Thursday, February 5, 2015

Week 5 2015


Meal 1 Crispy Almond Crusted Fried Catfish               
2cups coconut oil or olive oil                     
6 catfish fillets
½ tsp each salt and pepper                
4 large eggs beaten
1 cup almond flour                              
 1 tsp paprika

Heat oil in large skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle fish with salt and pepper. Place eggs in shallow dish and combine flour and paprika in another shallow dish. Dip fish in egg then immediately in flour. Add each fillet to hot oil and fry for 10 minutes, turning once or until cooked through

Meal 2 Thai Lime Chicken                                                    
1/3 cup unsalted dry roasted almonds (or peanuts)       
1 TBS garlic powder                        
1.5 tsp ground ginger
½ lb boneless skinless chicken                          
1 lime
Preheat oven to 375. In a food processor grind nuts until fine but not a paste. In a small bowl combine nuts, garlic powder and ginger. Squeeze lime over chicken then roll in nut mixture until coated. Bake for 25 minutes or until cooked through.
Meal 3 Crockpot Sausage w/ Peppers & Onion (freezer)                                           
1lb Italian sausage links                
1 bell pepper chopped  
1 onion chopped                                  
2 cups diced tomato
2 tsp onion powder                               
2 tsp garlic powder
Mix all ingredients in freezer bag and freeze until ready to cook. Write on bag: place ingredients in crock pot on low for 6 hours.

Meal 4 Paleo Buffalo Chicken Nuggets                                         
1lb ground chicken          
1 egg           
¼ cup coconut flour
2 tsp hot sauce           
1 tsp salt         
1 tsp onion powder
½ tsp  garlic powder                                                     
Coating: ¼ cup coconut flour      
 2 TBS ground flax seed
¼ tsp salt                                                                          
Sauce: 1/3 cup hot sauce                  
3 TBS butter/ghee
Preheat oven to 375. In a small bowl, combine 1/4c coconut flour, onion powder, garlic powder and 1 tsp salt. Mix well. In a medium bowl, place ground chicken, one egg, 2 tsp hot sauce, and coconut flour mixture. Mix well with hands. Scoop out approximately 1 ½ TBS of chicken mix and roll into little meatballs. Combine remaining ¼ cup cconut flour, 2 TBS flax meal, ¼ tsp salt and dip each nugget into flour mixture until coated on all sides. Form into “nugget shape” making sure not to make them too thin as this will cause them to taste dried out. Place nuggets on parchment lined baking sheet and bake 15 minutes. Combine ingredients for sauce and heat until warm. Remove nuggets from oven and carefully dip into mixture until coated. Bake for additional 5 minutes.
Meal 5 Paleo BBQ Chicken Nuggets                                               
1lb ground chicken
1 egg
¼ cup coconut flour
2 tsp hot sauce
1 tsp salt
1 tsp onion powder
½ tsp
Coating: ¼ cup coconut flour
 2 TBS ground flax seed
¼ tsp salt
Sauce: 1/3 cup home made BBQ Sauce (recipe below) 
3 TBS butter/ghee

Same directions as above nugget recipe except sauce will be 1/3c bbq sauce instead of hot sauce.  Combine ingredients for sauce and heat until warm. Remove nuggets from oven and carefully dip into mixture until coated. Bake for additional 5 minutes.

Meal 6 Broccoli Quinoa Au Gratin                                        
1 package frozen broccoli steamed and chopped            
1c quinoa    
2 c chicken broth       
4oz cream cheese (1/2 block)     
½ cup grated parmesan        1 and ½ cup grated cheddar cheese               
1-2tsp onion powder
salt and pepper to taste and any additional seasonings you like (I always add garlic)
In a saucepan, combine quinoa and chicken broth. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes until liquid is absorbed. Stir in the rest of the ingredients. Reserving 1 c of sharp cheddar. Spread mixture into baking dish. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.  Bake at 350 for 15 minutes.

Meal 7 Roasted Garlic and Artichoke Stuffed Chicken                    
1 head roasted garlic (recipe for roasted garlic below)   
1 can drained artichoke hearts       
¼ c parmesan cheese  
¼ cup EVOO        
A few handfuls of baby spinach               
6 boneless skinless chicken breast
salt and pepper to taste
Meal 7 Roasted Garlic and Artichoke Stuffed Chicken                    1 head roasted garlic (recipe for roasted garlic below)    1 can drained artichoke hearts        ¼ c parmesan cheese   ¼ cup EVOO        A few handfuls of baby spinach                6 boneless skinless chicken breast salt and pepper to taste








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