This meal was so amazing! The Citrus Beef was full of delicious citrus flavor and the Caribbean Roasted Vegetables are a tasty must-try. Super simple slow cooker recipe and an easy sheet pan roasted veggie recipe, especially if you purchase pre-cut vegetables. I ended up making the Citrus Beef in the Instant Pot on the slow cooker setting and just boiled down the excess broth and juice on Sauté mode at the end. I think this helped keep a ton of flavor. The Caribbean Roasted Veggies were inspired by the recipe linked below and it was a fun twist on roasting up a variety of vegetables with spices and flavors that complimented the Citrus Beef pretty well. I will definitely be making these vegetables again to pair with other citrus and Caribbean style meals in the future! I also thought this shredded beef could easily be thrown into a tortilla to make for a delicious citrus taco. This meal takes me back to the Florida Keys and gets me excited for warmer weather! I will definitely be making this one again soon.
Citrus Shredded Beef Ingredients:
Original recipe found here Caribbean Roasted Vegetables Ingredients:
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This turned out super delicious and will definitely be a repeat recipe in our house! Cook the diced chicken in a large skillet, throw the four sauce ingredients in the blender, then heat up the sauce and toss with the chicken. Can't get any easier then that! I've also made this by just throwing the chicken in the Instant Pot with the Pineapple Teriyaki Sauce, which turned out great as well and was an even more simple, less hands-on alternative. To keep this low FODMAP I had to leave out the garlic and limit the coconut aminos, so I used a significantly less amount of sauce. For reference, I quadrupled the chicken amount and left the sauce amount the same. If I paired this with a combo of cauliflower rice and rice I probably would have wanted more sauce, but this amount was perfectly fine with just rice - coming from someone who does not prefer a lot of sauce to begin with though. This tasty meal was enjoyed all week long and is definitely worth trying!
Whole30 Pineapple Teriyaki Chicken Ingredients:
Original recipe found here This was a very comforting, chicken-noodle tasting kind of recipe! The original recipe calls for ground beef, but I used ground turkey instead as we navigate an elimination diet in our house. The recipe also calls for making this on the stovetop, however since I significantly increase serving size and ingredients I opted for making this in the Instant Pot on the sauté mode. Six pounds of ground turkey is not getting cooked in one or even two batches on the stovetop. I definitely encourage using the food processor to thinly chop the vegetables as it saves you time chopping them yourself and they will cook faster. Plus, everything tastes better bite-size, in my opinion! This is how you can sneak more vegetables into your kids and family member's lives who don't enjoy eating their veggies. Anyways, I scaled back the broth some but kept the ingredient amounts the same for everything else. We really enjoyed this meal all week long and like I mentioned before, it reminded us of a chicken noodle soup. If you're experimenting with an elimination diet or just trying to get back to eating whole foods then this is a great recipe for you!
Fail-Proof, AIP Recipe with Ground Turkey (Paleo, GF, DF) Ingredients:
Note: For a quicker version of this AIP recipe with ground beef, add less broth and cook on higher heat for 30 minutes after you add in the beef. Original recipe found here The most simple-ingredient and delicious recipe I have tried in a while! Very similar to the Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe, but with more of a variety of vegetables. Carrots, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, fresh grated ginger and garlic, plus salt and pepper (omit for AIP), coconut aminos (soy sauce substitute), and apple cider vinegar. All made in a stir-fry pan, unless you are like me and enjoy using the big Instant Pot on saute function to cook massive amounts of food. To make this even easier you can purchase matchstick carrots, fresh coleslaw or cabbage mix in the salad section, and pre-cut broccoli florets and zucchini. I actually found some fun coleslaw and cabbage mixes that had carrots, broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower, so I used a couple bags of those. If you are not a huge cabbage fan, I still recommend giving this a try - just make sure you cook down the cabbage plenty and you won't even recognize it's in there. Shredded and cooked down cabbage with some ground meat is seriously underrated. Give it a try! We devoured this all week and I know I will be making it again plenty.
Ground Beef Stir Fry Ingredients:
Original recipe found here Another I Heart Umami recipe that did not disappoint! If you can purchase sirloin steak I definitely recommend trying this one out! I ended up using a chuck roast and that was not the right cut of meat for this type of recipe whatsoever. The meal still turned out delicious, but I spent a lot of time cutting out fat to try and slice thin cuts of meat. The seasonings and homemade Worcestershire sauce were on point though and seriously made this into a true tasting Chinese Pepper Steak meal. Also, the Worcestershire sauce recipe makes extra sauce that you can save and use for making steaks another time. All around, this was a relatively simple and one skillet recipe that turned out tasting delicious!
Chinese Pepper Steak Ingredients:
Original recipe found here This chicken turned out super flavorful and unlike any pineapple chicken recipe that I've tried before! I ended up tripling most of the ingredients below, with the exception of using 2 tsp cinnamon and just one can of full-fat coconut milk. Check out the note on the coconut cream below, but basically you can just use the thick part from a can of full-fat coconut milk, or dump the whole can in if you want. No need to let that ingredient stop you from giving this one a try. This recipe was extremely hands-off after cutting the pineapple and throwing everything into the Instant Pot. When it was done cooking, there was plenty of extra sauce. I followed the recipe below and added a Tbsp of arrowroot starch mixed with a Tbsp of water, and set the Instant pot to saute mode to help thicken up the sauce some. You can also just put the pot on Saute mode without adding the arrowroot starch, and continuously stir until the sauce reduces. The arrowroot starch just speeds the process up slightly. I also really enjoyed the green onions topped on this meal, so don't skip out on that if you can! With plenty of flavor and sauce, this paired perfectly with plain frozen cauliflower rice, which made for the easiest meal prep. Definitely a recipe that I will be throwing into the meal prep rotation going forward!
Instant Pot Pina Colada Chicken Ingredients:
To make your own coconut cream, simply place a can of full fat coconut milk in the fridge overnight. When ready to use, open can from bottom and drain out coconut water ( you can drink it or discard it). You will be left with pure coconut cream in the can. Original recipe found here These turned out amazing and did not have an overwhelming orange taste to them whatsoever! My biggest note on this is the same note I have on all meatball recipes: bulk prepping meatballs is never a quick task. However, I tripled the meat and sauce on this one, so if you are not doing that then this could obviously be prepped much faster. Don't let that tip dissuade you from trying this delicious recipe though! This meal really did turn out SO tasty. I ended up using ground turkey instead of chicken, and then heated up some coconut oil and garlic to toss the cauliflower rice in before serving. If you are newer to the blog, I am a big fan of grabbing the frozen cauliflower rice and quickly heating that up to pair with most meals. Just make sure to check the ingredients label to make sure it only has vegetables listed! Those packaged foods can sneak in plenty of extra preservatives, sugars, and ingredients you don't need to be consuming. You can even find cauliflower rice mixes with other riced veggies as well if you aren't a big cauliflower fan. I really like this Riced Veggies Cauliflower & Sweet Potato one. Throw in some rice if you need more substantial carbs and you've got yourself a nutritious and delicious meal you can enjoy all week long!
AIP Orange Teriyaki Meatballs Ingredients: Meatballs
Original recipe found here Sometimes I really wish my pictures did the meal more justice... Anyways, I probably say this for every curry meal I post, but if you enjoy a curry meal then you will enjoy this one! I didn't actually make this recipe as-is though, so I am not sure I can give an accurate review for it. Instead of the acorn squash, I used butternut squash, and instead of all of the spices listed after the lemon, I used the spices listed in the notes section. Both of those swaps were out of convenience though since it's much easier to find already cubed butternut squash at the grocery store, and I didn't already have all the spices listed on the original recipe. Whichever way you decide to make this recipe though, I definitely suggest browning the meat first, and also adding some salt. Other then that, I thought this meal was especially good over some roasted sweet potatoes! I also threw in some cauliflower rice just to add some more vegetables to this recipe, but I can see a mixture of cauliflower rice and regular rice being good too. Let me know if you try this recipe out and how you choose to make it!
Slow Cooker Squash & Ground Beef Curry Ingredients:
1. If you're not on the autoimmune protocol, replace the AIP curry blend (dried garlic, onion, turmeric, basil, dill, cilantro, cinnamon, ginger, and cloves) with 2 tablespoons of your favorite curry powder. 2. Another spice option is to make your own AIP Curry Powder, like this one, which combines much fewer spices, and spices that you are more likely to already have in your kitchen:
Original recipe found here I love these kinds of recipes because I can add in a ton of different vegetables and get more of a variety of nutrients in my life then I typically consume. Plus, this one was absolutely delicious and refreshing! If you ever suspect that your body is rejecting certain foods, experiencing inflammation or any other unwanted symptoms, then AIP (autoimmune protocol) recipes like this one are great meals to start incorporating into your life. They are certainly not a cure, but a good starting point with eliminating a lot of known foods to cause inflammation and gut issues. Worth trying out to see if it helps your body! Anyways, I adjusted some of the ingredients below to make more food for my meal prep this week, so check out the original recipe link below for comparison if you need to. I left out the butternut squash/sweet potato because I threw this meal over a mixture of rice and cauliflower rice instead. However, I think adding the butternut squash/sweet potato would only enhance this meal, so next time I won't skip out on it. This one is definitely worth a try and one that I will most certainly be making again!
Turkey Apple Breakfast Hash Ingredients: For the meat:
Original recipe found here A non-Instant Pot recipe that is still really simple and done completely in one-pot! The only prep I did was dice the onions and cube the chicken breasts. Other then that I bought some frozen cauliflower rice and swapped in ground ginger for the fresh grated ginger since I still don't have a small grater for that. Not only was this meal super easy to whip together, but it was also a big hit in my house! In fact, I will probably throw it into the rotation of repeated meal prep recipes going forward, it was that delicious! I did slightly change the original recipe by combining the ½ cup coconut milk and ½ cup coconut cream, and just used 1 can of full fat coconut milk. Also, since this meal had plenty of extra sauce, I just heated up the cauliflower rice plain, as-is and skipped over sauteing it. If you need those added fats though, definitely still saute the rice - it will also only provide more flavor, which this meal does not lack whatsoever! This truly was a comforting and delicious meal that I recommend everyone giving a try!
Turmeric Chicken Curry Ingredients: For the cauliflower rice
For the cauliflower rice
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