Chicken

Chicken and Zucchini Poppers

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These little meat balls are perfect for a quick meal, or a snack. When on the Whole 30 it is so important to make sure you have plenty of ready to eat food so the temptation to cheat is lessened. As an added bonus, when your snacks are super tasty you don’t want to cheat anyway!

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Ingredients:

1 Lb Ground Chicken

2 C Zucchini (shredded)

2-3 Green Onions

2-4 Tablespoons Cilantro (minced)

1 Clove Garlic (minced)

1 Teaspoon Salt

1/2 Teaspoon Pepper

3/4 Teaspoon Cumin

Cooking Oil (olive or Avocado)

Directions:

  1. Toss Chicken, Zucchini, Onion, Cilantro, Garlic, Salt, Pepper and Cumin
  2. Preheat Oven to 400
  3. Grease Baking sheet with oil
  4. Scoop mixture into bite size balls and place on baking sheet
  5. Drizzle with oil
  6. Bake 20-25 mins until cooked through

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Creamy Coconut Chicken

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My new Husband and I have been having a wonderfully creative time on the Whole 30 diet. This chicken was easy to make, full of flavor and is great on a budget.

Ingredients:

1 Shallot (chopped)

2 cloves garlic (chopped)

Lemon-garlic seasoning

5-6 chicken thighs

2 cans full fat coconut milk

1/2 teaspoon cardamom

6 black peppercorns

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon turmeric

2 teaspoons ghee (if you do not have any ghee, you can use coconut oil, olive oil, or avocado oil)

Directions:

  1. In a large skillet, heat 1 teaspoon of oil on Med-high heat
  2. Season chicken to taste, and brown skin side down
  3. Set aside
  4. Add 2nd teaspoon of oil
  5. Lower heat to medium and add shallots and garlic.
  6. Sautee for -3 minutes
  7. Add coconut milk and spices
  8. Return chicken to pan
  9. Simmer 40-50 minutes until chicken is cooked.
  10. Serve over cauliflower rice and chopped mint. ( I like to add the mint to the cauliflower while I am cooking it for added flavor)