This post is part of a social shopper marketing insight campaign with Weave Made Media®, and Smithfield®, but all opinions are my own.

Marinated Pork Loin Sliders - These sliders come together easily using pre-marinated pork tenderloin. A great answer to the problem of the back to school routine rush!

Wow, the last couple of weeks have been complete chaos at my house. This is the first year that our two little ones BOTH have activities during the week. We held our breath hoping they wouldn't be scheduled on the same night and thankfully they weren't. They are, of course, scheduled right at dinner time! Josh has soccer Tuesday at 5:30 PM and Nora has dance on Wednesday at 4:30.

I will admit on week one I hit a drive thru to get them kid meals and on week 2 we got pizza - don't judge. I just couldn't figure anything else out. It's tough to figure out how to get dinner on the table when you have kid activities. Getting into this back to school routine is overwhelming. Who the heck can remember to marinate something? Not me. So when I saw these marinated fresh pork products , I figured it was worth a try.

While I do like to play around with creating my own flavors, on these busy nights, I certainly welcome a few shortcuts. I noticed there were quite a few new flavors of the Smithfield® pork products but I chose the Portobello Mushroom Pork Filet. These pork loins cook up fairly quickly and while it's cooking away I can get the other components ready. Everything is on the table by the time the kids have both showered.

I love caramelized onions. I know what you're thinking....don't those take a lot of time? They take about twenty minutes. So, here are three solutions/options. 1. You can either make them ahead of time like I do. I like to make a batch of caramelized onions a couple of times a month. You can refrigerate them and use them as needed for your recipes. 2. You can also get them cooked while your pork is cooking. Since the pork is "pop in the oven" ready, you can use that cook time for the onions. 3. Lastly, you can buy them pre-made. There are a lot of jarred varieties found in the grocery store these days. Either way. It's easy, I promise.

When I set out to make these sliders, I knew I wanted to use a cheese spread. My plan was to buy an herbed cheese spread or an herbed cream cheese but then in the deli cheese section I saw a Gorgonzola cheese spread. I ended up buying both because my kids aren't too keen on Gorgonzola but I am. You can decide which best suits your tastes.

For a nice cool, crisp texture I sliced some fresh pears super thin. I think apple would also be a good if you don't have pears. You know me, all about the versatility.

Once the pork is done, slice it thin and pile it on a toasted roll with the pear, cheese spread and onions. Seriously good food and it came together in just over a half hour! Take THAT busy schedule! No more drive thru for us!

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