A recipe from the classic PaleOMG blog. I've had this one saved to try for a while now, but I keep forgetting to buy plantains ahead of time so that they have time to brown. If you want to make this recipe next week then go to the store today and buy some plantains! Also, the recipe calls for marinating the chicken for 24 hours, so be mindful of that too if you choose to make this. It's never fun when you print off a recipe and start preparing everything just to find out in the directions that the meat was supposed to be marinating for a day. Anyways, this meal was absolutely amazing! The coconut rice did not have an overpowering coconut taste to me, but I also only used 3 Tbsp of unsweetened coconut flakes and a light coconut milk. I only made a few other changes to the ingredient servings and I indicated those in parenthesis below. The original recipe also has a recipe for making Tomatillo Coconut Guacamole to pair with this meal if you want to check that out (link below). I did not opt for that this time. The last note I have is to make sure you keep an eye on the plantains while in the sauté pan, so they do not burn. My first batch may or may not have been burned a little. Hope you enjoy this one!
Baked Jerk Chicken with Coconut Rice & Cinnamon Sweet Plantains Ingredients:
Original recipe found here
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An odd combination for a meal, but I still really enjoyed this one! I found the caramelized onion sweet potato recipe first and just tried finding a one-pan quick protein recipe to pair with it. I typically cook 5lbs of sweet potato each week, so from experience I thought it was best to split the sweet potatoes onto two different baking sheets so that all of the diced potatoes were lying flat on the plan. Flipping the potatoes every 20 minutes is a must to evenly roast them and make sure they don't burn! I increased my oven to 400 degrees, flipped every 15-20 minutes on both pans, and after an hour they were done. Note that 5lbs of sweet potatoes typically gets me about 7oz of cooked sweet potato across six meals. If you don't need that many sweet potatoes or carbs, split the recipe in half. Anyways, while the sweet potatoes were roasting I quickly made the chicken lettuce wraps. I doubled the ground chicken, but left the rest of the ingredients the same and thought it still turned out plenty flavorful. Also, I drained my chicken some when it was done because there was a lot of excess liquid. I loved how both of these recipes turned out and thought the meal was delicious! Both recipes are extremely simple, have very few ingredients, and are definitely worth trying out.
20 Minute Perfect Chicken Lettuce Wraps Ingredients:
Original recipe found here Caramelized Onion Sweet Potatoes Ingredients:
Original recipe found here I spotted this mason jar of happiness while looking around for paleo breakfast options, so I had to try it right away! I am the type of person that can eat the same breakfast everyday, so I don't post many breakfast options on the blog. However, the more I work with other people, the more I realize most people are not like me and they also don't enjoy eating eggs or oats every morning. This Monkey Salad is a great option to mix up your breakfast routine and it can also be prepped ahead of time if you need something on-the-go. I do want to point out that it is high in carbs with all of the fruit (about 47 grams), so if you want to lower the carbs I'd recommend only using half a banana (making it about 32 grams of carbs). I also recommend having additional protein with this if you are having it for breakfast. If you are a person who puts protein powder in their coffee, then that is a great option to pair with this. I personally ate this as an after workout snack and it was seriously a treat! I have a feeling I'll be making this one a lot this summer.
Monkey Salad Ingredients:
Original recipe found here Have you checked the frozen aisle at your grocery store lately? Mine finally sells cauliflower rice! It also has frozen blueberries, which after a week in Florida I discovered how amazing this snack was. Anyways, this meal turned out absolutely delicious! I made the cauliflower rice first and distributed it into six meal containers. I then made the chicken dish and it was done in under 30 minutes. I did not add the optional arrowroot starch and thought the sauce still turned out just fine. I boiled everything down a little bit to thicken the sauce up, but not for long. This was a one-pot, super easy and simple, and tasty meal that is definitely worth trying!
Coconut Lime Chicken Ingredients:
Original recipe found here Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice Ingredients:
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Original recipe found here With Easter this past weekend I decided it was best to pick one crock pot recipe to make. I chose this recipe because there was little maintenance involved; I could have the chicken cooking during Easter dinner and I could bake the sweet potatoes while I did Easter dishes. Now I haven't made my own BBQ sauce in a while, so I was a little nervous, but the chicken turned out really tasty. Although the sauce is tomato based, I thought it still tasted very much like a smoky BBQ sauce. I also conveniently made the Roasted Brussels, Apples, & Bacon as a side for Easter dinner. That was a pretty simple side to throw together and paired perfectly with the BBQ chicken stuffed sweet potato. This is a typical meal I would go for when I don't have much time to spend in the kitchen or don't feel like spending all day doing meal prep. If you ever need to mix up your standard meal prep, this is an extremely simple and perfect recipe to try!
Smoky Paleo Slow Cooker BBQ Chicken Ingredients:
Original recipe found here Paleo Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Bacon & Apples Ingredients:
Original recipe found here I LOVE this crockpot chicken recipe! I went back through my blog to see when I last posted this one and it has been way too long, so I am bringing it back! Also because I had a crossfit competition this past weekend and I always make this meal for those because I don't mind eating the meal cold and it is super easy to prep the day before. Anyways, make sure to check out the ingredient label on the jam you choose and don't get one with added sugar. This meal and recipe is truly one of my favorites! I recommend anyone and everyone to give this one a try!
Paleo Berry Glazed Crockpot Chicken Ingredients:
My Homemade Sweet Potato Fries (Basically just roasted sweet potatoes) Ingredients:
Remember the other week when I posted that delicious Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Spaghetti Squash and raved about how the buffalo chicken would be my new go-to chicken recipe when I needed something quick or for travel? Well, the time has already come! I didn't have any time to meal prep on Sunday and I am leaving for vacation on Tuesday, so I decided buffalo chicken it is! Yes, I plan to travel with it. I am a big fan of the "Fail to plan, plan to fail" motto. My friend recommended this meal prep cooler to me and it is absolutely perfect for traveling with your food (even on the airplane). Anyways though, like last week, I bought Tessemae’s Mild Buffalo Sauce from my local Whole Foods to use for the buffalo chicken. I was also inspired by my favorite Power Supply meal that I had last week, Buffalo Chicken w/ Cumin Carrot Salad, that I paired my buffalo chicken with an attempted recreation of their cumin carrot salad. I tried to estimate the amounts of ingredients I used to make that and listed it below.
Buffalo Chicken Ingredients:
Carrot Slaw Toss together:
It was an extremely busy weekend for me, so I decided to go ahead and order lunches from Power Supply for the week and made this recipe for another meal. I tend to order Power Supply when I am out of town or just super busy and don't have time to meal prep.
I then only have to meal prep one more meal for the week and I do my best to pick the easiest recipe possible, like this Chicken, Broccoli, and Sweet Potato one sheet pan recipe! At first I thought it was this Sweet Potato Broccoli Chicken Bake recipe I've already tried, which was delicious and super easy too, but it is flavored slightly different then that one. For this recipe I used closer to 2 lbs of chicken, about 5 medium sweet potatoes, and raisins instead of dried cranberries. It is pretty hard to find dried cranberries that don't have added sugar, which is my only reasoning for that swap. Since I had a ton of sweet potatoes, I baked them separately and for about 40-45 minutes (tossing half way). This was a super simple, easy, and quick recipe to make that turned out delicious! If you don't have the dried thyme, sage, parsley, or rosemary, or just don't like one of those spices, then check out that link above for a similar recipe I made. This recipe is definitely one you should save for a time you need a quick meal! Chicken, Broccoli, and Sweet Potato Sheet Pan Dinner Ingredients:
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