Cafe Rio Copycat Recipes
Cafe Rio Copycat Recipes! I was SERIOUSLY craving Café Rio the other day and I love to cook these lovely recipes on Sunday because you can cook the meat while your at church and the whole family is at home (except Jessica and her cute family).
Some things need to be repeated over and over again because its soooooo addicting! The great thing about making Café Rio at home is there are LEFTOVERS!!!!! Yipee!!!
Cafe Rio Copycat Recipes
SWEET PORK BARBACOA
2lbs pork ( pork butt is the best)
3 cans of Coke (diet will not work)
1/2 cups brown sugar
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 can diced green chiles
1 small can enchilada sauce
1 cup brown sugar
Directions:
- Place pork into a Ziploc bag to marinate, pour one can of Coke, and 1/2 cup brown sugar. Marinade for 3 to 4 hours or even overnight. (Both will work.)
- Drain the marinade and put the pork, 1 can Coke, and garlic salt in the crockpot on high for 3 to 4 hours or 6 to 7 hours on low.
- Remove pork from the crockpot, and drain the liquid. Shred the pork.
- Mix together in your blender, 1/2 cup of Coke, chilies, enchilada sauce, and 1 cup brown sugar.
- Place shredded pork back in the crockpot, sauce, and heat until the mixture is warmed.
CILANTRO LIME RICE
1 cup uncooked rice
1 Tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic, minced
1 teaspoon lime juice
2 cups chicken broth
1 Tablespoon lime juice
2 Tablespoons cilantro, chopped
2 teaspoons sugar
Directions:
- In a saucepan combine rice, oil, garlic, 1 teaspoon lime juice, and chicken broth.
- Bring to a boil.
- Cover and cook on low for 15 to 20 minutes, make sure rice is tender. Remove from heat.
- In a small bowl combine remaining lime juice, sugar, and cilantro. Pour over hot cooked rice and mix in as you fluff the rice.
BLACK BEANS
4 Tablespoons olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 cans black beans, drained
2 2/3 cups tomato juice
1 teaspoon salt
4 Tablespoons cilantro, chopped
Directions:
- In a large skillet, cook garlic and cumin in the olive oil on medium heat. You will be able to smell it when it’s ready. Add the beans, tomato juice, and salt.
- Stir continually until it’s heated all the way through. Add the cilantro just before its served.
Café Rio Copy Cat Cilantro Dressing
1 packet of Hidden Valley Buttermilk Ranch Dressing mix
1 c. Mayo
1/2 bunch of cilantro
1 tomatillo
1 jalapeno (with ribs and seeds removed if you don’t like the heat!)
3 cloves of garlic
1 lime (juiced)
Directions:
- Mix all the ingredients in your blender.
- Make it ahead of time to give the ingredients a chance to marry.
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Now this is worth pinning… Sounds soooooo very yummy!!! Thanks for sharing, Kimberly!! 🙂
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Looks like you did an awesome job – these look de-lish! 🙂
Thanks for sharing your recipes at Inapire Me Monday at Create With Joy! 🙂
OK this looks good.
Thanks for sharing at The Weekend Social, I'm looking forward to seeing you again next Thursday at 9pm EST at http://www.thequestionablehomesteader.com for another installment of The Weekend Social.
Love copycat AND crockpot recipes!! Thank you so much for linking up at Tasty Tuesday! Your recipe has been pinned to the Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board! Please join us again this week!
I love that you took time to visit and share your copy cat recipes this week on Oh My Heartsie Girl!!! Everyone is right Pinning is in order!!!
I would eat that sweet pork for every meal! Can't wait to try it myself. Thanks for linkin up to Sunday FUNday!
I have never eaten there but it sounds great!
Looks delicious! Thanks for joining HSH!
Oh how I love me some Cafe Rio. Thanks for sharing this!!!
We just ate Cilantro Rice the other day, Thanks for sharing the recipe and for stopping by.
Just had this last night and all of it was sooo good
Your recipes sound fantastic – thank you for sharing them with us at the Hearth and Soul hop. We haven't got Cafe Rio here in the UK but it sure does sound delicious!
Omg the most ridiculous blog ever why people who don't know how to cook try and act like they do and was that a doily ? Even the pictures suck! You are not food bloggers! Nobody cares
This looks delicious! Can't wait to try it. What size enchilada sauce do you find works best? Thank you!! ????
Wow such a yummy recipe.. Thanks for sharing….
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How many does it feed?
Wondering about the amount of sugar mentioned in the cilantro rice recipe. It isn't listed in the ingredients but in the directions. Thanks.
I'm glad that you pointed that out to me, it's an old post and didn't notice. I updated it, I hope that's helpful!