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School’s back in session, and I’m employing lots of strategies to get dinner on the table efficiently on weeknights.
- Have a cooked grain (such as rice) in the refrigerator at all times. This is good for building an impromptu “bowl.”
- Keep on hand some pulled pork or another cooked meat, to build a bowl or burrito or taco. You can make it in your slow cooker, or purchase it already prepared, as I did here. This version is cooked, smoked and seasoned but not sauced, so is very versatile. This can be a dinner-saver!
- Have some all-purpose condiments, such as the pickled carrots and onions I am using here. This is the ubiquitous nibble that appears magically every time you sit down to eat at a Mexican restaurant, but you can make it yourself so easily.
- Be willing to mix and match ingredients for an impromptu dinner. Use what you have!
So let’s build our dinner bowl. We just got home from soccer practice, and homework’s waiting.
California Pulled Pork Bowl with Pickled Vegetables
A classic dinner bowl starts with rice, pulled pork, fresh tomatoes and avocado, topped off with pickled vegetables.
Ingredients
- Cooked rice, hot (I used Planet Rice Sprouted California Blonde Rice)
- Pulled pork, heated (I used Hormel Taco Meats Shredded & Seasoned Pork)
- Organic heirloom tomatoes, seeded and diced
- California avocados, peeled and diced
- Pickled vegetables such as [Mexican Pickled Onions and Carrots|
- http://www.shockinglydelicious.com/quick-mexican-pickled-onions-and-carrots]
Directions
- To build each bowl, add rice to a dinner-sized bowl, add a portion of pulled pork, and top with a scattering of tomatoes, avocados and pickled vegetables.
- Serves 4.
Notes
Recipe source: Dorothy Reinhold | Shockingly Delicious.
Copyright Dorothy Reinhold | ShockinglyDelicious.com. All rights reserved.
Disclaimer: Hormel sent the pulled pork for recipe development, and compensated me for my time. Planet Rice sent the rice.
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I LOVE this dish and all of your fabulous suggestions for having a delicious easy peasy weeknight dinner!
Pickles are my new favorite condiment! GREG
Greg,
I totally agree! I am now eating them on everything. I don’t know why it took me so long to discover that vegetables other than cucumbers made great pickles.
Great tips for helping with busy nights!
I love making rice bowls and grain bowls for dinner — they are such a great way to use up leftover veggies and whatnot!
Sarah,
I totally agree! Use it up!
This dish looks so delicious! Love the combo of pulled pork and tangy pickled vegetables…yum!
Keeping rice made and in the refrigerator is such a great idea. I’m trying to pull together easy recipes too. I love this idea. Easy and delicious!
I love that you pickled your own vegetables! I love pickling red onions too! Great photos!
Bowls are a great go-to dinner for us too. Love the addition of pickled veggies. Great idea!
The colors in this are beautiful! Looks so delicious!
We love pulled pork at my house, this sounds so good with the pickled veggies on top!
I love one bowl dinners. I’m especially intrigued by the pickles vegetables – condiments make such a difference.
Laura,
I so agree with you. Just a little bit o’ something like a pickled vegetable can really spark things.
We usually use pulled pork for pulled pork sandwiches, but I really like this idea of a bowl! And the veggies are so beautiful!
Kacey,
More and more, I am making “bowl” dinners. I just love them.
This sounds great! Our vegetable garden did terrific this year and I’ve been doing a lot of pickling. This is a great idea, thanks!
What a fresh twist on pulled pork Dorothy! This does seem like a great weeknight meal, and lighter than most – so good for this Indian summer!
Beautiful colors and delicious combinations!
Thank you Katerina!
Love your pickled vegetables – tart and crunchy, a perfect snack.
Thank you Liz! I am putting these on everything!
Jeanne/Jolly,
You are right…this is perfect to a busy school night.