Since going Paleo my family has fallen even more in love with our grill. Paleo and grilling just work well together. The past couple of years I've even been stepping outside my grilling comfort zone more and more. Grilling things I'd never thought to have grilled before and trying new flavor combinations. I have to say I'm pretty thrilled with the results of most of my flavor experiments. In the past I'd never have thought to grill fruit, but it's amazing. Grilling fruit and adding it to traditionally savory dishes? Brilliant. Oh yes, and? New rule: every burger recipe for the rest of forever must contain grilled pineapple. OK, maybe more of a guideline. It's a seriously delicious combination though. This Smoky Grilled Pineapple Burger is always a crowd-pleaser at my house. It's not only Paleo, but Whole30, glutenfree, lower carb, and clean eating friendly. I promise you won't miss the bun! paleo, grilled pineapple burger, smoky...
Lately I've had a lot of people asking me: what the heck do you eat? Mostly in relation to my eating paleo and gluten-free, but also some on how I eat to lose weight. I've shared the basics: meat and veggies, eggs, healthy fats, some fruit and nuts, a few seeds and a little bit of high quality dairy like grass-fed ghee (dairy is not strict paleo)...but that is sort of vague, they want to know more.
In an attempt to better answer I've decided I'm going to try and share a recipe once a week here and also share more photos of my meals on instagram. You can find my instagram link in the sidebar if you're interested in my daily meals.
Today, a recipe! I threw this together the other night and it turned out so good I had to share.
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
for pan1 lb lean ground chicken
1 small yellow squash
2 small zucchini
1 small to medium sweet Vidalia onion
1 tsp Organic Basil
1 tsp Organic Oregano
1 tsp Organic Garlic Powder
1/2 tsp Celtic Sea Salt
1/2 tsp Organic Black Pepper
1 can Stewed Tomatoes
(read your labels, many contain high fructose corn syrup and other junk)Drizzle a skillet heated to medium heat with olive oil and add ground chicken. Add seasonings and cook until done. While that is cooking chop squash, zucchini, and onion and add to the chicken when it is fully cooked. Cook those until tender. Add the can of stewed tomatoes at the end and cook just a few minutes until heated.
Yum!
Paleo, gluten-free, dairy-free
Yield: 4 servings
Paleo Ground Chicken Italiano
prep time: 5 minscook time: 20 minstotal time: 25 mins
Super easy paleo dinner recipe! Gluten-free, dairy-free, and delicious.
ingredients:
- extra virgin olive oil for pan
- 1 lb lean ground chicken
- 1 small organic yellow squash
- 2 small organic zucchini
- 1 small to medium sweet vidalia onion (Walla Walla works well here too)
- 1 tsp organic basil
- 1 tsp organic oregano
- 1 tsp organic garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp Celtic sea salt
- 1/2 tsp organic black pepper
- 1 can organic stewed tomatoes (read your labels, many contain high fructose corn syrup and other junk)
instructions:
- Drizzle a skillet heated to medium heat with olive oil and add ground chicken.
- Add seasonings and cook until done.
- While that is cooking chop squash, zucchini, and onion.
- Add the chopped vegetables to the chicken when it is fully cooked. Cook those until tender.
- Add the can of stewed tomatoes and cook just a few minutes until heated.
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If I was making this for my whole family I would double it. Hubby and I were home alone (can you believe it?!) Sunday night and for 2 people as a one pot meal (with a little left over) this was perfect.
Big thanks to my facebook friends for helping me name this. I always just throw things together and never know what to call them!
Let me know if you try it.
