Thursday, February 27, 2014

Tomato cream chicken sausage "pasta"

I know I made a spaghetti squash pasta dish a few days ago, but I LOVE spaghetti squash & really wanted an easy recipe for chicken sausage. Really this recipe only took like 15 minutes to make, well not counting the time it took to bake the squash. This was super tasty & both jaedyn & Dave loved it. We topped it with some freshly grated Parmesan cheese. Enjoy! 
http://paleomg.com/tomato-cream-chicken-sausage-pasta/

Crockpot pulled pork with a chimichurri sauce

This pork was sooo good. Well the sauce on the pork was. I made this sauce the night before. Cooked the meat on low for 12 hours & then shredded it, added the sauce, then put it in low for 30. So this was a super easy meal & very tasty. 
We put this on top of a big salad & topped it with avocado & salsa. 
 http://www.mynaturalfamily.com/recipes/paleo-recipes/paleo-crock-pot-roast/

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Crockpot chicken fajitas.

Crockpot Friday! It's a super busy day so I needed something I could throw into the crockpot & a few hours later, be ready to eat. Was in the mood for Mexican, so I chose this super easy, 5 ingredient recipe. It turned out really, really good. Jaedyn probably ate about 1/2 c of the shredded chicken. Ha! 
We served ours in lettuce bibs & topped with shredded cheese & avocado. Enjoy!  

http://lowcarboneday.com/2013/10/five-ingredient-slow-cooker-fajitas.html

Thai green curry

If you are in the mood for curry & want something quick & tasty, then try this recipe out! 
I added a red and green pepper, zucchini, and cauliflower just because I love my veggies! :) 

http://everydaypaleo.com/thai-green-curry/

Pepperoni pizza casserole

Oh my goodness!!! This dinner was so incredibly amazing! If you love pizza then you will definitelylove this. Best place to buy the ingredients is Harmon's. They carry nitrate free pepperoni & pizza sauce with no sugar or artificial ingredients. 
I used ground turkey instead of ground just because it's what I had. Enjoy! 
 
http://www.tessadomesticdiva.com/2012/11/paleo-pepperoni-pizza-casserole-2.html

Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Paleo Beef Stroganoff

This dinner was another great one. My brother who hates your typical stroganoff liked it so much, he went back for seconds!! 
I served this over zucchini noodles. I have that fun spiraler gizmo & makes eating veggies, so much more fun 😃
http://balancingpaleo.com/2013/12/07/paleo-beef-stroganoff/

Chicken stir fry with almond satay sauce

This dinner was simply amazing. Dave reallyloved it. It was so good the leftovers didn't last long. This recipe has lots of veggies which makes it all the better. We added extra here & there just because I love veggies 😃 
Definitely making this again soon. 
http://www.rubiesandradishes.com/2014/02/04/chicken-stir-fry-with-paleo-almond-satay-sauce/

I did make the almond satay sauce as we

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Crockpot cashew chicken

I made this a month or so ago but forgot to post the recipe. I made this for my whole family & it was a hit! My dad is super picky, especially with my style of cooking, but heloved this. He keeps asking me to send the recipe to my mom so he can have it again. Lol 

 http://www.preppypaleo.com/2013/11/paleo-crock-pot-cashew-chicken-recipe.html?m=1

Vanilla protein waffles

Wanted breakfast for dinner & these definitely hit the spot. They were super delicious just plain, but we decided to top with strawberries & a hint of syrup - all I can say is YUM!! 

Instead of one cup protein powder, I did 1 scoop and then the rest coconut flour. 
http://paleomg.com/light-and-crispy-vanilla-protein-waffles/

Crockpot honey-ginger apple pork

Needed a crockpot meal that I could make fast & that was different then what I've normally done. Dave said this turned our awesome! 

http://paleomg.com/honey-ginger-apple-shredded-pork/

Monday, February 10, 2014

Crockpot beef & mushroom stew

This stew was pretty good. I'm now thinking that the onions I use most the time, end up making the flavor taste the same. I really wonder if I would've used the pearl onions, if the flavor would've changed. I also wish I would've added carrots & more mushrooms - yes this is a lot, but they shrink in size & disappear. Plus I love mushrooms! 😃 I did add more sweet potatoe then it called for as well as two small red potatoes. All in all, it was good, and I'd make it again. 
http://paleomg.com/paleo-crockpot-beef-and-mushroom-stew/

Crockpot chicken mole

I've only had mole once at red iguana and LOVED it. I've wanted to try & find a recipe that I could healthify & make at home. Then yesterday I stumbled upon this recipe. For my first attempt, we all liked it, even jaedyn who hadn't been interested in food lately. I didn't have the exact dried peppers the recipe called for and couldn't find the other pepper it wanted so I just used half a jalapeño & I think it turned out great. Definitely will try again, maybe try my hand at a pistachio kind or pumpkin :) (those were my favorites at red iguana) 
http://www.theironyou.com/2014/02/easy-healthier-crock-pot-chicken-mole.html?m=1

Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Crockpot roasted red pepper & sweet potato soup

A yummy soup for a cold day. Only thing I'd change is add more red pepper & a different or less onion. Either way it was still tasty! 
http://paleopot.com/2012/11/paleo-roasted-red-pepper-sweet-potato-soup/

Monday, February 3, 2014

Creamy chicken cauliflower & broccoli bake

This casserole dish is another AMAZing dish. This sauce was sooo tasty. I added some cream cheese because I needed to get rid of some & thought it sounded good with it. Definitely making again! 
http://mylittlejarofspices.com/2013/10/18/creamy-chicken-cauliflower-and-broccoli-bake/

Chinese five spice pork

This pork is AMAZING!!! This is definitely a recipe that you want to give some time to let the marinade soak into the pork. But after that it doesn't take that long to make :-)

http://thingsmybellylikes.com/2014/01/03/chinese-five-spice-pork/

Paleo Mac & Cheese

Do your kids love mac & cheese? If so then you should definitely try this recipe out. 
Jaedyn hates Mac & cheese, but sheloved this!  

Spinach artichoke quiche

This quiche was AMAZING!! We added in red pepper, onion, sun dried tomato, and garlic besides the spinach & artichoke. 

Sun dried tomato meatballs

This recipe was a fun way to eat spaghetti & meatballs. Definitely a home run as far as flavor goes. I used an organic marinara sauce from whole foods that had no sugar added. I also added extra sundried tomatoes because I wanted too 😄 

Cauliflower popcorn

Want a fun way to get kids to eat vegetables and really enjoy it? Try this recipe out. 
Jaedyn gobbled down the four kinds I made. I not only did the kind the recipe called for I did one with chili powder and sea salt, another kind with nutritional yeast which gives it a cheddar flavor, and then did a garlic kind. 

Chicken Marsala

This chicken was really good but the mushrooms were even better. A fun way to eat chicken & feel like a fancy chef. 

Amazingly delicious chicken & roasted vegetable soup

This soup does take some time to make unless you buy pre cut squash like I did. If you do that, this soup is easy to make & is soooo good! 

Homemade grain free tortilla chips

This recipe only calls for a few ingredients in a super quick and easy to make. And let's not forget how tasty they are. I usually double this recipe. 

http://paleogrubs.com/homemade-tortilla-chips-recipe

Delicious homemade guac

This is super easy to make & is honestly the best guac I've ever had. 

INGREDIENTS

  • 3 ripe avocados, pitted, peeled, mashed
  • 1 can (10 oz each) Ro*Tel® Original Diced Tomatoes & Green Chilies, drained
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Ground black pepper
  • Tortilla chips, optional

DIRECTIONS

  1. Mix avocados, drained tomatoes, onion, lime juice and salt in medium bowl until blended. Season with pepper to taste.
  2. Serve with tortilla chips, if desired.



Crockpot turkey veggie chili

Made this for the Super Bowl. Although it doesn't say to put it in the crockpot I did it anyways. I just browned the meat and then chucked everything else in the crockpot and put it on low for six hours. Boy was it ever tasty!
http://www.paleoeffect.com/recipes/chili-paleo-effect/

Crock pot Asian pulled pork lettuce wraps

Delicious pulled pork. Easy to make 
The coconut aminos definitely makes this meal
http://hollywouldifshecould.net/2011/04/easy-weeknight-paleo-crockpot-recipe/

Dave loved this pork a lot!