Chili

So, my friends were getting together tonight for a baked potato bar.  We all were supposed to bring toppings for the potatoes.  Usually I would top mine with butter, sour cream, cheese, bacon, and maybe chili.... So, I was down to chili or bacon.  Bacon had been claimed by someone else and there was no way I was going to eat a potato with only bacon... not interesting enough for me.  Therefore, chili was the answer.

Ingredients:

2 lb ground beef

4 Tbsp olive oil

2 bell peppers

2 medium onions chopped

2 14.5oz can tomatoes (petite-diced)

8-10 cloves of garlic minced

8 Tbsp chili powder

4 tsp oregano

4 tsp cumin

salt and pepper to taste

I warmed the oil on medium high heat.  Browned the beef with the onions and garlic.  Then added everything else and let it simmer for 30 minutes.

This was served over a baked sweet potato.  I also had a bit of avocado on top and a few little pieces of bacon.

I thought it was tasty and would eat it over potatoes or stand alone.  I think it would be cool to add other veggies, but I'm not sure what I could add that would taste good.  Thoughts?

Stuffed Chicken (Sundried Tomato, Red Pepper and Spinach)

Unfortunately, I didn't think to take a picture of the dinner my friend Nicole and I made last night.

Ingredients:
2 large chicken breasts
Spinach
Garlic
Sundried Tomatoes
Roasted Red Pepper
Pepper
Salt

We chopped the spinach, garlic, sundried tomatoes and roasted red peppers and mixed them together in a bowl.  We then sliced the chicken in half and stuffed it with all the goodies.  I believe we baked the chicken at 350 until it was done.   We did not salt and pepper this but we wished we had.

We ate the chicken with a side of roasted squash and zucchini and some cumin caramelized carrots.

It was DELICIOUS.

The Rhyme and Reason

I have just recently started eating under the restrictions of the Paleo Diet. While there are several blogs online with recipes, I wanted to start one for myself.  This is for me to look back on and find great recipes that worked as well as to improve on what does not.  Hopefully it will also help others seeking recipes that might be right for them.  I will do my best to take pictures to remember the meals and to be specific about what I did.  I may also invite my fellow Paleo people to join in and share successful recipes.

Gonna try to make a chili tomorrow so I will let you know how that goes.