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!!!!