Bacon. Apple. Pork. What’s not to love? This recipe comes by way of Nom Nom Paleo. It’s a good one and I made very few changes because it’s a good one. The only problem with the pork was entirely my own. I used boneless pork chops …
So much chili so little time! The Whole30 Chili can be a bit…intense. It has some real depth of flavor that is simply not everyone’s cup of tea. For a more traditional tasting chili, we also fall back on our Tailgate Chili. Which, as the …
Two days and it’s over!
Just kidding, there’s really ten more days, but you’ll get some peanut butter and hummus!
Either way, week five is an accomplishment and we are awesome for coming so far. This week’s meals are some of our family favorites and I encourage you to revisit the ones you enjoyed or know that you can whip up in 30 minutes or less. You might as well relax a little!
Antipasto Lunch or Simple Green Salad with protein or Leftovers
Chicken Nuggets with a Simple Salad
Antipasto Lunch or Simple Green Salad with protein or Leftovers
Poppin’ Shrimp with Spicy Thai Salad
Antipasto Breakfast with Apple slices or Celery Sticks and PEANUT BUTTER (check your label for added sugars and non-compliant oils)
Antipasto Lunch with Raw Veggies and HUMMUS (check your label for added sugars and non-compliant oils—soybean oil is okay today)
Orange Beef w/ PGFE’s Balsamic Glazed Asian Noodles (omit egg)
In both recipes, replace Coconut Aminos with San-J Tamari (GF SOY SAUCE), Ohsawa GF Tamari, or Eden Tamari Soy Sauce—they are the only brands without wheat, rice, or sugar (there is a small amount of alcohol as a preservative, if you don’t want to risk it then have a bowl EDAMAME instead)
Antipasto Lunch or Simple Green Salad with protein or Leftovers
Chicken Wings with Celery, Carrots and Ranch
Antipasto Lunch or Simple Green Salad with protein or Leftovers
Slow Cooker Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Sweet Potato
Eggs & Bacon w/ a serving of GLUTEN-FREE OATS (topped with fruit and/or maple syrup)
Sausage (Aidell’s Chicken & Apple) with a Simple Salad and CORN CHIPS with Spicy Avocado Lime Sauce
Tailgate Chili on Frito’s (or other CORN CHIP)
Eggs & Bacon with seasonal fruits and raw veggies
Egg/ Tuna/ Chicken Salad on Spinach
Pan-Fried Pork Chops with Simple Salad and BMW’s Baked Curly Fries with Seven Spice Sprinkle
Missing Mexican food?! Here are some flavors to bring it all back! Carne Guisada (Braised Beef) Serves/ Yield: 6 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook/ Assembly Time: minutes Total Time: minutes Ingredients: Cooking oil 2-3 pounds cheap steak or roast, chopped into one-inch pieces 1 …
Spicy Thai Salad Serves/ Yield: 4 Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook/ Assembly Time: 20 minutes Total Time: 25 minutes Ingredients: Romaine Lettuce, 1 bunch chopped 1 bunch Cilantro, chopped Oil Shredded carrots, one bag 1 red bell pepper, seeds and membranes discarded, thinly …
Quick, easy, and delicious – what more could you want!
Serves/ Yield: 4
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook/ Assembly Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Ingredients:
For the sauce:
Recipe:
Combine the sauce ingredients in a large bowl and set aside.
In a medium bowl, mix the coconut milk, lime juice, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika. Toss the shrimp to coat, then discard any extra liquid.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add shrimp to the skillet and sauté until evenly cooked about 2-3 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Toss the shrimp in the sauce.
Serve in a lettuce-lined bowl and garnish with chopped scallions.
Y’all. I’m about to sling my southern everywhere because, y’all, this stuff is better than your grandma’s biscuits. Some friends of ours brought this jewel over on Super Bowl Sunday (with some bacon-wrapped shrimp, like all good friends should). They were beyond awesome to Whole30 everything …
Is it comfort food? It’s hot and creamy and delicious and sooooo easy. Creamy Chicken Casserole is the one dish meal that is great made from leftovers! If you’re already making a butternut squash dish rost some extra. Leftover chicken, shred it up! That random bag …
It’s Week Four! We are in the home stretch!
Speaking of stretching – my pants aren’t anymore! Huzzah! Hopefully, you too are seeing some of the benefits of this drastic change we’ve embarked on. And, it should be getting a bit easier. Although, it also might be getting a bit old. So, remember you don’t have to do all this cooking. Roasted or grilled meat with a little oil and some salt and pepper and a side salad is perfectly acceptable to have on repeat.
Now let’s get rolling!
Antipasto Lunch or Simple Green Salad with protein or Leftovers
Antipasto Lunch or Simple Green Salad with protein or Leftovers
SF’s Lemon Herb Salmon Zucchini
Antipasto Lunch or Simple Green Salad with protein or Leftovers
Antipasto Lunch or Simple Green Salad with protein or Leftovers
Antipasto Lunch or Simple Green Salad with protein or Leftovers
Carne Guisada (Braised Beef) and Okra Jalapeno Fritters with Spicy Avocado Lime Sauce
Eggs & Bacon with seasonal fruits and raw veggies
Sausage (Aidell’s Chicken & Apple) and BMW’s Baked Curly Fries with Seven Spice Sprinkle
UW’s Orange Chicken Poppers with PGFE’s Balsamic Glazed Asian Noodles (omit egg)
SRFWL’s Sweet Potato and Pineapple Beef Bowls with Mango Avocado Salsa
Poppin’ Shrimp with Spicy Thai Salad
Feel Better Chicken Soup is the soup you didn’t know you needed. Or you need it for some whiny person blowing their nose and running a fever and trying to infect everyone in the house. Okay, that was me two weeks ago. When I should have …