"Creamy" Crockpot Chicken and Tomato Soup
This recipe is so simple it's stupid. You don't even need to thaw your chicken breasts before dumping them in the crock pot. I assembled this on Friday morning and was too un-caffinated to take pictures, but crock pot meals aren't the prettiest anyway. As always, this recipe makes a LOT! Save a couple of meals worth, and freeze the rest for nights next week that you don't want to cook. Bonus points if you freeze them in individual servings. Easy!
"Creamy" Crockpot Chicken and Tomato Soup
8 frozen skinless boneless chicken breast
2 tablespoons Italian Seasoning
1 tablespoon dried basil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion, chopped
2 14 oz. can of coconut milk (full fat), shake before opening can to avoid separation
2 14 oz. can diced tomatoes and juice
2 cups of chicken broth
1 small can of tomato paste
1/2 jar of your favorite tomato sauce
Sea Salt and pepper to taste
Put all the above ingredients into the crock-pot, cook for 9 hours on
low. After 9 hours take two forks and shred the chicken, set the
crock-pot on warm till ready to serve (making sure to taste it before
serving to make sure there is enough salt and pepper)
Recipe adapted from Everyday Paleo
We are super lucky to have a local nutritionist who makes healthy dishes for you to pick up on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. See her menu on her site below:
Shannon Dyer
Eat Well, Live Well
(210)386-0493
eatwelllivewell.vpweb.com
The Paleo Diet by Loren Cordain
The Paleo Solution by Robb Wolf
- The Paleo Solution Pod Casts on Robb’s website are awesome
- http://robbwolf.com/category/podcasts/
The Paleo Dieters Missing Link by Adam Farrah
http://www.nutrisimple.net/
www.paleofood.com – over 5000 paleo recipes
www.thepaleodiet.com – recipes and info on the diet
http://whole9life.com/fish-oil/ - fish oil calculator
http://cfscceat.blogspot.com/ - crossfit blog with daily paleo recipes and pictures (awesome)
http://feedmepaleo.blogspot.com/ - another awesome paleo blog with recipes and pictures
http://www.health-bent.com/ - excellent blog with recipes and pictures
www.everydaypaleo.com – another paleo recipe blog with pictures
Paleo Banana Bread...Yum!
Ingredients
3 eggs, separated (keep the yolks and whites separate!)
4 or 5 tbsp honey (up to you!)4 tbsp olive oil
3 mashed bananas (3 small, or 2-3 big)
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 cups almond flour
1 cup pecans or walnuts (optional, and likely broken into smaller pieces if you use them)
Directions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.2. Cream the egg yolks and honey in a large bowl until light and fluffy. I use a hand-held mixer for this. It takes about five minutes.
3. Add the olive oil, vanilla, and mashed banana to the bowl, mixing well.
4. In a smaller separate bowl, mix the cinnamon, baking powder and almond flour and sift well. You don’t have to do this, honestly, before you add it to the big bowl, but an even distribution of the spices and powder never hurts.
5. Add that mixture of spices and powder to the bowl and stir well.
6. In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. A hand mixer is champion at this. Stiff peaks are vital.
7. Fold the egg whites into the banana mixture to pull it away from the sides before gradually folding the rest of the egg whites into the mixture.
8. If you’re the nutty type, go ahead and add your cup of pecans or walnuts to the mixture and stir well.
9. Lightly butter 2 foil bread loaf pans and pour the banana mixture in.
10. Place in oven for 40-45 minutes, though I always end up keeping them in for the latter.
The tops of the loaves should be a nice toasty brown by the 45-minute mark. Stick them with a toothpick and make sure it comes out clean. If so, you’re golden — set the loaves out to cool and enjoy!
One thing to consider: the loaf will harden and become more bread-like overnight, so don’t be surprised if it comes out pretty soft in the end. Banana bread always tastes better the next day, and these loaves are definitely no exception.
