Easy BBQ Recipes

Once again, my camera cord is MIA...
So, just in time for Labor Day, I'd like to share a couple of EASY recipes from Erik's birthday party this past weekend:

Ranch Macaroni Salad
(this is one is a work in progress but it gets better and better each time)

1 box Dreamfields macaroni noodles
1 8oz brick of sharp cheddar cheese (cubed)
2 stalks of celery (finely chopped)
1 red bell pepper (finely chopped)
1 green bell pepper (finely chopped)
1 bottle Kraft ranch dressing
1 packet of Hidden Valley Ranch mix (the powder kind)

Cook the noodles according the package. Drain and cool noodles under cold running water.
Add all ingredients (except 1/3 of the ranch dressing) to a large mixing bowl and stir gently. Put the salad in the fridge for a couple of hours to chill, then mix in remaining ranch dressing just before serving. Enjoy!


Slow Cooker Pulled Pork

1 3lb boneless pork roast
1 onion, chopped
1 cup chicken broth
1 bottle of Maull's BBQ sauce

Trim pork of any excess fat. Scatter onions over bottom of slow cooker and place pork on top.
Add broth, cover and cook on low for 8 hrs. Remove meat and let cool.
When cool enough to handle, pull meat into thin shreds, removing fat and gristle. remove liquid from slow cooker, keeping onions in the pot. Return pulled pork to slow cooker and stir in BBQ sauce.