Mike's Collection of Paleo Recipes

Deviled Eggs

2011-12-31T19:57:00.005-05:00

My wife Robin whipped this up this morning. This isn't your normal deviled eggs. I ate them all before I could get a picture. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

3 hard boiled eggs (boil 10 min.s)
½ avocado
Olive oil
½ Tablespoon of Herdez salsa
Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Remove shell and cut in half.
Scoop out hard yolk into bowl and add next four ingredients.
Can also add extra Jalapeño, fresh cilantro for a little extra touch.

Bacon Wrapped Sweet Potato

2011-12-30T06:30:00.000-05:00

This is a great side dish for breakfast. Enjoy!

Ingredients

1-2 long sweet potatoes
Half pound bacon sliced in half

Directions

Rinse sweet potatoes, poke holes all the way round, wrap in paper towel or wax paper and microwave about 8 minutes until tender but not mushy.
Heat large frying pan to medium.
Cut the sweet potato into one inch pucks
Wrap each in a half slice of bacon so the overlap on one side.
Set in pan where the bacon overlap and fry about 4-5 minutes.
Flip and fry until finished.

Huevos Rancheros

2011-12-27T10:26:00.000-05:00

This is my personal all time favorite. My wife and I agree this would be on our brunch menu in the restaurant we always dream about opening. I hope you enjoy.

Ingredients:

Olive Oil
1/2 sweet onion diced
1/2 green pepper diced
2-3 cloves of garlic chopped
2 - 14 oz cans of petite diced tomatoes
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp cumin
salt and pepper to taste
Eggs
Avacado

Directions:

Heat olive oil and saute onions, pepper and garlic till onions are translucent.
Toss in tomatoes, oregano, thyme, cumin, salt and pepper.
Bring to a boil and reduce to simmer for 20 minutes.
Bring heat to medium.
Create 4-5 holes in the sauce and break eggs into into holes.
Cover and cook eggs as desired.
Dish out eggs and sauce and top with cubed avocado.

Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 2-3

Salsa Verde

2011-04-01T18:49:00.000-04:00

Ingredients

5 chopped peeled tomatillos
1 avacado, seeded and peeled
1 cup cilantro leaves, snipped
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup lime juice
1/4 salt

Directions

Toss tomatillos, avacado, cilantro and jalapeño in food processor and pulse till finely chopped.
Stir in water, lime juice and salt.
Cover and chill for 2 hours to several days.

Great on just about anything! Eggs, Chicken, ...

Swiss Chard Recipe

2011-03-30T17:32:00.000-04:00

Ingredients

1 large bunch of fresh Swiss chard
1 small clove garlic, sliced
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp water
Pinch of dried crushed red pepper
1 teaspoon butter
Salt

Directions

Rinse out the Swiss chard leaves thoroughly. Remove the toughest third of the stalk. Roughly chop the leaves into inch-wide strips.
Heat a saucepan on a medium heat setting, add olive oil, a few small slices of garlic and the crushed red pepper. Sauté for about a minute. Add the chopped Swiss chard leaves and cook for 5 minutes. toss everything and cook for another 5 minutes. Add salt to taste, and a small amount of clarified butter.

Note: I tossed in some browned Italian turkey sausage balls made from links, black olives and cooked red bell pepper to make this a complete meal.

Bacon wrapped Asparagus

2011-01-27T06:49:00.000-05:00

I think you could wrap almost anything in bacon and make it taste better but this is exceptions with a side of eggs.

Ingredients:

Asparagus (I like Costco's big bag)
1 lb of bacon

Directions

Heat oven to 375 F.
Wrap each large asparagus with one slice of bacon or wrap 3-4 small ones with a piece.
Place in a baking dish or high sided pan.
Cook for about 15 minutes.

Poach some eggs or make fry some over easy and you've got some serious Breakfast awesomeness.

Sweet Potato Hash

2011-01-27T06:43:00.000-05:00

Great side with morning eggs.

Ingredients:

1/2 yellow sweet onion diced
1/2 cup of frozen peppers or 1/2 bell pepper (color your choice) diced
1 sweet potato
2 Tbs Olive Oil
Sea Salt and Pepper to taste

Directions:

Heat oil in large saute pan at medium-high.
Poke holes in sweet potato and microwave for 6 mins for small or 8 mins for large ones. Should come out feeling somewhat soft.
While this is in the microwave, toss your onions in the pan and saute till they are translucent.
Then toss in the peppers to the mix and continue for another 5 minutes.
While this is cooking the sweet potato should be about done. Pull it out and dice it up. I usually cut it down the middle and then into quarters to make 4 slices of potato. Peel off the skin and then dice.
Toss this into the onion and pepper mix and cook to desired crunchy awesomeness.

Notes:

You can crack some eggs in a pan around 4 and 5 and everything should be done about the same time.
Kick this up a notch by browning some Chorizio or Italian sausage and throwing it in at the end and mixing together real good.

Ate some while typing and totally forget to snap a picture. Will get one next time since it's almost all gone!

Perfect Paleo Pizza Crust

2010-12-29T12:36:00.000-05:00

This makes awesome pizza. This may not be 100% Paleo as it has milk based products. This is so close and good, just count as the cheat meal and toss the (insert cheat meal here) you were planning to eat.

Sauce: Easy

1 Can Tomato Paste
1-2 Cups Water (To desired thickness)
1 Tsp Dried Oregano
1 Tsp Garlic

1. In a saucepan, combine all ingredients. Use water to desired thickness. We like ours pretty thick. Feel free to add more spice if you want it, too.
2. Simmer on stove for approximately 15 minutes.

Crust:

Over at This Primal Life, Shelley whipped up a really good pizza crust recipe. All I'm going to say is four ingredients. I don't have permission to repost and since it's so good, I'm just going to link to it for now.

http://thisprimallife.com/2010/09/primal-recipe-video-contest/

Topping suggestions:
Chorizio sausage
Pepperoni
Goat Cheese - ok not purely paleo
Black Olives
Mozerella
Fresh Oregano
Olive Oil

Simple Grilled Squash and Zucchini

2010-09-19T18:08:00.000-04:00

Great on the grill. Easy, simple, a cave man could do it. Enjoy!

Ingredients

2-3 Squash
2-3 Zucchini
Sweet Onion
10-12 Mushrooms
Garlic Bulb
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper

Directions

Cut Squash and Zucchini length wise
Cut Onion in big rings
Cover all with Olive oil
Salt and Pepper
Cut top of Garlic bulb, put some olive oil on cut end.
Wrap garlic bulb in aluminum oil.
Grill everything at about 350-400 for about 10-15 minutes
Rough chop Squash and Zucchini and toss together with onions and mushroom.
Squeeze roasted garlic over veggies and lightly toss.
Enjoy!

Avacodo Salad

2010-09-05T14:23:00.000-04:00

Great simple and fresh recipe that it great with eggs, chicken and cooked shrimp.

Ingredients

25 oz jar of Heart of Palm diced in 1/2 inch pieces
1/2 carton grape tomatoes halved
1/2 red onion
Lime juice from 2 fresh limes
Olive Oil
Salt and Pepper
Cumin to taste
1/2 bunch cilantro leaves minded (no stems)
2 Avocados cut into 1/2 inch cubes.

Directions

Mix all the ingredients together saving the avocado for last.
Gently fold in avocado.
Chill in fridge for a couple of hours before serving.

Grilled Chicken Mediterranean

2010-07-18T09:35:00.001-04:00

Ingredients

4 skin-on boneless chicken breasts

1 C. grape tomatoes

16-18 large Kalamata olives, pitted and halved

3 T. capers

3 T. olive oil

sea salt, to taste

pepper, to taste

Directions

Pre-heat oven to 475F.

Toss tomatoes, olives, capers, and 2 t. olive oil in a bowl.

In a large, oven-proof skillet, sear chicken on both sides with sea salt and pepper.

Add remaining oil and heat until hot but not smoking.

Place chicken skin side down and cook until deep golden brown, about 4 minutes.

Use tongs to flip chicken, then add tomato mixture to skillet.

Transfer skillet to oven and roast chicken until cooked through and tomatoes have softened, about 15-18 minutes.

Transfer to plates and spoon mixture on top.

Almond Pancakes

2010-05-30T09:00:00.000-04:00

Ingredients

2 eggs
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 Tbs of almond butter
1/4 tsp of vanila extract
1/4 tsp of cinnamon
1/4 tsp of salt
1 cup almond flour

Directions

Mix the wet ingredients together and the add the dry ingredients.
Cook on greased skillet on medium about 3 minutes a side.

Roasted Carrots

2010-04-20T22:46:00.000-04:00

Ingredients

5 pound bag of carrots
Salt and Pepper

Instructions

Peel them and cut into large chunks
Put them in a 13 x 9 inch pan.
Dribble olive oil over them and mix to coat well.
Coat with freshly ground black pepper and sea salt.
Slow roast them for 2 hours at 300, and mix them around every 1/2 hour or so.
Cook at 400 for the last 45 minutes.

Enjoy.

Adapted from Pottery Monster

Nut Balls from Mark's Daily Apple

2010-03-20T23:56:00.000-04:00

Ingredients:

1/2 cup each:

Almonds
Walnuts
Pecan nuts
Hazel nuts
Pumpkin seeds
3-6 dates
2-4 tablespoons virgin coconut oil

To taste:

Unsweetened cocoa powder
Freshly ground coffee
Shredded coconut

Directions

Put all the nuts in a food processor and blend to a fine mill.
Pour nut mix into large bowl.
Seed the dates and put in food processor with some shredded coconut and blend.
Mix this into the nut mix.
Melt coconut oil and mix into nuts.
Add about a 1/8-1/4 cup of cocoa powder.
Mix all together and roll into nut balls.
Enjoy!

http://www.marksdailyapple.com/cocoa-and-coconut-snacks/

Jerky

2010-01-16T10:13:00.000-05:00

I'll be trying this one over the weekend and will let you know how it works out....Mike

Ingredients :

Meat: any lean cut of meat will work well. Good choices are Bottom round (its also the cheapest), Flank steak (already comes in easy to cut flatshape , but almost double the price of bottom round). I used grass fed bottom round.
1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp liquid smoke
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp fresh ground pepper

Instructions

Combine everything except meat in a large zip lock bag.
Cut meat into 1 inch thickness slabs put in freezer for 1 hour to firm up and make cutting thin slices easier. Using your sharpest knife. Cut thin pieces against the grain as it will make the final product easier to chew.
Place meat into zip lock bag with marinade mix well to distribute. Remove as much air as possible by just about sealing the bag closed and letting out as much air as possible.
Marinade in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours or overnight.
Remove meat pat dry with paper towel.
Place stripes in dehydrator. May want to look up on other sites to see how you do oven method.

This recipe is adapted from this site.

Roasted Cauliflower

2010-01-12T06:25:00.000-05:00

Ingredients

1 head of cauliflower
2-3 cloves of garlic, peeled and coarsely minced
Lemon juice (from 1/2 or a whole lemon)
Olive oil
Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 400°F. Cut cauliflower into florets and put in a single layer in an oven-proof baking dish. Toss in the garlic. Squeeze lemon juice over cauliflower and drizzle each piece with olive oil. Sprinkle with pepper.
Place casserole in the hot oven, uncovered, for 25-30 minutes, or until the top is lightly brown. Test with a fork for desired tenderness. Fork should be able to easily pierce the cauliflower. Remove from oven and serve immediately.
ENJOY:)

Serves 4.
Submitted by RKS. THANKS!

Starting 7 Week Paleo Challenge

2010-01-10T19:46:00.000-05:00

Starting the 7 week paleo challenge with Downtown Crossfit tomorrow. Starting off right tonight and having Chicken Cacciatora.

I would rate it 4 out of 5. 5 being pretty hard to achieve. Easy to make and tasty.

Chicken Cacciatora

2010-01-10T16:33:00.000-05:00

Ingredients

3 Tbsp olive oil
1 (3 pound) chicken, cut up,
1 medium onion, sliced
3 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
1 (16 oz) can tomatoes
1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
1 tsp. dried oregano
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 large bell pepper, cut into 1 inch pieces

Directions

In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium heat.
Add chicken and brown on all sides, about 10 minutes.
Remove and drain on paper towels.
Add onion, garlic, mushrooms and bell pepper to pan and sauté until onions and pepper are softened, about 5 minutes.
Add remaining ingredients. Stir well.
Return chicken to pan. Bring to a boil, reduce heat.
Cover and simmer 30 minutes, until chicken is tender.

Paleo Smoothie

2010-01-10T14:46:00.000-05:00

Blend the following all together and enjoy.

1 cup of fuit. I tried 1/2 cup frozen blueberries 1/2 cup frozen pineapple,
1 Cup Water
1/3 cup coconut milk/creme (Thai Kitchen brand, full-fat)
1/3 cup of egg whites. You can find these in a carton in the egg section.

Chili

2010-01-09T21:12:00.000-05:00

Ingredients
2 pounds of lean ground beef (preferably grass feed)
1 bell chopped pepper
1 medium chopped onion
4-6 cloves minced garlic
16 oz Tomato Sauce
12 oz beer (optional)
2 cups water
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 - 2 Tbs Chili Powder
1 - 2 Tbs Emerrils Essence

Directions

Heat Olive Oil in wide rimmed pot.
Toss in bell pepper, onion and garlic and saute for about 5 minutes.
Add ground beef and lightly brown.
Add Tomato Sauce, water and beer and bring to boil
Add seasonings and simmer for an hour.

Paleo Snack

2010-01-03T11:58:00.000-05:00

Great balance of protein, carbs and fat. I wouldn't eat prior to working out. I got the v-urps when I ate them an hour before a run.

- Can of King Oscar Sardines in Olive Oil (Costco has them in three packs)
- Apple

11g Fat
22g Carbs
14g Protein

Sauteed Brussel Sprouts

2009-11-30T22:54:00.000-05:00

Easy side that taste great. Our kids.... well one of them at least even likes it.

Ingredients

Package of fresh brussel sprouts washed and cut in half
2-4 cloves of garlic
2 T olive oil
2 T butter

Directions

Washed and cut brussel sprouts in half.
In a saute pan, melt butter with 1 T olive oil over medium heat.
Toss in whole garlic cloves and saute for 1-2 minutes.
Toss in brussel sprouts, cut side down.
Drizzle another tablespoon of olive oil on brussel sprouts.
Salt and pepper to taste.
Let saute for 10-15 minutes.

They may get a little brown but that's ok. Just don't let them get black.

Spaghetti Squash w/ Chicken, Garlic, Sun-Dried Tomatoes, Pine Nuts & Basil

2009-11-30T22:28:00.000-05:00

Pretty yummy recipe that's really easy to make. You can mix it up with all kind of stuff.

Ingredients

1 Spaghetti Squash, steamed and shredded (see instructions below)
6-8 cloves garlic, minced
2-3T olive oil
1/3 c sun-dried tomatoes
1/3 c pine nuts
1 lb. cooked chicken, sliced in bite size pieces
1 bunch basil, julienned (I subbed dried oregano since Basil is hard to find in late Fall.)

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cut spaghetti squash in half and remove seeds with a spoon. Place face down in an oven proof dish. Fill with 2 inches of water. Steam (uncovered) in oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour (until squash is slightly tender to the touch). Remove from oven and let cool to handling temp. Use fork to pull flesh out of squash in long strands. OR Pierce squash all over and microwave for 20 minutes. Set aside.
Sauté garlic, pine nuts, sun-dried tomatoes and chicken in olive oil for 2 minutes.
Toss in spaghetti squash and mix until warmed through and most of liquid from squash has cooked off (about 5 minutes).
Salt and pepper to taste.
Turn off heat and toss in basil.
Serve immediately.

More ideas: You can also use parmesan, mushrooms, other veggies, bacon, meat, sausage, olives...

Thanks to Crossfit Invictus for recipe

Rosemary Chicken Bites

2009-11-21T16:10:00.000-05:00

Great quick and easy way to fix some protein for a meal. Cook extra for those mid day and late night snacks. You might even be able to talk your kids into thinking these are Chicken Nuggets.

Ingredients

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into 1-inch pieces (F:5, P:91)
1 Tablespoon of olive oil (F:13.5)
1/4 teaspoon of garlic (n/a)
2 Tablespoons of Rosemary blend seasoning ( I use Sylvia’s “Queen of Soul Food” secret blend. It’s salt free!) (n/a)

Directions

Cut the chicken into 1-inch pieces. Remove all visible fat.
Combine oil, garlic, seasoning and chicken in a ziploc bag and kneed for two minutes straight.
Heat skillet over medium heat until drop of water sizzles; add chicken and cook 10-12 minutes or until chicken is golden brown and no longer pink in center.
Transfer to a plate and serve.

Makes 3 servings

Thanks Crossfit Downtown Winston

Paleo Blueberry Ice Cream

2009-11-21T16:03:00.000-05:00

This recipe makes for a great addition to any meal or late night snack. You can endlessly hack this with other berries. Pull out of freezer about an hour before eating for best results.

Ingredients

1 can coconut milk (full fat)
2 cups frozen berries
1 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

Blend all ingredients together in a blender.
Pour into individual cups. I used old applesauce cups.
Place in freezer for 1-2 hours until thickened.
Pull them out an hour or more before eating or it'll be like an Italian ice.

Recipe from Crossfit Downtown Winston.

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