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Coconut Entrée Recipes

Honey Mustard Chicken & Veggies

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Honey Mustard Chicken & Veggies
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Servings: 4-6
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Chicken:

Vegetables:

  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 2 cups turnips, diced
  • 2 cups carrots, diced
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Sauce:

  • 1/4 cup dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup honey
  • 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley

Chicken:

In a large skillet, heat coconut oil. Add in chicken breasts and toss with salt, pepper, thyme and garlic powder.

Cook for about 8-10 minutes on each side or until cooked through. Alternatively, you could grill the chicken breast.

Vegetables:

In a separate skillet, heat coconut oil. Add in vegetables and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Cook for about 15 minutes or until vegetables are slightly browned.

Sauce:

In a small bowl, whisk together Dijon mustard, honey, vinegar and parsley.

Combine chicken and vegetables on serving platter, drizzle sauce over chicken breasts and vegetables and serve.

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Pot Roast with Caramelized Onions

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Pot Roast with Caramelized Onions
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Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 3-3 1/2 hours

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Melt coconut oil in a medium sized pan over high heat. Sear roast on all sides. Remove roast and place in large oven safe crock along with potatoes and carrots.

Add onions to the pan and reduce heat to medium, cooking until softened and golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Add pressed garlic, Italian seasoning, sea salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper, cook for 1 minute.

Pour broth and 2 teaspoons coconut cream concentrate in pan and stir, scraping the bottom to deglaze.

Add contents of pan to crock with roast. Place in oven and cook covered for approximately 2 1/2 hours, until fork tender.

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Savory Stuffed Acorn Squash

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Savory Stuffed Acorn Squash
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Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 45-50 minutes

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Cook rice.

Slice squash in halves, scoop out seeds, and place in a large baking dish.

In a large pan on medium-high heat melt the coconut oil and coconut cream concentrate. Add onion and cook until translucent. Add garlic, Italian seasoning, salt, cayenne, celery, and ground beef. Cook until well browned. Turn off heat and mix in cooked rice.

Stuff squash halves with ground beef mixture, cover dish with foil, and bake until squash pierce easily with a fork (baking time will vary depending on squash size) approximately 30 minutes.

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Baked Salmon with Creamy Roasted Garlic Sauce

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Baked Salmon with Creamy Roasted Garlic Sauce
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Servings: 2
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Salmon:

Creamy Roasted Garlic Sauce:

  • 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 cloves garlic, pressed
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon ground mustard

Preheat oven to 375 ° F

Place salmon fillets in a glass baking dish and sprinkle lemon juice, water, coconut oil, and salt over it. Cover with an oven-proof lid and bake until fork tender, about 15-20 minutes.

While fish is baking mix your mayonnaise, garlic, black pepper, cayenne, turmeric, and ground mustard in small bowl.

Remove fish from oven, drain most of the liquid out before spooning the garlic sauce over the fillets. Place fish back in oven and broil for 3 minutes.

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Fried Eggs with Wild Greens and Onions

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Fried Eggs with Wild Greens and Onions
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Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 35 minutes

  • ¾ cup virgin coconut oil
  • 10 green onions, minced
  • 2 pounds mixed greens: such as nettles, lamb’s-quarter, spinach, swiss chard, kale, etc., washed and sliced
  • 1 cup chopped parsley
  • 1 cup chopped fresh mint leaves
  • 6 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
  • 1/2 cup water
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
  • 6 fresh farm eggs

Heat ½ cup virgin coconut oil in a 5-qt. pot over medium heat. Add onions and cook for 10 minutes. Add greens, parsley, mint, garlic, and ½ cup water; season with salt and pepper. Cook gently, stirring occasionally, until greens are tender, 15–20 minutes. Remove from heat.

Heat ¼ cup coconut oil in an 12″ skillet over medium-high heat. Add more coconut oil if necessary.

Working in two batches, crack eggs into skillet – constantly spooning oil over yolks, until yolks are just set, about 2 minutes.
Using a slotted spoon, transfer eggs to a plate.

Divide greens between serving plates and top each with a fried egg. Grind more fresh pepper and salt on top.

Serve with slices of toasted bread.

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Loaded Red Beans & Quinoa

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Loaded Red Beans & Quinoa
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Servings: 4-6
Preparation Time: 35 minutes

  • 1/2 cup quinoa
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 cup bell peppers, diced
  • 1/4 cup onion, diced
  • 1 cup cooked red beans
  • 1 large tomato, diced
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon cilantro

In a small saucepan, combine quinoa, water and salt. Cover and cook over low-medium heat for about 15-20 minutes or until most of the water is absorbed and quinoa is soft and translucent.

Meanwhile, heat coconut oil in a large skillet. Saute peppers and onion for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until slightly soft.

Add in red beans, tomato, garlic, pepper, chili powder, cumin and cilantro. Then add in cooked quinoa. Cook for an additional 5-10 minutes.

Serve with desired toppings such as salsa, sour cream, avocado, etc. and chips.

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Indian Coconut Prawn Curry

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Indian Coconut Prawn Curry
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Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 45 minutes

  • 15-20 raw prawns, shelled and de-veined
  • 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 medium onion, sliced
  • 3 garlic cloves, chopped
  • 1/3 cup coconut flakes
  • 2 teaspoons coriander seeds
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons coconut milk*

Place prawns in a bowl, add turmeric and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Mix well and set aside.

Heat one tablespoon coconut oil in a sauce pan. Add sliced onion and saute onions until they turn translucent. Add garlic and coconut flakes and saute till the coconut turns brown and the garlic is cooked. Turn off heat and let the mixture cool down.

In a blender, combine the prepared mixture, coriander seeds and cayenne pepper. Blend until a fine paste is formed. Add water while blending, if necessary.

In the same sauce pan, heat another tablespoon of coconut oil then add the above paste and saute it for a minute. Add remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1 cup of water. When it comes to boil, add the prawns. Once the prawns are cooked, add coconut milk and stir well. Boil for a minute and turn off heat.

Serve hot coconut prawn curry over cooked rice.

*For the freshest coconut milk make homemade coconut milk. (See video at this link.)

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BBQ Meatloaf

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BBQ Meatloaf
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Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 60 minutes

  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil (for greasing pan)
  • 1 pound ground bison (or beef, turkey, chicken)
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1/4 cup onion, diced
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 medium carrots, finely shredded
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon chipotle powder
  • 1 cup BBQ sauce*

Preheat oven to 375 °F and oil a loaf pan or casserole dish.

In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except BBQ sauce. Mix together with hands until ingredients are well combined. Place meat mixture into greased baking dish and form into a loaf. Bake for about 25 minutes.

Remove from oven and spread BBQ sauce over top. Return to oven and baking for an additional 15-25 minutes or until meat is completely cooked through.

Remove from oven and let cool about 10 minutes. Serve with a side salad and some roasted fingerling potatoes!

*Make home made BBQ sauce using this recipe here.

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