Paleo Chicken Salad

Paleo Chicken Salad

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Another healthy yet delicious recipe has made it on this blog. I thought for sure it would be all about sweet desserts, but the times .. they are a-changin'. What makes this recipe paleo is that there is nothing 'processed' in it and there's not wheat, corn, rice, sugar etc involved at all. I made the mayo, baked my own chicken and used fresh herbs from my mother's garden. It tastes great, so give this recipe a go!

Ingredients:

2 cooked chicken breasts chopped, broiled/baked/poached

1/4cup (eyeball this amount to your liking) of my paleo mayonaise

2Tbsp chopped parsley

1spring rosemary, chopped

1tsp lemon zest

1tsp lemon juice

S&P (salt and pepper) to taste

Directions:

Dice chicken breast into small, bite-sized pieces and put into a bowl with remaining ingredients. Mix to combine and refrigerate until you're ready to eat. This is good served warm or cold and tastes even better when it sits overnight.

Eat and enjoy!

Paleo Kale Chips

Paleo Kale Chips
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When you're trying to sort out processed foods, there are just some things that you miss and one of them is a crunchy chip. When done right, you can have a super healthy snack that you'll want to share with your friends. It's very simple but aren't all of my posts?

Ingredients:

2-3 bunches of kale, washed and ribs taken out

1/2tsp salt

1Tbsp coconut oil

1Tbsp apple cider vinegar or white vinegar

Directions:

Preheat oven to 300degrees.
In a large bowl, add the kale and coat with half of the coconut oil then add the remaining oil and vinegar. Spread evenly onto a baking sheet and sprinkle with salt and bake approximately 20-25 minutes. The kale should be crunchy to the touch and not soggy. If there are some soft and some crunchy, remove the crunchy ones and continue to bake the soft ones.
Note: The oven will probably smoke when you open the door, but don't be alarmed as long as the kale isn't burning, it's fine.

Eat and enjoy!

Paleo Flourless Banana Bread

Paleo Flourless Banana Bread
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I've been on a quest of healthy, flourless recipes and this is such a great recipe to share. I don't remember the exact link to the original recipe, but it's somewhere on this website.

Want to know the best part about this recipe? It only needs 2Tbsp of maple syrup!! This is a great low-sugar recipe and I just love the fact there's no flour in it. How come we grew up needing flour in all of our recipes?

Anyway, I'll step off my soap box and give you the glorious-ness now!

Ingredients:
1 1/2cup almond butter
2 eggs
2 ripe bananas, smashed with a fork (sub 2/3cup pumpkin)
2Tbsp maple syrup
1/4cup unsweetened applesauce
1 1/2tsp baking soda
1/4tsp cinnamon
1/4cup chopped pecans

Directions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Mix all ingredients together (besides the pecans) until combined. Grease a 13x9 pan with coconut oil or olive oil and pour the mixture into the pan.

Top with pecans and bake 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. It will deflate a little after you bring it out of the oven so don’t worry, you didn’t do anything wrong!

Cool and serve.

Tip: To make it more appealing to kids, add 1/8 cup mini chocolate chips or chopped dark chocolate chips and add to the mixture before baking. Don’t forget, if you have leftovers to cut into portion sizes, line a sheet pan with parchment paper and freeze for 1 hour then move to a freezer bag.

Eat and enjoy!

Baked Bacon

Baked Bacon

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When I don't have time to clean up a big greasy bacon mess from the stove, I always turn on my oven and wait about 20 minutes until the most perfect piece of bacon is ready. If you have a baking sheet and an oven-safe cooling rack, you're in luck because that's all the kitchen equipment you'll need today. It is very simple; saves a lot of waiting time over the stove and saves clean up time. Do this and you'll never dread "cooking" bacon again!

Bacon Lovers, Unite!!!

Ingredients:

Bacon

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Line a baking sheet with tin foil (to throw away the mess) and place the oven-safe cooling rack on top. Line your bacon up on the rack, as many pieces as you'd like and bake until cooked to your liking. I bake mine about 20 minutes but you do what works for you.

Remove from oven and eat!

Serve and Enjoy!

Paleo Brownies

Paleo Brownies

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If dark-chocolate is what you're after, this is the recipe for you. I love that this is a flourless recipe made without any processed sugar. It's made in one pot, not bowl, and is divine! This is yet another home-run recipe that everyone loves. Give this recipe a try!

Ingredients:
1cup pure maple syrup
3/4cup natural cocoa powder
1cup almond butter
2tsp vanilla extract
1/2tsp baking powder
1/2tsp salt
1 egg
1/4cup dark chocolate chips

Directions:
Heat syrup on low heat on the stove. Stir in cocoa powder over low heat until smooth. Cocoa can burn fast so keep your eye on it.

Remove from heat and stir in remaining ingredients until thoroughly mixed.
Pour into an 8x8 baking pan greased with olive oil or coconut oil. Bake at 325F for 40-50 minutes.

Use a toothpick to make sure it's cooked through. Cool before cutting/serving.

Recipe adapted from this website.

Eat and Enjoy!

Paleo Meatballs

Paleo Meatballs

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I am not a fan of heavy foods that make me look 5 months pregnant by the time I'm finished with my meal and that's why I make my meatballs without breadcrumbs! A. it's "whole30 approved" (go here to learn about the whole foods way of life) and B. it's one less step that I have to take when preparing a meal.

These meatballs can cooked the same day or they can be assembled and flash frozen ahead of time then baked off for later. Most of my meals can be frozen before its cooked/baked and that can help save a lot of time in the future. You can easily prepare 2lbs. of beef, bake one tonight and freeze the other portion for another night saving you 10 minutes of prep time. Easy!

P.s. Try the meatballs with my spaghetti squash!

Ingredients:

1lb. grass fed ground beef

1 egg
1tsp garlic powder
1tsp paprika

salt and pepper to taste (about 1/2tsp salt and 1/4tsp pepper)

1/2 small onion, minced (I used 1Tbsp dried minced onion in this photo)

1Tbsp spinach (optional)

1Tbsp fresh parsley (optional)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375degrees.

In a large bowl, scramble egg and combine remaining ingredients. Mix thoroughly.

Take an ice-cream scoop and measure out equal portions onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or tin foil.

Bake for 10 minutes and then flip the meatballs to the other side and bake another 10 minutes. Total cook time is 20 minutes.

Remove from baking sheet and eat!!

These were browned by the oven only. If you want a little crunch to it and have the time for an extra step/mess, heat a pan with about 1Tbsp olive oil and brown on both sides then bake 10-15 minutes until thoroughly cooked.

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Serve however you like, and enjoy!