Happy St. Patrick's Day! Tonight was a very ambitious cooking day indeed, I made 2 recipes.
Each does require a little extra prep time, but so worth it in the end!
-Carrot Fries-
Ingredients
11 medium carrots
4.5 tbsp raw coconut oil
salt and pepper to taste
yup, that's all-you can thank me later!
Directions:
Preheat oven to 450
Line cookie sheet with tin foil
Peel and cut carrots into french fry sized strips
Melt coconut oil, add to carrots and toss to coat
Cook for 35-45 minutes (keep an eye on them, a little browning is good and you want them to be crisp)
Tips and variations:
If they are not quite crisp enough, turn the broiler on low for a minute or 2 and pop them back in the oven.
I have made this recipe numerous times, tonight I finally measured out the oil and carrots to make the best batch EVER! I have found that if you use more oil, they taste way too oily and less gives you more of a carrot flavor. The amount given above is perfect and an ideal substitute for potato french fries. If you add Ketchup (preferably homemade Paleo Ketchup which I have yet to make) you won't even know the difference!
The carrots start off looking like a huge amount, but they do really cook down. They'll serve 4 (unless you gobble them down like I do).
I have given this recipe out to numerous people, all of whom have absolutely loved it! Enjoy, I guarantee you'll never look at a potato the same way again.
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-Mexi-Meatza Pizza-
Ingredients:
Meat crust:
1 lb ground beef
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
2 cloves crushed garlic
Topping:
1/2 to 3/4 c salsa (I use jalepeno salsa, it's my favorite and has no added ingredients)
Avocado
Fresh cilantro
Fresh lime
Lettuce
Red onion
Tomato
Green and red peppers
and whatever other veggies you want to add!
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400
Line 2 cookie sheets with tin foil
Mix beef and crust seasoning
Divide meat into 2 equal balls
Press meat into a thin "crust" into each pan
Bake 10-15 minutes until edges are brown
Remove from oven and leave open to cool a little (but don't turn it off...)
Assemble:
Spread 1/4 c salsa on each crust
Arrange veggies
Cook 10-15 minutes
Remove from oven
Add fresh cilantro and avocado slices
Sprinkle with lime juice
enjoy!
Tips and variations:
I added shredded cheese and sour cream to my husband's "pizza" That's what I love about Paleo recipes, it's so easy to make food for everyone and just add on a few extras for those who are not ready to step over from the dark side.
Make sure and press the meat "crust" as thin as possible otherwise it's more like a huge hamburger.
It would be very easy to make an italian version on this dish, swop out the mexi spices for traditional italian ones and use a homemade marina instead of the salsa. I will be trying that next for sure!
As far as serving sizes go, each one is pretty big. My husband ate the whole meatza pizza, I only ate 1/4 of mine and now I'll have some delicious leftovers for lunches this week. mmmmm, can't wait.
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Well, those are today's recipes, now I can move on to finding more yummy recipes to try and share.
Hilary
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