This one is a must try! It seriously turned out so delicious and will definitely be thrown into the meal rotation in our house. I ended up tripling this recipe to get enough meals, so I bought a couple containers of pre-diced onions, carrots, and celery to make prep even easier. I used cayenne pepper instead of a red chili, which must have been the reason this beef ragu had a slight kick to it. I also opted for using a cup of beef broth instead of the cubes since I couldn't find any that did not have added sugars. Not much to the recipe at all. Just saute the onions, carrots, celery, and chili, then throw the rest of the ingredients in and set the Instant Pot to cook on manual for 30 minutes. The final step revealed a new cooking hack to me as well! Using a potato masher to shred or mash the beef into smaller pieces was a game changer. Pair with pasta, vegetable noodles, or rice and you've got yourself a seriously tasty and nutritious meal.
Instant Pot Beef Ragu Ingredients:
In the Instant Pot
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This meal is the real deal! I ended up quadrupling just about every ingredient, except the chili powder and hot sauce since I was afraid it would be too spicy for my liking. I also opted for making the sloppy joes in the Instant Pot on saute mode rather then the stove top because I had such a large quantity of food then the original recipe. Both ways are suitable options though and get the job done quick! I have never heard of Rao's Homemade marinara sauce before, but I found it at Whole Foods, Wegman's, and Harris Teeter, and thought it tasted delicious. Seriously impressed with that sauce option for the Whole30/Paleo/whole-food ingredient crowd and recommend trying it if you find it. Now I couldn't find spaghetti squash at my grocery store for some reason, so I went with sweet potato glass noodles instead, which actually provided the carbs I needed anyways. Feel free to pair this with any kind of noodle or vegetable noodle you like though. This meal was a huge hit in my house and will definitely be made again soon!
Whole30 Sloppy Joe Bowls Ingredients: Sloppy Joes
Spaghetti Squash
Original recipe found here I told you guys I'd be making some more recipes from this Asian-inspired Paleo blog! This recipe did not disappoint either. There are five ingredients to chop and dice, so I went ahead and used the food processor to help me out. Like the recipe notes below, just hit the pulse button a few times when using the food processor, so you are not left with a watery mess. Next comes forming the meatballs, which is always the longest step for me since I typically triple recipes to get enough food. The recipe as-is below will get you 18 two-inch sized meatballs though, so if that is all you need then forming meatballs should be a breeze. I did not use the muffin tin technique as described below, but that is because I had a lot more meatballs to bake then I did muffin tins. I thought using a baking sheet was just the same anyways, and I still turned the meatballs over as the directions instructed. These meatballs had a ton of flavor and were absolutely delicious paired with butternut squash noodles. I personally just heated some frozen plain Butternut Squash noodles with some coconut oil and garlic, until warm. Even if you would typically not pair with butternut squash, I totally recommend giving it a try this time. It was a nice sweet flavor with the meatballs and really brought the meal together since there was not any sauce. I also boiled some Sweet Potato Glass Noodles to get some more carbs with the meal, but you can easily throw in any additional noodle or rice that you want with this. If you have the patience to do some dicing and form the meatballs, then this is definitely a recipe worth trying. This one was a big hit this week!
Paleo Asian Meatballs with Butternut squash and Sweet Potato Glass Noodles Ingredients:
* If you find it difficult to form meatballs without them falling apart, you can either add a bit more sesame oil or arrowroot flour/powder. ** To make the meatballs ahead, complete the entire cooking process, let cool, and store them in glass and air-tight containers. Be sure to drizzle over some meatball juice before sending them to the freezer. Original recipe found here I will definitely be making this again... and again... and again! This one turned out SO delicious and was relatively easy to throw together. I used just over 5 lbs of beef, 3 Tbsp of olive oil, 2 granny smith apples, and juice from 2 medium oranges (which equaled 1/2 C). Besides those ingredient adjustments though, which were just to accommodate for the increase in beef, I made the recipe below as-is. When the beef was done pressure cooking, I set the Instant Pot to saute mode to reduce the sauce some, and stirred around frequently. Once the sauce was down to a more desirable level, I let the beef cool before measuring and distributing over top of plain cauliflower rice. Since there was plenty of flavor and sauce with this beef, I really don't think you need to worry about cooking up the cauliflower rice any special way. I personally grabbed some frozen plain cauliflower rice and heated it up to make for an even quicker meal prep. I love a recipe that can be done in one pot/pan, doesn't have a ton of ingredients or prep to it, and of course turns out tasting amazing. This recipe is all of that and more!
Instant Pot Korean Beef Ingredients:
Notes: To make this recipe in the slow cooker follow all the steps 1-7. Slow cook on high for 4 hours or low for 6-7 hours. 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 Need to throw out the disclaimer now that this is definitely not a quick meal prep recipe whatsoever! This is a Rachel Ray recipe that my dad makes a lot and always turns out amazing, so I gave it a try. We both use coconut milk instead of normal milk, and I opted for sweet potato glass noodles (found at Wegmans in the Asian aisle) instead of bucatini noodles. I also thought this meal could use some vegetables, so I threw in some zucchini noodles as well. Besides those swaps, below is the recipe as-is, which serves 4 people - yes, I had to increase some ingredients for my meal prep. You can tell from the picture that my Bolognese is more meat based and that's because I used about the same sauce ingredients and just significantly increased the beef amount. I also used less EVOO then suggested, but that was just to keep the fat content of each meal a little lower for my needs. Although this took a little more prep then I would have liked, it was all worth it to eat this amazing meal all week long! If you have the time to give this recipe a try, whether for meal prep or just dinner one night for the family or friends, I highly recommend it! This homemade Bolognese sauce is full of only whole-food ingredients and turned out absolutely amazing! Pair it with whatever "noodle" that fits your needs and enjoy!
Roasted Tomato Bolognese and Sweet Potato Noodles Ingredients
Original recipe found here Yummm! This meal turned out tasting SO delicious! You can make the beef barbacoa in the slow cooker or Instant Pot (I used the Instant Pot), and you can broil it in the oven after if you want to make it crispy. There's not too much prep to this one besides dicing the onion and garlic, then preparing the rest of the ingredients into a sauce to poor over the browned beef. While you're waiting on the beef to cook you can quickly make the Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice, which is seriously so simple to prepare, especially if you purchase cauliflower that is already riced. If you need to add some more carbs to this just mix in some regular rice with that cauliflower rice and you're all set. This meal had an enjoyable citrus taste to it and was full of so much flavor! I definitely recommend giving this one a try for your next meal prep!
Beef Barbacoa (Slow Cooker or Instant Pot) Ingredients:
Original recipe found here Cilantro Lime Cauliflower Rice Ingredients:
Original recipe found here Oh my goodness this meal turned out absolutely delicious! Besides dicing the bell peppers, green chili, and onion, all you have to do is sear the meat and throw everything in the slow cooker. I actually threw all of those vegetables in the food processor to dice up real small, then cooked this for 8 hours since I doubled everything below. I know I always pair recipes with riced cauliflower, but it is seriously the easiest vegetable to heat up and serve with most recipes. There are so many frozen riced vegetables in the grocery store nowadays too, so you don't even have to pick the plain cauliflower rice if you don't want to. Below are a few of my favorite ones that ONLY have vegetables and spices listed in the ingredients:
Slow Cooker Cuban-Style Beef Ingredients:
Original recipe found here I know it's not Fall anymore, but I had some extra cans of pumpkin that I wanted to put to use. Also, I love chili recipes, especially this pumpkin one, because they are packed with TONS of different nutrients and ingredients. I used a red, yellow, and orange bell pepper, a bag of already shredded carrots, diced tomatoes, pumpkin, and threw everything over top of cauliflower rice. Talk about getting those micro-nutrients in your life! Anyways, this chili did not have any overwhelming taste of pumpkin, and I feel like they never do unless you add more pumpkin spice to the mix. It did however still have a nice hint of pumpkin and I absolutely loved every bite of this meal. I personally don't like tomato based anything and this one did not have an overpowering tomato taste whatsoever. You can easily throw this chili over some plain cauliflower rice, regular rice, or mix the two together. Top with avocado and boom, you have a nice comforting, nutritious, and delicious pumpkin chili all week long!
Instant Pot Paleo Pumpkin Chili Ingredients:
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Original recipe found here A really simple one pan meal prep! The recipe I followed below calls for ground turkey, but ground beef was on sale so I went with that instead. To shred the Brussels simply throw them in a food processor and pulse until they are shredded to your liking. To save some prep time I also threw the bell peppers in the processor too to dice up real tiny as well. If you don't have a food processor then check out the produce section for some already shredded Brussels, if you don't mind spending a little extra $$. I prepped all the vegetables the night before and that made this recipe even easier to throw together real quick. I thought this meal turned out delicious and loved that it had a little kick to it. You can also throw in some rice with this to get more carbs if you need it, Definitely a recipe worth making for meal prep!
Ground Turkey Brussels Sprouts Skillet Ingredients:
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