Chicken & Broccoli Bake

Chicken & Broccoli Bake…everyone’s favourite!!!

Chicken & Broccoli Bake
This recipe is Gluten Free, Dairy Free (skip the cheese) & Paleo.

Ingredients:
• 300g of Broccoli
• 300g Chicken Breasts
• 300g of Mushrooms
• 1 Cup of Coconut Milk
• 1 Cup of Chicken Stock
• 1 Teaspoon of Mustard Powder
• 100g of Hazelnuts
• Coconut Oil
• Salt & Pepper
• Optional: Cheese
(Serves 6)

Instructions:
Start by washing and chopping the mushrooms.
Heat some coconut oil in a saucepan on medium heat and add the mushrooms. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook until they start to grey and soften- about 5 minutes.

Pour in the coconut milk and chicken stock and stir. Then take off the heat and sprinkle in the mustard powder. Use a handheld food processor to blitz it until as smooth as possible (or just pour it into your food processor). Then set it aside.

Heat some coconut oil in a pan while you chop the chicken and the broccoli into little pieces. Add them to the pan and cook for about 5 minutes until the broccoli is bright green and the chicken is almost fully cooked.

While they’re cooking add the hazelnuts to your food processor and blitz until you have a breadcrumb like consistency. Then add in 1/2 a tablespoon of melted coconut oil and some salt and pepper and blitz again until you have a fluffy crumbly mixture.

Add the chicken and broccoli to your casserole dish.
Then pour the mushroom sauce over it and mix it so its evenly mixed in.

Sprinkle the top generously with the ground hazelnuts
Pop it in the oven at 180′C for 40 minutes.
Take out and serve!

Crustless, Paleo and Dairy free Chicken Bacon and Mushroom Quiche

Looking for a high protein, nutritious and delicious lunch or dinner?
We’ve got the answer….

Delicious Crustless, Paleo and Dairy free Chicken Bacon and Mushroom Quiche

Delicious Crustless, Paleo and Dairy free Chicken Bacon and Mushroom Quiche

Ingredients
• 2 ounces (55 grams) mushrooms
• 6 strips of bacon, chopped
• 1-1/2 cups shredded chicken
• 2 teaspoons dried sage leaves
• 6 eggs
• 1 cup (240 mL) full-fat coconut milk
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• Coconut oil

Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 375°F (190ºC). Grease a casserole dish or glass baking dish with coconut oil.
2. Fry the chicken, mushrooms and bacon on medium heat using coconut oil.
3. Add sage to the pan and cook for a few minutes, making sure there is no moisture left from the mushrooms (your quiche will be soggy). Dump this mixture into the greased casserole dish, and set aside.
4. Crack the eggs into a medium bowl. Add the coconut milk, sea salt and pepper. Whisk to combine. Pour the egg mixture into the casserole dish.
5. Bake the quiche for about 30 minutes or until the center is set and not jiggly.

Alternatives:
• Use any meat of your choice
• Add veggies
• Almond milk can be used instead of coconut milk.

Peanut butter and Oat Bars

Snack time! Why not try these super easy and delicious Peanut butter and Oat Bars. These nutritious bars are great for breakfast, snacking, or as a dessert! These are good for refuelling for sport or for carbing up after a long weeks fat burning.

peanut oat bars
1 cup creamy peanut butter (we used unsalted, unroasted)
1 cup pure honey
3 cups plain old-fashioned oats

In a medium saucepan, melt peanut butter and honey over low heat, until smooth. Stir in raw oats.

Press into a 9 x 9-inch baking pan. Cover and let it set overnight or a minimum of 8 hours. (This will allow time for the oats to soften.)

Paleo Chicken Tikka Masala and Cauliflower Rice Recipe

Yummy Homemade Paleo Chicken Tikka Masala and Cauliflower Rice Recipe.

Paleo Chicken Tikka Masala

Cauliflower Rice

Ingredients

1kg boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch pieces
2 large onion, finely diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1-2 fresh Red chillies
30 g coriander
2 tbsp fresh, finely grated ginger
2 x 400g tomatoes
1 cup cashew crème (see below, you need 1 cup of raw cashews to make this)
6 tablespoons ground almonds
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
3 lemons
2 tbsp garam masala (you can find this spice mix in any asian food store)
1 tbsp ground cumin
2 tbsp paprika powder
2 tsp celtic sea salt, or to taste
¾ tsp cinnamon powder
¾ tsp freshly ground black pepper
1-3 tsp cayenne pepper (depending on how spicy you want your chicken tikka masala)
3 fresh green or yellow chillis
2 bay leaves
800g of almond milk (or water or coconut milk)

Instructions

1. Start by making the cashew crème:
Soak 1 cup of raw cashews in 3 cups boiling water for 30 minutes.
Drain the cashews, but reserve the soaking water.
Place the cashews in a blender with 1 cup of the soaking water and blend until smooth.
(It should be a similiar thickness of a greek yogurt. If it’s too thick, add a little water at a time to get your desired consistency.)

2. Put the cloves, cumin, paprika, garam masala and cinnamon, into a small pan and toast for 1 minute to bring them back to life, and then tip into a large bowl.

3. Finely grate in the zest of 1 lemon, squeeze in all its juice, crush in the garlic, peel and finely grate in the ginger, and add the cashews crème and 1 teaspoon of sea salt.

4. Cut the chicken breasts into 5cm chunks, and then massage all that flavour into the meat. Skewer up the chicken chunks, interspersing them with lemon wedges and chunks of green or yellow chilli, but don’t squash them together too much. Place on a tray, cover with clingfilm and marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours, but preferably overnight.

5. For the sauce, peel the onions and garlic, finely slice the red chillies and coriander stalks (reserving the leaves for later). Put it all into a large casserole pan on a medium-high heat with a lug of oil and cook for around 20 minutes, or until golden, stirring regularly. Add the ground coriander, bay leaves and remaining 1 heaped teaspoon each of paprika and garam masala. Cook for 2 minutes, then add and toast the almonds. Pour in the tomatoes and add 300ml of boiling water. Simmer for 5 minutes, and then stir in the almond or coconut milk. Simmer for a final 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, then season to perfection.

6. To cook the chicken, drizzle it with a little oil, and then grill, turning until it’s very golden and gnarly on all sides. Slice the chicken off the skewers straight into the sauce, reserving the lemons. Simmer for 2 minutes while squeezing lemons over the curry, to taste. Swirl through some more cashew crème and sprinkle with the coriander leaves.

7. Serve with Paleo Cauliflower Rice:

Ingredients:
– 1 head of cauliflower (about 2 pounds)
– 2 Tbsp. bacon fat/lard or tallow
– 1/2 small white onion, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
– 2 cloves garlic, chopped
– 1/4 tsp. sea salt
– 1/8 tsp. ground black pepper
– 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Instructions:

1. Chop the cauliflower into florets. Working in batches, pulse a few florets at a time in a food processor or blender until the cauliflower pieces are the size and shape of rice (be careful not to over-blend)
2. Heat the bacon fat/lard or tallow in a large skillet over medium high heat. Sauté onion and garlic for about 3 minutes or until the onions are just softened. Add the riced cauliflower and stir well.
4. Add the sea salt and pepper and stir to combine. Saute for about 5 minutes or until the cauliflower is slightly tender but not mushy.
5. Place the cauliflower in serving bowl and enjoy.

Rip Tip of the Day

Rip-Tip of the Day:

Do not feel that dropping carbohydrates too long term is necessary. If you’ve had a good weeks eating there is always a benefit to eating low-GI carbohydrates as a cheat meal/snack. Anything oat based is good for refuelling to make sure you’ve got optimal strength the next week. You have to remember, long term results are about more than just facilitating the burn-off of fat, but the building of strength alongside it too.

Rip Tip of the Day

Rip-Tip of the Day:

water
Do not mistake thirst for hunger. Sometimes dehydration can lead to what feels like a lack of energy and onset hunger, causing you to eat more. If you do feel like you’ve had your fill so far that day, pound a glass of water and see if that settled it. If so, take in an extra litre or two over the next couple of hours to rehydrate fully.

Gluten Free Home made Shepard’s Pie

Gluten Free Home made Shepard’s Pie, an ideal and delicious dinner option for those of you which to cut down carbs and keep yourself in a fat burning state.

Gluten Free Home made Shepard's Pie
Ingredients:
1 head cauliflower
¼c coconut milk
2 tbsp olive oil
1 to 2 pounds ground meat of your choice
1 large diced carrot
1 large diced celery stalk
½ small diced onion
1 large diced tomato
½ tsp black pepper

Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large sauce pan heat the olive oil over medium heat.
Saute the carrot, celery, onion and tomato for 5 minutes (until they soften)
Add the meat and black pepper and cook for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Meanwhile steam the cauliflower for approx. 10 minutes (until it is easily pierced by a fork)
Mix cauliflower with 1/8c coconut milk in blender and puree.
Add remaining coconut milk to get desired consistency.
Oil oven pan and add the meat & veggie mixture.
Cover with the mashed cauliflower and bake for 20 minutes.

Alternatively : Switch cauliflower for sweet potatoes which supply low GI carbohydrates, more suitable for someone looking to build lean muscle mass