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Cooking with Kelle Hampton: Easy Pork Carnitas
Every morning, there’s a routine. I roll out of bed, rouse my snoozing babes, pad it to the kitchen to cook a pan full of breakfast, hop online to check email, then sneak a quick peek at Kelle Hampton’s blog with fingers crossed, hoping for updates. Since discovering Kelle through her viral blog post on daughter Nella Cordelia’s birth story, I’ve been hooked. Kelle has a way with words. She has a way with photography. Even more so, Kelle has a way with life. Which is to say…she lives it. She sucks the ever lovin’ marrow out of it, and I am inspired daily by her musings on motherhood, womanhood, and everyday everythings. I recently had a chance to chat with Kelle about how she ‘rock’s it all out.’ Don’t miss her candid, touching interview on making family dinner a priority. It’ll turn you into an insta Kelle Hampton junkie, too. Something I shall be forever more, because Kelle was not only nice enough to let us in on a few of her 5 Secrets to Family Dinner Success, she was also willing to share her incredible recipe for Easy Pork Carnitas. Kelle, you really do rock.it.out. From my kitchen to yours, thank you.
Kelle Hampton’s Easy Pork Carnitas
(altered from a recipe passed from friend, Dede)
2 pork tenderloins (about 1 pound each)
1 jar of salsa verde (green salsa–any kind)
1 can Rotel tomotoes
1 can chopped green chiles
1 onion, chopped in large pieces
Cover in crockpot and cook on low until pork easily forks apart (about 10 hours). Serve buffet-style with flour tortillas, cheese, cilantro, avocado, tomatoes, lettuce and sour cream.
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[...] Kelle Hampton has got a lot going on. Having said goodbye to houseguests after an end-of-summer soiree on their beloved Isle of Capri, she’s back to the grind of everyday life. Though there are a million things to be doing, it’s dinnertime, and Kelle is fluttering about the kitchen, putting the final touches on tonight’s family favorite: Crockpot Pork Carnitas. [...]
How Kelle Hampton 'Rocks It Out' Family Dinner Style | The Family Kitchen commented on Oct 14 10 at 6:01 amCarrie commented on Oct 14 10 at 1:20 pmI have been following Kelle’s blog since right before her sweet Nella was born. She is amazing! Love her!
KC commented on Oct 14 10 at 3:02 pmThank you sharing the recipe too! Those look delicious. :D
pam commented on Oct 14 10 at 3:17 pmLooks great. can’t wait to try it.
Sharon commented on Oct 14 10 at 4:44 pmI discovered Kelle’s blog about a month ago and I’m hooked. Her message and photos are amazing, and I think her family — daughters Lainey and Nella are adorable.
Ann commented on Oct 14 10 at 4:51 pmI love how real Kelle is. She shows how sweet life is and how wonderful being a Mother can be too. I LOVE when she talks about the days where she’s tired but she can ‘rally’. Love her!!
Nicole Benton commented on Oct 14 10 at 5:09 pmLOVE this recipe…if you have leftovers, add some BBQ sauce to the ex-carnita meat and do a pulled pork sandwich! YUMMY! :)
I. HEART. Kelle. She’s truly inspiring in life.
Rachel Smith commented on Oct 14 10 at 8:30 pmYummy. Wish I had read the recipe this morning…and before I went to the grocery store;) Next week I guess.
Suzanne @ Mommy Moves Again commented on Oct 14 10 at 10:39 pmKelle is inspiring and her blog is one of the most well-written blogs I’ve ever read…guess I now have to try her recipes!
Kait Galto commented on Oct 15 10 at 10:08 amThis looks so yummy! I can’t wait to try it! Thanks for sharing.
Jenn commented on Oct 16 10 at 9:51 amThis pig’ll be in the crock pot all day while we’re at a football game. Can’t wait to come home to the tasty spoils!
Jen commented on Oct 16 10 at 7:12 pmMade this today. Cooked for about nine hours, and it’s absolutely delicious. Thanks, Kelle!
Melinda commented on Oct 17 10 at 11:14 amWow! That sure looks complicated! I don’t know if I have enough skill in the kitchen to open a jar – it takes real talent. Kelly, you RAAWK those jars!
Laylani commented on Oct 18 10 at 6:09 pmMade it too–delicious!!
Brooke commented on Oct 19 10 at 10:34 amCan’t WAIT to try this recipe. I’ve been thinking about it ever since Kelle shared!
Kathy commented on Oct 20 10 at 6:51 pmI made this tonight and it was totally liquidy – like soup. I wonder what I did wrong. Should I have drained the Rotel or the salsa?
JM commented on Oct 22 10 at 6:06 amI wonder if Kelle Hampton’s kids like being paraded all over the internet. What kind of mother advertises her kids like this?
Melissa commented on Oct 22 10 at 8:29 pmI love Kelle’s blog. I tried this recipe last night and it was fabulous.
@Brooke – I didn’t drain anything and ours wasn’t soupy.
@Kathy – I do not think she is advertising her kids. You are being ridiculous.
Anne commented on May 23 11 at 6:45 pmShe does parade her kids. She makes them wear her sponsors’ products and gets paid for it. She makes those kids work without a permit. How does she have any weight in giving advice for “busy moms” when neither she nor her husband is employed and they live off of government welfare and his parents’ money?
Linda commented on May 29 11 at 4:42 pmAnne- neither of them are employed? Do you know them personally? Or are you just speculating because it seems Brett is home during the day sometimes.
And really- makes her kids work without a permit?
Where do you people come up with this stuff?
Anne commented on May 31 11 at 9:16 amI know her personally. I would read everything on that blog under the impression that it is fiction.
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