Spring Citrus Chicken

What a great way to start cooking for spring!  With yummy citrus flavors and warm seasonings,

this makes for a great meal on a weeknight!

Crockpot Spring Citrus Chicken

1 whole chicken (get all the stuff outta it!)

1/2 yellow onions, chopped

2 stalks celery, chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 green bell pepper, chopped

2 carrots, chopped

3 lemons, 1 quartered, the others for juice

1 T Rosemary

1/2 T Thyme

Sea Salt and Pepper

2 Bay Leaves

1 cup Chicken Broth

Place the chicken in the crockpot

Quarter one lemon and place inside the cavity of the chicken.

Cover with veggies and seasonings. 

Pour in Chicken Broth and Squeeze the juice of 2 lemons on top.

Cook on low in your Crockpot for 6-7 hours.

Serve with any type of Paleo veggies!!! 

We had a fresh salad on the side

HAPPY PALEO COOKING!!!!

Italian-Style Pork Tenderloin over Mashed Faux Potatoes

This is something I created myself and we really enjoyed it more than I was thinking we would! 

Very filling and it warmed me up as the cold front moved through!

Italian-Style Pork Tenderloin

Over Mashed Faux-Potatoes

2 pork tenderloins, trimmed of fat

1 laerge can organic diced tomatoes

2 T Oregano

1 T Basil

1 T Garlic Powder

1 can organic mushrooms

2 Bay Leaves

1 cup Chicken Broth/Stock

Place the pork tenderloin on the bottom of the crockpot

Place diced tomates on top, then all the spices and mushrooms

Pour in Chicken Broth and cook on low for 7-8 hours

Mashed Faux-Potatoes

1 head Cauliflower

2 T Butter

Sea Salt and Pepper to Taste

Steam the cauliflower 30 minutes

Place in blender and puree with butter, salt and pepper

Plate faux-potatoes and place Pork Tenderloin on top!

ENJOY!! 

HAPPY PALEO COOKING!!!!

Mushroom and Tarragon Chicken

This was so yummy with the side dish I included!

 

Mushroom Tarragon Chicken

w/ Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus

 

4 chicken breasts

Black Pepper

2 cups white mushrooms, sliced

1 shallot

1 tomato, diced

2 cups chicken broth

1 T Tarragon

1 T Parsley

 Place the chicken breasts on the bottom of the crockpot and pour mushrooms on top 

 

 Place all remaining veggies and seasonings on top and chicken broth

 

Cook on low for 7-8 hours

 

Bacon-Wrapped Asparagus

 

1 bunch of asparagus

4 strips of bacon

 

Take 6-7 spears and wrap with bacon

Cook in oven on 375 degrees for 30 minutes

HAPPY PALEO COOKING!

Paleo Comfort Food - Crockpot Beef Stew

This is such a reward after a killer WOD!  Great comfort food!

Beef Stew

1-2 lbs beef stew meat

4 stalks of celery, cut

2 carrots, sliced and quartered

1/2 large yellow onion, diced

1 yellow squash, quartered

2 garlic cloves, minced

2 cups chicken broth

1-2 T Rosemary

1 T Oregano

2 bay leaves

Sea Salt and Pepper

Dump all in Crockpot and stir well.

Cook on low for 7-8 hours and serve hot!

Enjoy!

HAPPY PALEO COOKING!

Paleo Fajita Salad

Josh found out through his crew about a phenomenal Hispanic market off Green Street in Longview, so we decided to go take a look! 

Their meat was fresh and already marinated in spices we can use with Paleo, so that gave us an idea.  For us to cook in bulk, we grabbed 3lbs of chicken and 3 lbs of steak and grilled it, cut it up and placed it in a Tupperware container.  Then the salad came as an idea...

Paleo Fajita Salad

2 cups of either Romaine or Iceberg lettuce

6 grape tomatoes cut in half

10 black olives, whole

1 avocado sliced or chopped

1 cup chicken/steak

Juice of 1 lime

Plate the lettuce, then all the veggies

Place the meat on there last

Juice the lime over the entire salad as your dressing and enjoy!

Just that easy....just THAT simple!

HAPPY PALEO COOKING!!!

Southern Comfort Foods

Who said you can't have fried chicken during your Paleo journey...NOT ME!!!!!

 

Paleo-Style Fried Chicken

 

 

 

1 cup coconut oil

2 large eggs

2 cups almond meal/flour

2 t Paprika

2 t garlic powder

1 t salt

1 t black pepper

1 t thyme

2 t chipotle powder (optional)

2 lbs chicken (whole cut up)

 

Heat oil in a large frying pan and oven to 350 degrees

 

Whisk eggs in a medium-sized bowl

 

Combine all dry ingredients into a large bowl and mix very well

 

 

Place chicken pieces in egg and wet thoroughly both sides

 

 

Place in dry mixture and coat evenly and well

 

 

Place in frying pan (might take two batches).

Cook until golden brown on both sides.

Remove from pan onto cooking sheet...repeat if necessary

 

 

Place chicken on the cooking sheet into the oven at 350 for 30-35 minutes or until

internal temp reaches 165 degrees.

(yes my oven needs cleaning!!)

 

 

Plate and serve with green beans and mashed-faux potatoes!!!

 

 

Can we say southern Paleo cooking at it's best? 

 It was AWESOME and helped my craving for fried chicken and mashed potatoes!!!

 

HAPPY PALEO COOKING!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Cabbage Rolls with Cranberry-Tomato Sauce

All I can say about this is...WOW!

 

Cabbage Rolls with Cranberry-Tomato Sauce

 

1 head cabbage, leaves carefully separated to remain intact

1 cup grated cauliflower

Sea salt and pepper

1 lb lean ground beef

1-2 gloves of garlic, minced

1/2 yellow onion, diced fine

1 t rosemary

1 32-oz can organic crushed tomatoes

1 cup organic cranberry sauce, no sugar added

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

 

Place the cabbage in 2 inches of water and steam until the leaves are soft.

 

 

 

While the cabbage is steaming, sauté the cauliflower in a sauce pan. 

 Sprinkle with sea salt and pepper. 

 Remove cabbage and cauliflower from heat.

 

 

 

In a mixing bowl, mix together cauliflower, onion, garlic, rosemary

 and ground beef until very well combined. 

Use your hands and get dirty!!

 

 

Place 1/4 cup of meat mixture onto end of cabbage leaf and roll the bottom up...

 

 

Fold the sides....

 

 

Roll a little more....



 

Done! 

 

Place in oven-safe dish, side by side.

 

 

In the same pan you cooked the cauliflower, place the can of crushed tomatoes

and cranberry sauce and heat until well combined.  Pour over cabbage rolls.

 

Cover w/ foil and cook for 25 minutes at 350, and then uncover

 and cook for 20 minutes.

Plate and serve immediately!

 

 

Makes a great meal by itself of with a salad!

 

HAPPY PALEO COOKING!!!!

 

Beef and Veggie Stir-Fry

Need a little oriental food during your Paleo journey?  Boy do I have the easiest, tastiest dish for you!

 

Beef and Veggie Stir Fry

 

1 lb skirt steak

2 T coconut oil

1 cup red onion, julienned

1 cup broccoli, chopped

1 cup green beans

1 cup bell peppers, julienned (red or green)

1 cup other veggies you want (optional)

1 T sesame seeds

2 T green onions, chopped

1/4 cup water chestnuts

 

Sauce:

2 T coconut aminos

2 T warm water

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1/4-1/2 t ginger, finely grated

 

Spread the skirt steak flat on the cutting board and cut into pieces

4 inches long and then into 1/4 inch strips

 

 

Melt 2 T of coconut oil in pan and place steak in pan. 

 Cook until brown on all sides, but a little pink in the middle. 

 Remove from pan and set aside.

 

While the steak is cooking, julienne and cut your veggies and mix together in a bowl. 

 After you remove the steak from the pan, place veggies in pan and cook until tender. 

 Add a small amount of coconut oil if necessary.

 

 

 

After veggies are tender, replace steak in pan w/ veggies and cook a couple of minutes.

 

 

As they are cooking, mix the sauce together and whisk until well blended.

Then add to the steak and veggies

 

 

Cook for 3 more minutes.

Plate and serve warm with chopped green onions,

water chestnuts and sesame seeds!

 

 

HAPPY PALEO COOKING!!!

 

 

 

 

Salmon Cakes

I must be honest....I am NOT a fish person, especially salmon.  I can't stand the "fishy" taste it brings sometimes.  BUT, with these salmon cakes, you never taste the fishiness! 

 

Salmon Cakes

 

1 14oz can of wild salmon, drained

2 eggs beaten

3 T minced shallots

1-2 gloves of garlic, minced

2 T green onions

2 t gluten-free mustard

1 T rosemary

1 T sea salt

1 T sage

1 t garlic powder

1 t onion powder

1/2 paprika

black pepper to taste

1-2 T coconut flour (more if needed)

1/4 cup coconut oil or butter

 

Combine the salmon, eggs, shallots, green onions, all the spices and mustard in a mixing bowl. 

If the consistency is still runny, add coconut four until the substance sticks together

 to make a patty that holds together.

 

 

In a large pan, melt the coconut oil or butter and make sure the entire pan is covered.

 

 

Make patties about 1/4 inch thick and place in pan. This makes 4, so space them out in the pan accordingly to evenly cook.  Cook them on medium-high.

 

 

Allow the patties to cook all the way through and they are golden brown

 (usually about 5 minutes a side, but everyone's stove top is different). 

 

Serve warm with lemon slices to give it an extra punch of flavor!

 

 

Note: 

First time I cooked these, they fell apart on me in the pan :(  I just needed a little more coconut flour in the first step!  It was disappointing, but practice makes perfect!! :)

HAPPY PALEO COOKING!!!

 

 

 

Spicy Taco Salad Paleo Style

After a SERIOUS night of Power Cleans and Pull ups, my arms were jelly and I needed something quick and easy (with not a lot of ARM POWER) to make!  This is PERFECT and something the WHOLE family will love!!!

Spicy Taco Salad

8 cups Romaine Lettuce

1 lb ground beef, lean

1 T Chili Powder

1 t onion powder

1 t garlic powder

1 avocado, chopped

1 green bell pepper, chopped

1 tomato, chopped

1 lime, quartered

1 cup salsa of your choice

Place the ground beef in the pan and cook until 1/2 done, then season with all the spices.

While the beef is finishing, chop your veggies

Plate the lettuce, beef, and veggies, then place salsa on top and lime

wedges on the side to squeeze on your salad when you are ready to eat!! 

BOOM!  Healthy, Paleo, easy dinner!  If you have leftover meat, you can

make a salad for lunch like I did today!!!  Can't get enough of it!

HAPPY PALEO COOKING!!!!

Chorizo Meatballs over Mashed Faux-tatoes

Wow!  What a WOD and Olympic Lifting class!  Thank goodness I had meatballs in the crockpot and the prepping of the Mashed Faux-tatoes was easy and quick!

 

Wanna add some serious spice to your dinner????  Try this!

 

Chorizo Meatballs over Mashed Faux-tatoes

 

2 lbs Ground Pork

Chorizo Spice Blend-

• 3 T chipotle powder
• 1.5 T paprika
• 1 T onion powder
• 1 T garlic powder
• 1/2 T salt
• 1.5 t black pepper

2 T apple cider vinegar

1 head of cauliflower

3 T butter

salt/pepper to season

 

Mix together your spices before you begin (which is the list at the top). 

 Mix thoroughly and set aside.

 

Place ground pork into large bowl and mix well. 

 Slowly add spices and apple cider vinegar. 

Mix thoroughly.

 

 

 

Roll into 1-1.5 inch meatballs and place on the bottom of the crockpot.

   

 

 

Cook for 7 hours on low.

 

 

 

For the Mashed Faux-Potatoes:

 

Cut the head of cauliflower into bite-size pieces and steam until VERY tender

 

Place in your food processor w/ butter salt and pepper and puree until smooth.

 

   

 

 

Plate the Mashed Faux Potatoes, then place the meatballs with the drippings on top. 

Sprinkle w/ parsley if desired!

 

 

 

Enjoy....and have some water around!  This dish is HOT!!!!! 

 

HAPPY PALEO COOKING!!!!

Jalapeno Sweet Potato Chowder

This is one of my favorite recipes that originally called for a crockpot, but I turned it into a meal that takes roughly 1.5 hours to make (not active time, of course).  It is warm, filling and very spicy!

Jalapeno Sweet Potato Chowder

2 large sweet potatoes

2-3 chicken breasts, skinless and boneless

1 small yellow onion

2 carrots

3-4 celery stalks

2 T butter or EVOO

2 cups chicken broth/stock

2 jalapeno peppers, diced

1/2 cup coconut milk

Boil a large pot of water and place quartered sweet potatoes and chicken breast. 

Boil for about 30-45 minutes.

Dice the carrots, celery and onion and melt butter or EVOO in a pan and

 sauté until the onion gives a clear appearance. Set aside.

Drain the chicken breasts and potatoes.

Scoop out the sweet potatoes and place in a food processor. 

Puree until no lumps can be found.

Place back into pot and grab the chicken breasts and jalapenos (just cut the top off and half)

 and "blend" them in the food processor as well, with 1/2 cup chicken broth, adding more if necessary.

Place everything in the original pot, add the remaining chicken broth, coconut milk and simmer for 30 minutes.  Enjoy!!!

HAPPY PALEO COOKING!!!