minutes.
  3. Rinse under cool running water, drain, and transfer to a large bowl.
  4. Stir in all remaining ingredients.
  5. Cover and chill for 20 to 30 minutes or overnight.
Recipe Notes

Pasta Salad with Peas and Ham Nutrition Facts Serving size 1 cup (265g) servings per container 6 Amount per serving Calories 380 % Daily Value Total Fat 14 g 18 % Saturated Fat 1.5 g 8 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 20 mg 7 % Sodium 530 mg 23 % Total Carbohydrate 54 g 20 % Dietary Fiber 3 g 11 % Total Sugars 5 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 12 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 38 mg 2 % Iron 3 mg 15 % Potassium 264 mg 6 %

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

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A versatile slow cooker recipe for hectic days when there’s no time to cook. You can use this delicious pulled pork for a variety of meals–tacos, sandwiches, or quesadillas.Dinner Tonight's slow cooker pulled pork topped with cole slaw and resting on a bun.


Dinner Tonight's slow cooker pulled pork topped with cole slaw and resting on a bun.
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
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Servings Prep Time
12 10 minutes
Cook Time
8 hours
Servings Prep Time
12 10 minutes
Cook Time
8 hours
Dinner Tonight's slow cooker pulled pork topped with cole slaw and resting on a bun.
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork
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Cook Time
8 hours
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12 10 minutes
Cook Time
8 hours
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Slow Cooker Directions
  1. Place onions in bottom of slow cooker. Place pork on top of onions. Sprinkle brown sugar, salt and pepper on top of pork.
  2. In a small bowl, combine vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, red pepper flakes, sugar, mustard, garlic, and cayenne pepper. Whisk to combine.
  3. Drizzle half of the vinegar mixture over pork. Cover and refrigerate remaining mixture. Cook pork on low for 8-10 hours.
  4. Remove meat and onions; drain. Shred meat and onions; top with remaining vinegar mixture.
Multifunction Cooker Directions
  1. Sautรฉ pork and onions in 1 Tablespoon canola oil until browned and turn the roast to brown the other side.
  2. Remove roast and add 1 cup water to pan and stir to remove and bits of food that are stuck to the bottom.
  3. Return roast to pot and close and set the vent to close, cook on high pressure for 45 minutes.
  4. Natural release and then remove roast and dump the water from the pot. Shred the meat.
  5. Return the meat to the pot and follow directions to make the vinegar mixture.
  6. Add the mixture to the pork and cook on the slow cooker setting for 30 minutes.
Recipe Notes

Slow Cooker Pulled Pork - AHA Nutrition Facts Serving size (143g) servings per container 12 Amount per serving Calories 160 % Daily Value Total Fat 4.5 g 6 % Saturated Fat 1.5 g 8 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 70 mg 23 % Sodium 320 mg 14 % Total Carbohydrate 4 g 1 % Dietary Fiber 0 g 0 % Total Sugars 3 g Added Sugars 3 g 6 % Protein 23 g Vitamin D 1 mcg 6 % Calcium 21 mg 2 % Iron 1 mg 6 % Potassium 535 mg 10 %

Choosing the Perfect Pork

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1-choosing-the-perfect-porkConfused at the meat counter as to what type of pork to choose, or what it should look like? Follow these simple steps to choose the perfect pork!

  • Select pork just before you check out at the grocery store. It is important that pork stay as cold as possible.
  • Look for cuts with a small amount of fat over the outside. The meat should be firm and pink in color.
  • Once selected, put the pork in disposable plastic bags to avoid any leakage that could contaminate other foods in your grocery cart.
  • Take pork home immediately and refrigerate it to 40 degrees. Use the pork within 2 to 3 days or freeze.

Safe Minimum Internal Temperature for popular cuts of Pork

Pork cooking temperatures are the final step in a perfectly juicy, tender cut of meat. Pork today is very lean, making it important to not overcook and follow the recommended pork cooking temperature. The safe internal pork cooking temperature for fresh cuts is 145ยฐ F.

Pork cooking temperatures are the final step in a perfectly juicy, tender cut of meat. Pork today is very lean, making it important to not overcook and follow the recommended pork cooking temperature.ย  The safe internal pork cooking temperature for fresh cuts is 145ยฐ F.

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Here is a helpful chart from Path to the Plate on the cuts of pork.

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Savory Onion and Mushroom Pork Roast

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Savory Onion and Mushroom Pork Roast
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12 15 minutes
Cook Time
8 hours
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12 15 minutes
Cook Time
8 hours
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12 15 minutes
Cook Time
8 hours
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  1. Add carrots to the bottom of a 5-quart slow cooker.
  2. Add roast to slow cooker. In a large bowl, combine mushrooms, onions, Worcestershire sauce, rosemary, thyme, pepper, soup, and broth; pour over pork. Cover and cook on low for 8-10 hours or until meat is tender.
  3. In a small sauce pan, bring 1 /12-2 cups of liquid from slow cooker to a boil.
  4. In a small cup, combine cornstarch and water until smooth and add to sauce pan. Stir together until thickened.
  5. Serve pork and vegetables with gravy. If desired, sprinkle french-fried onions on top.
Recipe Notes

Onion and Mushroom Pork Roast - AHA Nutrition Facts Serving size (196g) servings per container 12 Amount per serving Calories 170 % Daily Value Total Fat 5 g 6 % Saturated Fat 1.5 g 8 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 70 mg 23 % Sodium 130 mg 6 % Total Carbohydrate 5 g 2 % Dietary Fiber 1 g 4 % Total Sugars 2 g Added Sugars 0 g 0 % Protein 24 g Vitamin D 1 mcg 6 % Calcium 29 mg 2 % Iron 1 mg 6 % Potassium 617 mg 15 %

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