Paleo Chicken Fingers
Posted By: Nicky
Chicken fingers are a quick and easy meal that I like to make at least once a week. I found this recipe at liveprimal.com and then made a few subtle changes. This site contains a wide variety of paleo recipes, so check it out: http://liveprimal.com/LPrecipes.pdf.
These chicken fingers are very easy to make. I try to keep the ingredients on hand. These can be cooked in a frying pan, but I find they turn out better if they are baked in an oven.
What you will need:
1-2 lb boneless skinless chicken tenders or chicken breasts cut into strips
1 egg, beaten
1/2 c almond flour
1/2 t sea salt
1 tsp poultry seasoning
1 tsp dry mustard powder
olive or coconut oil to line cooking sheet or for skillet
Set the oven to 375 degrees. Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil and coat with oil. Place egg into a bowl and beat. Place the almond flour with seasonings into another bowl. Dip each chicken piece into the egg bowl and then dip into the flour mixture. Place each piece on the cookie sheet.
Place the cookie sheet in the oven for 30-40 minutes, turning halfway through. The chicken fingers are done when the juices run clear and there is no pink.
These can be eaten plain, topped with marinara sauce, or used in salads.
Enjoy!
Spaghetti Squash with Meat Sauce
This is an easy meal that I make about once a week. It’s better than real spaghetti. And yes, you can spin it on your fork like real spaghetti.
1 spaghetti squash
1 lb ground beef (grass-fed if possible)
Your favorite marinara sauce
Cut spaghetti squash in half lengthwise. Remove seeds and place cut side down on a cookie sheet lined with aluminum foil. Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until fork tender. When the squash is done and cool enough to handle, scrape the insides out with a fork and you have your very own gluten-free spaghetti.
In the meantime, brown the ground beef. Drain any excess fat. Add marinara sauce.
Add the meat sauce to the squash.
Enjoy!
* I have not tried this, but you can microwave spaghetti squash if you prefer. According to http://www.wegmans.com: Place one squash half, skin cut side down (one half at a time), on microwave-safe dish; cover with microwave-safe plastic wrap. Microwave on HIGH 10-12 min, until tender. Repeat with second half. Let rest, covered, 10-12 min, until cool enough to handle. Carefully remove plastic wrap to avoid steam.
Posted by: Nicky
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