Sunday Ham, spinach, onion, sliced red or yellow potatoes, green beans
Ingredients:
Cooked Ham (cut in cubes)
Spinach (remove stems and chop)
Onion (chopped)
Red or yellow small potatoes (cut in two or three pieces)
Minced garlic (if desired)
Green beans (cut of ends and cut in two)
1.) Place a small amount of EVOO in skillet
2.) Add onion and potatoes to skillet (minced garlic to taste)
3.) Add black pepper to taste
4.) When onions are translucent add cubed ham
5.) When potatoes are soft add spinach
4.) Steam green beans
Monday Turkey, cauliflower mashed potatoes and green beans with a salad
Ingredients:
Small whole turkey
Green beans
Salad
Cauliflower
Butter
A small amount of organic milk
Minced garlic
Salt and pepper
1.) Follow directions for cooking your turkey. I rubbed the turkey with EVOO (use oil of choice) and a spice mix that I made using Hungarian paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, celery seed, red pepper (a little), black pepper, oregano, thyme (a little).
2.) Steam Cauliflower once steamed remove and place in food processor.
3.) Cut and steam Green Beans
4.) Prepare your Cauliflower just as you would mashed potatoes. (don't over mix). I added minced garlic, salt and pepper, organic butter (small amount) and organic milk (small amount)
5.) Make your favorite salad (I use a dressing made from a spice mix like above in apple cider vinegar with a small amount of EVOO).
Tuesday Spaghetti squash served with meat sauce/salad
I followed this video recipe:
http://allrecipes.com/video/3332/spaghetti-squash-with-paleo-meat-sauce/detail.aspx?prop24=VD_RelatedVideo
Wednesday Chicken breasts, roasted brussel sprouts, potatoes
Ingredients:
Chicken breasts
Brussel Sprouts
Small yellow potatoes and a few sweet potatoes
1.) Place Chicken in skillet with a small amount of EVOO and season with salt and pepper or spice mix of choice, cook until done flipping as necessary.
2.) Wash and cut brussel sprouts into two or three pieces lengthwise
3.) Wash and cut potatoes in cubes
4.) Place potatoes on cookie sheet and sprinkle with oil of choice and spice mix of choice (I use my favorite: Hungarian paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, celery seed, red pepper (a little), black pepper, oregano, thyme (a little). ) Place in oven and bake until soft.
5.) On another cookie sheet spread out brussel sprouts and drizzle EVOO over all of them, sprinkle with garlic powder, coarse sea salt, and onion powder.
6.) When potatoes are done, chicken should be too.
7.) Place brussel sprouts on top rack closest to the top element and turn the oven to Broil low, let broil for about 5 minutes and then turn to high. watch them carefully and remove them from the oven when they look brownish-black and crispy on the edges.
Thursday Turkey, sweet potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce
I had planned to use leftover Turkey slices and back sweet potatoes to serve with steamed green beans and a side of cranberry sauce. BUT my son had a game and we were not on our way home until 9pm so we stopped at Zaxby's. I blew it (sort of) there was a success. See, I used to get the Kicken' Chicken basket with a large sweet tea. Instead I got a Grilled Chicken sandwich-plain and an unsweet tea. I did eat the bread and a few fries! Ugh. Back on track tomorrow.
Friday Chicken, spinach, roasted cauliflower and broccoli
So since I didn't use the leftover turkey yesterday I used that instead of Chicken. I heated it up with some spinach in a skillet and added mushrooms and onions. I roasted the cauliflower and broccoli florets the same way I did the brussel sprouts on Wednesday above. It was good!!
Saturday Stuffed turkey peppers
Again we had a long day at a volleyball tournament with our daughter and did not feel like cooking. I will save the stuffed turkey peppers for another day. We ordered Pizza Hut Veggie lovers pizza on thin and crispy crust. I ate two slices.
It was a pretty successful week. Even the day I blew it I didn't blow it too terribly. :)
