This meal turned out so delicious! I totally forgot that I recently made this exact dish, but this is a different Instant Pot chicken curry recipe then last time! This one also has less ingredients and still turned out just as delicious. Check out the other one I made here to compare. Side note, today is Cyber Monday and the Instant Pot is on sale at Amazon! I purchased mine at a discount on Amazon Prime day and it is seriously the best investment I have made for meal prepping. The pressure cooker cuts crock pot meals down to 10-30 minutes and I can make 7 lbs of sweet potato mash in 10 minutes. Amazing! Anyways, for this recipe I did not have any dried basil, so I left that out, and I did not have cardamom spice, so I used allspice instead. A quick google search though says you can use equal parts of cinnamon and nutmeg, equal parts of cinnamon and ginger, or equal parts of cinnamon and ground cloves as a substitute for cardamom as well. While the chicken was in the Instant Pot I heated up a few packages of Riced Veggies Cauliflower & Sweet Potato on the stove top, only adding some salt, garlic powder, and a few Tbsp of Coconut Aminos. Once the Instant Pot was done I removed the chicken from the pot and set aside. I left the sauce in the pot and put it on saute mode to thicken up some. I did not end up adding any Arrowroot flour because leaving the sauce on saute mode for 10-15 minutes while stirring every once in a while will do the job just fine. I used that time to portion out the riced veggies and chicken into my meal containers then topped with the sauce once it was thick enough. Overall, this was a super quick and tasty meal to throw together for meal prep!
Instant Pot Basil Chicken Coconut Curry Ingredients:
Original recipe found here
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Rustic Balsamic Garlic Chicken Ingredients:
Original recipe found here Super Fast Instant Pot Sweet Potato Mash Ingredients:
*I always use at least 6 lbs of sweet potatoes, 2 cups of water, and cook it for 10 minutes. Original recipe found here When your best friend texts you a picture of Grain-Free Apple Crumble Bars the day before Thanksgiving... you go to the store for some last minute ingredients so you can make it too! I don't make too many paleo treats, mainly because I will be the only one eating them, but when I do I always go for the simple ingredient recipes. When I glimpsed this recipe over, the ingredient list was too simple and easy to not give this a try. I measured out in grams the apple and dates and actually found that I used about 30 dates to get to 240g. Just throwing that out there since that was such a huge difference. I guess my dates were really small! Anyways, these turned out so delicious and were seriously so easy to make. If you count your macros, I cut mine into 8 bars, which ended up being about 36C/6F/4P per bar. Not going to talk about how many I ate on Thanksgiving though...
Grain-Free Apple Crumble Bars Ingredients: APPLE DATE PASTE
Original recipe found here Its Thanksgiving week!! I usually get the question if I am meal prepping for this week or if I am only doing a half meal prep, which is ironic because I especially look forward to meal prepping for this week. I try and find the most delicious fall recipes to make and enjoy a full week of Thanksgiving type food! Plus, once Thanksgiving is over I always have a couple comforting meals to ease me back on track without feeling like I am going "back to the diet." Honestly though, meal prepping delicious meals that I truly look forward to eating is always my goal. Anyways, I am getting distracted from this amazing recipe. This picture DOES NOT do the recipe justice! These meatballs turned out so delicious! Not only is there pumpkin in the meatballs, but pumpkin is also in the sauce, which turned out equally as delicious and also full of savory herbs and spices! I doubled the meatball portion of the recipe and made the sauce as is, besides increasing the tomato sauce and pumpkin puree a tiny bit, to get me a total of 10 meals. I served these meatballs over zucchini noodles, but the original recipe served them over sweet potato noodles. These meatballs can be served with any side of your liking though! Since zucchini noodles don't keep very well I only prepped three days worth of those and will prep more mid-way through the week. If this recipe even sounds a little bit appealing to you then I definitely recommend giving it a try! I absolutely loved this one!
Turkey Pumpkin Meatballs with Creamy Harvest Tomato Sauce Ingredients: Meatballs:
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Recipe Notes *If your mixture is sticky, wet your hands a bit before rolling into balls, as needed. **Blend your coconut milk to a smooth consistency before adding. If you prefer a slightly thinner sauce, use 1/4 cup coconut milk and 3/4 cup broth instead of 1/2 and 1/2. Original recipe found here I made this delicious recipe back in January and haven't made it since, so I am bringing it back for Thanksgiving week! I decided to throw in some shaved Brussels this time to get some vegetables in the meal though, so that did make it taste different then the last time. Nonetheless, this still turned out tasting great! Like last time, I swapped the cardamom spice for nutmeg, but you can probably use allspice or more cinnamon instead too. I actually looked for cardamom at the store and it was $15, so there was no way I was purchasing that for one meal. I also omitted the arrowroot starch/water combination, which is just there if you want to thicken up the sauce some. While the chicken was cooking, I roasted my sweet potatoes in the oven and threw some Brussels in the food processor. Once my chicken was done and apples were softened some, I poured in the coconut milk, added the shaved Brussels, and cooked for another 5-10 minutes until softened. I ended up using a Dutch oven to cook everything in, so I put the top on to help the Brussels cook faster. If you are not a fan of Brussels then make this recipe as is below without adding them! This meal is a lot more sweet and savory without the Brussels, but a little more nutritious with them. If you give this one a try let me know how you like it!
Creamy Spiced Apple Pecan Chicken Ingredients:
Original recipe found here My Roasted Sweet Potatoes Ingredients:
This is basically just a fall remake of the Strawberry Pineapple Coconut Smoothie I have previously posted. I probably make these smoothies for my mom once a month because they are easy to prep and throw in the freezer, plus she really loves them! I figured I'd try out some fall flavors though and see what she thought. Whenever my bananas are too brown to eat I will peal them, split them in half, and throw them in the freezer to use later for smoothies and acai bowls. Anyways, I have a lot of frozen bananas in the freezer now, so this smoothie prep helped me get rid of some. I freeze these smoothies and let them thaw them out in the fridge overnight or defrost them in the microwave to drink as a breakfast smoothie. They are also perfectly tasty ice cream treats if you'd rather eat it that way. Anyways, I thought this smoothie turned out amazing and my mom also loved it! Definitely worth trying if you enjoy an apple spice flavor!
Creamy Apple Cinnamon Smoothie Ingredients:
This was originally an egg muffin recipe, but I used a full package of ground breakfast sausage and a lot of spinach, so I just poured everything into a baking dish instead. I figured that was easier then filling muffin tins and probably having a lot of leftover egg mixture. Anyways, this turned out looking SO green. I had to warn my mother it would not taste like "greens" and that it was actually really yummy. I like to throw the veggies in the food processor, so the are diced up nice and tiny, because my mom has mentioned to me that she doesn't like the "green stuff." Anyways, I was nervous about this one, but she ate the whole thing with no complaints! I typically make these breakfast dishes for her, so I did not actually taste it besides sampling a few cooked sausage pieces. Anything with eggs and sausage though is always a meal I would devour. I updated the recipe below with the ingredients and directions I used, but if you would rather make a smaller batch of egg muggins then check out the original recipe link below.
Sausage, Spinach, and Pepper Breakfast Casserole Ingredients:
Original recipe found here Despite only using the Instant Pot these days, I did actually make this recipe in the crock pot. While this one was in the crock pot, my other meal was in the Instant Pot, and breakfast was in the oven. I was pretty pleased with that efficiency and overall, meal prep was quick for me. About this meal though. I was honestly a little skeptical about how it would turn out, but it ended up tasting so freakin good! Like really good! I made everything as is below and used red pepper flakes instead of the hot chili oil. Once the crock pot was done, I took the chicken out and shredded it with two forks. I then drained the carrots out and kept the remaining sauce. I ended up putting the sauce in a pan, brought it to a boil, then down to medium heat, stirring every once in a while until it thickened up some. I didn't think the crock pot would evaporate the excess water on it's own, so that is why I did this step. I thought it worked pretty well and it gave me time to measure and portion out each meal with chicken, carrots, and cauliflower mash. Once the sauce was thicker, I poured it back over the chicken, topped with some chopped parsley, and done! This meal was super easy to throw in the crock pot and the garlic cauliflower mash is seriously the easiest side to prepare. I highly recommend giving this meal a try!
Crock-Pot Honey Balsamic Chicken and Carrots Ingredients:
Original recipe found here Garlic Cauliflower Mash Ingredients:
Was craving buffalo chicken, so I made this meal again! Just like last time, I made this recipe in the Instant Pot instead of the slow cooker. If you'd rather use the Instant Pot too then check out this blog post to see what I did. The only thing I did differently this time was mix the shredded chicken with the sauce before portioning it out into my meals. I seriously love this meal! I can see it being a frequent one for meal preps in the future...
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Sweet Potatoes Ingredients:
Original recipe found here I was talking to my friend on Saturday about how I didn’t plan any recipes yet for meal prep and she sent me this recipe she made last week! We both tweaked the original recipe and used sweet potatoes instead of russet potatoes, as the original recipes calls for. I also ended up adding ground turkey to the meal, so I just went ahead and updated the recipe below with the ingredients I used and instructions with what I did. Check out the link at the bottom for the original recipe if you would like to compare. Anyways, I ended up doubling what I listed below to get approximately 9 total meals (I make extra meals for my mom). Since I made so much, I opted for roasting the sweet potatoes separately while everything else was cooking on the stove top. The amount of bacon and sweet potatoes to use is really up to you. I typically use the same amount of bacon strips as meals I want to make. The key is just having enough bacon fat to cook the rest of the meal in because that really made everything taste delicious. For such a makeshift recipe, I really ended up enjoying this one!
Fried Cabbage and Turkey with Bacon and Sweet Potatoes Ingredients:
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