PC Day 7: Paleo for Dummies

If there ever was a "Paleo Diet for Dummies", this blog would be it. Nabbed myself a quick recipe for Chicken Fajitas for an easy-peasy dinner!

Recipe:
2 lbs chicken breast, cut in thin strips (I used chicken thighs)
2 bell peppers, sliced (red, green or yellow)
1 onion, sliced
2 tbsp oregano, chili powder, cumin and coriander
4-6 chopped garlic cloves
Juice of 1 lemon
salt/ pepper to taste
4 tbsp cooking fat (coconut oil, tallow or ghee are excellent here)
Butter lettuce to serve (I used iceberg)
You choice of toppings: diced tomatoes, fermented pickles, sauerkraut, sliced avocados, salsa, guacamole, mayonnaise and/or salsa verde)

Method:
Mix all the spices into the chicken, along with the lemon juice. If you have time, marinade for an hour or more. If not, just throw it in a hot pan with some olive oil and brown till done! Set chicken aside. Next, hit the pan with a little water or chicken broth to deglaze the the flavor nuggets from the pan. Throw in the onions and peppers and sautee till desired crispness.

I served mine on iceberg lettuce with guacamole and chopped tomatoes. I also had bought extra, pre-seasoned beef fajita steak meat at the grocery store for variety.. and because the Caveman insisted on it. Both tasted wonderful and took almost no time to prepare!

Happy Eating!

PC Day 2: New Favorite

For Day 2 of the Paleo Challenge I thought I'd break out the crock pot I received this past Christmas (thank you SantaMom!) So our local grocery store often has BOGO deals on meat. Yes, meat on sale may sound a little sketch.. but if you use your meat right away then I think you should be fine. We had some pork loin chops laying around so I decided to experiment with a pork carnitas recipes from Paleo Eats. I left out the chipotle peppers and orange juice because I didn't have any on hand (and cinnamon because I'm not a huge fan) but the meat still turned out quite NOMtastic!

I served it with iceberg lettuce in place of tortillas or taco shells and topped it off with some fresh pico de gallo and guacamole! Ole!

This will definitely be a repeat recipe. Maybe next time I'll be brave enough to throw in the OJ.