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    Pulled Pork (Crock Pot)
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    I found this pulled pork recipe years ago, and it's a favorite at potlucks. Freezes well for easy quick meals.

    Pulled Pork (Crock Pot)

    Recipe #131018

    Pulled Pork (Crock Pot)

    By duonyte on July 25, 2005

    Recipe #131018

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    "I found this pulled pork recipe years ago, and it's a favorite at potlucks. Freezes well for easy quick meals."

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    Ingredients: ginger ale, onions, pork roast...

    433 Reviews

    Prep Time:30 mins

    Total Time: 18 hrs 30 mins

    Easy and Tasty Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches in the Crock Pot
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    This is almost too easy to be called a recipe, but I had to share it anyway. I came up with it one night when I wanted a nice meal but wasn't feeling...

    Easy and Tasty Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches in the Crock Pot

    Recipe #95569

    Easy and Tasty Barbecue Chicken Sandwiches in the Crock Pot

    By Kree on July 13, 2004

    Recipe #95569

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    "This is almost too easy to be called a recipe, but I had to share it anyway. I came up with it one night when I wanted a nice meal but wasn't feeling too motivated. I love Crock-Pot cooking!"

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    Ingredients: sweet onions, hamburger buns...

    304 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 8 hrs 10 mins

    Ww 0 Point Weight Watchers Cabbage Soup
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    You can eat as much of this 0-point Weight Watchers cabbage soup as you like. It's so good for you.

    Ww 0 Point Weight Watchers Cabbage Soup

    Recipe #128956

    Ww 0 Point Weight Watchers Cabbage Soup

    By dageret on July 7, 2005

    Recipe #128956

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    "You can eat as much of this 0-point Weight Watchers cabbage soup as you like. It's so good for you."

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    Ingredients: green beans, nonfat beef broth...

    224 Reviews

    Prep Time:7 mins

    Total Time: 32 mins

    Tortellini Tomato Spinach Soup
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    Really healthy soup, good to use when there's no time to spend in the kitchen!

    Tortellini Tomato Spinach Soup

    Recipe #35988

    Tortellini Tomato Spinach Soup

    By spatchcock on August 5, 2002

    Recipe #35988

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    "Really healthy soup, good to use when there's no time to spend in the kitchen!"

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    Ingredients: cracked black pepper, fresh spinach...

    222 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 30 mins

    Perfect Pork Tenderloin
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    My #1 way to cook a pork tenderloin or a boneless pork loin because it's ALWAYS moist and tender. It's easy and foolproof! If you like, marinade...

    Perfect Pork Tenderloin

    Recipe #63828

    Perfect Pork Tenderloin

    By BeachGirl on June 5, 2003

    Recipe #63828

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    "My #1 way to cook a pork tenderloin or a boneless pork loin because it's ALWAYS moist and tender. It's easy and foolproof! If you like, marinade the roast and rub with any seasonings that please your palate! So many people have asked me how long to cook tenderloins if they have "more than one" to cook, I wanted to give a simple response...."

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    Ingredients: pork tenderloins, salt and pepper...

    157 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 1 hrs 14 mins

    French Dip Roast Beef for the Crock Pot
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    This is one of the best recipes I've come up with for beef roast. The cheapest cuts come out tasting like you slaved over a stove all day long. You...

    French Dip Roast Beef for the Crock Pot

    Recipe #103403

    French Dip Roast Beef for the Crock Pot

    By The Big Cheese on November 4, 2004

    Recipe #103403

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    "This is one of the best recipes I've come up with for beef roast. The cheapest cuts come out tasting like you slaved over a stove all day long. You can add potatoes and carrots to the recipe if you like, or shred it and serve it as a French Dip sandwich with the au jus juice from the crock pot on the side. If you are watching your sodium, use the lite..."

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    Ingredients: French rolls, dried rosemary...

    134 Reviews

    Prep Time:10 mins

    Total Time: 7 hrs 10 mins

    Now don't go "EEEWWW!!" before you try this!
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    The only way to eat fresh tomatoes! In anticipation of the impending tomato harvest, I share with you a family secret. This is the reason we look forward...

    Now don't go "EEEWWW!!" before you try this!

    Recipe #25625

    Now don't go "EEEWWW!!" before you try this!

    By ThatBobbieGirl on April 18, 2002

    Recipe #25625

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    "The only way to eat fresh tomatoes! In anticipation of the impending tomato harvest, I share with you a family secret. This is the reason we look forward to the end of summer, to the time when our gardens and our friends gardens are bursting with little red-skinned treasures. When I tell anyone about this, besides my brother and sister -- we learned..."

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    Ingredients: pepper, peanut butter, salt...

    118 Reviews

    Prep Time:3 mins

    Total Time: 5 mins

    Outback Steakhouse-Style Steak
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    This is a recipe I got off Recipe Goldmine. Delicious and easy rub for steaks!

    UPDATE: Due to the numerous comments, I've updated the salt...

    Outback Steakhouse-Style Steak

    Recipe #52366

    Outback Steakhouse-Style Steak

    By Shasha on January 27, 2003

    Recipe #52366

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    "This is a recipe I got off Recipe Goldmine. Delicious and easy rub for steaks! UPDATE: Due to the numerous comments, I've updated the salt measurement. Enjoy! :)"

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    Ingredients: coriander, rib eye steaks...

    102 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 15 mins

    Salmon and Asparagus in Foil
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    This is a quick and easy dinner. Pop the packets into the oven while you set the table and in 15-minutes you have a nutritious dish with virtually no...

    Salmon and Asparagus in Foil

    Recipe #113817

    Salmon and Asparagus in Foil

    By PaulaG on March 21, 2005

    Recipe #113817

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    "This is a quick and easy dinner. Pop the packets into the oven while you set the table and in 15-minutes you have a nutritious dish with virtually no clean up. Serve this with a rice or couscous dish and extra lemon on the side. This recipe was found at another web site."

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    Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, aluminum foil...

    90 Reviews

    Prep Time:15 mins

    Total Time: 35 mins

    Weight Watchers Mexican Chicken Breasts
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    This is a yummy easy recipe. 1 breast is 4 pts. I often used the flash frozen breasts for this. I use 4 4oz breasts.

    Weight Watchers Mexican Chicken Breasts

    Recipe #155442

    Weight Watchers Mexican Chicken Breasts

    By Baby Chevelle on February 10, 2006

    Recipe #155442

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    "This is a yummy easy recipe. 1 breast is 4 pts. I often used the flash frozen breasts for this. I use 4 4oz breasts."

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    Ingredients: salsa, taco seasoning...

    88 Reviews

    Prep Time:3 mins

    Total Time: 33 mins

    Raspberry Balsamic Chicken
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    A light, fruity chicken dish, only 4 WW points, but you would never know. Other fruit preserves, such as apricot, blackberry, or peach will also work in...

    Raspberry Balsamic Chicken

    Recipe #98370

    Raspberry Balsamic Chicken

    By KelBel on August 24, 2004

    Recipe #98370

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    "A light, fruity chicken dish, only 4 WW points, but you would never know. Other fruit preserves, such as apricot, blackberry, or peach will also work in this recipe."

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    Ingredients: dried thyme, fresh thyme...

    87 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 20 mins

    Shirley's Perfect Rare Roast Beef
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    My mom showed me how to make the perfect roast beef, and I mean PERFECT! I love my roast beef rare to med-rare, and this is how I do it.

    IMPORTANT:...

    Shirley's Perfect Rare Roast Beef

    Recipe #238069

    Shirley's Perfect Rare Roast Beef

    By Linda's Busy Kitchen on July 1, 2007

    Recipe #238069

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    "My mom showed me how to make the perfect roast beef, and I mean PERFECT! I love my roast beef rare to med-rare, and this is how I do it. IMPORTANT: Take your roast out of the fridge, and let it set to get it to room temperature before baking! If you like really rare bake for 15 mins. at 500. If you like your roast beef cooked med-rare,..."

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    Ingredients: garlic powder, onions...

    82 Reviews

    Prep Time:5 mins

    Total Time: 20 mins

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