Bruschetta Chicken Pasta

I don’t know about you, but one of my favorite snacks is bruschetta, but with all the carbs of eating regular bread, I hardly eat it. I was laying in bed one night craving bruschetta and it hit me. Make a “pasta” dish. Now I am sure this idea has come to hundreds of chefs, but in my own little mind I am going to pretend that I am the first one who ever thought it. LOL.

What You’ll Need:

4 Roma Tomatoes, diced

Balsamic Vinegar

Fresh basil leaves ( 4-6)

Sea Salt

Fresh Cracked Pepper

4) chicken breasts, cubed

Olive Oil

2 Zucchini (made into noodles (you can use a spiraler, julienne peeler, or regular peeler)

Mozzarella Cheese

What To Do:

Preheat oven to 350

Dice you tomatoes and basil. Combine in a bowl and add salt, pepper, splach of olive oil and balsamic vinegar. Mix and put in the refrigerator. Now, I did this in the morning before I went and taught a class so mine sat in the fridge longer, but you can totally just let it set while you are doing the chicken.

Cut your chicken into cubes. Using 2 tbsp of olive oil, sautee the chicken over medium heat. Don’t cook all the way through, as it is going to cook in the oven as well.

Transfer chicken to a baking dish. Pour bruschetta mix ontop of chicken and sprinkle with mozzarella cheese. Bake for 10-15 or until cheese is melty and browning.

While your chicken is cooking cook up your zucchini noodles. Recipe is here.

Put zucchini noodles on the plate and top with chicken bruschetta mixture.

Eat and enjoy.

Paleo Tortillas

 

I am entering my 3rd week of the 21 Day Sugar Detox and am really craving some Mexican. I whipped of these Paleo Tortillas for some Enchiladas and they were fabulous!

What You’ll Need:

2 Eggs

1 tbsp coconut oil

1/2 cup sweet potato, mashed (I boiled mine in the microwave, since I live in a small apartment and have limited cooking space)

1 and 1/4 cup tapioca flour

1/4 cup ground flaxseed meal

Sprinkle of sea salt

Couple grinds of fresh pepper

Dash of cayenne pepper

1 cup of water

What To Do:

Combine eggs, oil, and sweet potato. I used my hand mixer.

Add flour, flaxseed meal, spices and stir.

Add water to mix and stir completly. Batter will be runny. It will help keep the tortillas nice and thin.

Heat a small skillet over medium heat.

Remove from heat and spoon 1/2 cup of batter onto the heated pan.

Place back on burner for a minute and then flip. Cook on the other side for a minute and transfer to a plate for cooling.

Continue this process until your batter is gone.

Serve with your favorite toppings.

Hearty Paleo Turkey Chili

Brrrrrrrrrrr! It’s getting cold here in Upstate, NY. There have actually been snow sightings! Ugh! I am not ready for that. I want to continue to wear flip flops everywhere. I had so many errands to run today and this chili was a perfect way to warm up afterwards.

I am not a big spicy person but feel free to add some hot peppers to the recipe to give it a kick!

What You’ll Need:

Basic Ingredients:

Olive Oil to coat the pan

2 Large Onions

4 Cloves of Garlic, minced

9 Regular sized Carrots

3 – 4 Zucchini, chopped

3-4 Peppers, any color. (I used green, red, and orange)

2 lbs Ground Turkey

The Spices:

4 Tbsp Chili Powder

2 Tbsp Paprika

3-4 Tsp Red Pepper Flakes, less if you don’t it spicy

3 Tsp Cumin

Dash of Cayenne Powder

The Liquid:

2 14oz cans of diced tomatoes

1 28 oz can of Tomato Sauce

2 cups of Chicken Broth

2 Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

What To Do:

Take all of your basic ingredients (minus the meat and get it cooking in the olive oil. Salt and pepper generously.

Add the meat and let it cook until turkey is browned

Add the spices and give it a good stir

Add the liquids and bring to a boil

Lower the heat, then cover and let simmer for an hour

Take the cover off for the last 10 minutes

Serve it up with with some cheddar cheese, sliced avocado, and fresh cracked pepper.

Eat and enjoy

Recipe was taken from Crossfit Prevail

http://www.crossfitprevail.com/recipes/really-good-paleo-turkey-chili.html