February 6, 2012

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Paleo Pizza

CrossFit Bloomington Normal Paleo Pizza

Crust Ingredients:
½ cup coconut flour
1 cup almond meal
1 tsp baking powder
2 tsp garlic powder
4 eggs
3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
½ cup coconut milk

Topping Ingredients:
A few tbsp tomato pesto or of your favorite tomato sauce;
8 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped;
1 tbsp coconut oil, for cooking;
Top w/ Vegatables and Meats of choice

Directions:
1.Preheat your oven to 375 F.
2.Always begin your pizza making by preparing the crust. This is necessary for this recipe, as the crust requires some cooking time without the toppings.
3.In a large bowl, combine the coconut flour, almond meal, baking powder and garlic powder.
4.Using a whisk to eliminate any clumping, start mixing in the wet ingredients. I usually continue to whisk as I do this, because it helps prevent the dry ingredients from clumping. You will reach a point when your whisk becomes useless and your hands are necessary, generally when the mixture starts forming a batter.
5.The batter will seem quite soft and much different in texture than the usual pizza dough, but once cooked it will take the right form.
6.On a well greased and rimmed pizza pan, pour in the batter and spread it until it’s covering the complete surface. It’s important to use a rimmed pan so the batter doesn’t spill off.
7.Throw just the crust in the oven and allow it to bake alone for 15-20 minutes.
8.Meanwhile, prepare all of your toppings so that you just have to put them on once the crust has baked.
9.For the mushrooms, simply heat a pan of a medium heat and cook the sliced mushrooms with the coconut oil for 3 to 4 minutes, until they are well-cooked.
10.Spread the sauce on the surface of the crust, as much or as little as you like. Sprinkle on the sun-dried tomatoes, artichokes and cooked mushrooms and then top with the ham.
11.With the oven still at 375 F, bake the whole pizza for another 10 or so minutes, just to allow the toppings to cook. And then that’s it! Little prep, little cooking, a great pizza to enjoy with your family or friends!

Recipe via paleodietlifestyle.com
Photo via Angie Charlton

Bacon Alfredo

Bacon Alfredo
Ingredients:
1 spaghetti squash
1 larger delicata squash
4 slices bacon, diced
1/2 cup canned coconut milk
1 teaspoon basil
1 teaspoon parsley
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon oregano
1/4 teaspoon thyme
salt and pepper, to taste

Instructions:
1.Preheat your 425 degrees.
2.Cut spaghetti squash delicata squash in half and use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and excess threads. Don’t be dainty.
3.Place open side down on a baking sheet (use aluminum foil for easy clean up) and cook for 20-25 minutes. You will know when they are done cooking when you can poke the outside skin and it ‘gives’ a bit.
4.Now you can either cook your chicken at the same time or after the squash is done cooking. Whatever you’d like. Just place chicken on a foil lined baking sheet, sprinkle some olive oil over the chicken (or other kind of fat), salt and pepper it, and sprinkle just a bit of basil on top. Easy peasy. I cooked my tenders for around 15-20 minutes, or until cooked through. Keep that sh*t moist bro.
5.Once your squash is done cooking, pull it out of the oven, dethread the spaghetti squash into a large bowl with a fork. Go against the grain, if spaghetti squash had grain. Now throw your diced bacon into a skillet and cook until done. Use a slotted spoon to pull out your cooked bacon, but leave behind the grease. I used all of my grease, you Take your delicata squash and hollow it out. Unless you want to eat the skin, be my guest. If you’re smart tho, you’ll just use the insides and dump them into your warm skillet filled with bacon grease. Then add your coconut milk. You may need to add a little bit more coconut milk depending on how runny you like your sauce. Mix thoroughly with a ladle to break up the squash a bit. I used a pink ladle. It works the best.
6.Add seasonings to the mix and salt and pepper as needed. Mix thoroughly and cook on low for about 5 minutes to simmer.
7.Now dice up your cooked chicken.
8.Pour sauce over spaghetti squash and add your chicken to the mix.
9.Mix well.
10.Top with bacon. Duh.
11.Eat it like you mean it.

via Paleo OMG

Mexican Hash Egg Bake

Ingredients:
1lb chorizo
1 (14 oz) can diced fire roasted tomatoes
1 sweet potato, diced
1 yellow onion, diced
6-8 eggs
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon fat of choice (I used bacon fat)
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
salt and pepper, to taste

Directions:
1.Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
2.Heat up a large skillet or cast iron skillet under medium heat.
3.Add your fat and minced garlic.
4.When the garlic becomes fragrant, toss in your onions, sweet potatoes and chorizo to begin to cook down.
5.Use a wooden spoon or whatever you have on hand to break up the chorizo and mix around to incorporate everything. Cover to help steam the sweet potatoes.
6.Let cook for about 6-8 minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender.
7.Add your tomatoes and spices and mix together.
8.If you are not using a cast iron skillet, pour your hash into a baking dish.
9.Use a spoon to press into the hash where you want your eggs to go.
10.Crack your eggs directly on top of hash.
11.Bake for 5-8 minutes depending how runny you want your eggs. Just press on the egg yolk with your finger to see how done it is!

Via Paleo OMG

Chicken Noodle Soup w/ Zucchini Noodles

Ingredients:
1-2 Chicken Breasts
1 Quart Chicken Stock
1 Rib Celery, diced
1 Large Carrot, diced
1 Small Zucchini, made into noodles with julienne slicer

Directions:
Cook chicken. Bring chicken stock to a boil in a medium pot, then reduce to a simmer. Add celery, carrots and cooked chicken to pot and simmer until tender, about 10-20 minutes. Add zucchini noodles and cook a few more minutes

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