Gluten Free Entrees Recipes

Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice with Coconut Oil

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Pineapple Chicken Fried Rice with Coconut Oil
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Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 20 mins

  • 2 cups uncooked rice
  • 3 pieces chicken tenderloin
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/4 whole fresh pineapple
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 teaspoon finely minced ginger
  • 1 scallion
  • 2 tablespoons + 3 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 2 teaspoons fermented soy sauce

Cook rice and set aside.

Tenderize chicken with the meat mallet. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Pan sear the chicken until fully cooked through. Rip chicken apart with 2 forks and set aside.

Cut the pineapple into small chunks. Finely mince the garlic and ginger. Chop the scallion.

Heat up a deep skillet or a wok with 2 tablespoons of coconut oil and stir fry the finely minced ginger and garlic with the chopped scallions and pineapple for 2 minutes. Before you take out pineapple add 2 teaspoons of fermented soy sauce and mix well. Put all the pineapple in a separate bowl and set aside.

Heat up the pan again with 3 tablespoons of coconut oil. Put in the rice, pineapple and chicken. Stir fry until well mixed, season with salt to taste and serve.

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Salmon with Coconut Milk Sauce

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Salmon with Coconut Milk Sauce
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Servings: 2-4
Preparation Time: 40 minutes

In a large pot, over medium heat, add 2 tablespoons of coconut oil and fresh ginger. Stir for a minute as the pan warms up. Add diced tomatoes to pot and cook while stirring for 3-4 minutes. Add 1 cup coconut milk, lower the heat, cover the pot and let simmer 12-15 minutes.

Rub coriander spice, salt and pepper into salmon steaks.

In a grill pan, over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of coconut oil. Pour coconut sauce into the grill pan. Place all four salmon steaks in the pan, in the sauce. Cook salmon steaks for 8 minutes on each side (depending on thickness, time might be less).

Place salmon steaks on a bed of vegetable rice and spoon the coconut sauce over top. Serve hot!

Note: To make vegetable rice – prepare brown rice as usual, including half a cup finely chopped broccoli, 3/4 cup finely chopped mushrooms, and two minced garlic cloves.

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

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Cabbage and Brat Skillet

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Cabbage and Brat Skillet
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Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

In a large skillet, melt coconut oil. Add potatoes, cabbage and onion. Saute over medium heat for about 15 minutes or until potatoes are cooked through and start to brown. Add bison brats and spices. Cook for an additional 10 minutes. Top with a drizzle of mustard, if desired.

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Thai Coconut Curry

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Thai Coconut Curry
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Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 45 minutes

Marinated Meat:

  • 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, or approximately 1 1/2 – 2 cups chopped raw chicken, or about 1 pound thinly sliced beef or meat of your choice
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger, ground, or freshly grated
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons lemon or lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch or arrowroot starch, optional

Sauteed Vegetables:

  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil or butter
  • 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 thinly sliced bell pepper
  • 1 large peeled and coined carrot

Curry Paste:

Sauce:

Mix all marinated meat ingredients together in a container with a cover, and allow to marinate in refrigerator for at least 3 hours or overnight.

In a medium skillet, melt the coconut oil over high heat and saute onion, bell pepper and carrot until crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Remove the veggies and keep warm in a covered bowl.

In the same skillet, melt 1 tablespoon coconut oil. Add the marinated meat and saute over medium high heat until cooked through, about 10 minutes.

Lower heat to medium and push the meat to one side of the pan. Add the curry paste ingredients to the open side of the skillet and stir together until combined.

Add coconut milk to the skillet. Add the salt and sugar and stir thoroughly to incorporate curry paste. Cook over medium heat until beginning to boil, stirring continuously. Add the veggies and the basil, if using. Serve hot over Jasmine rice.

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

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Healthy Slow Cooker Stroganoff

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Healthy Slow Cooker Stroganoff
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Servings: 6
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

In a slow cooker, combine venison meat, coconut oil, onion, mushrooms, stock, vinegar, thyme, salt, pepper and bay leaves. In a small bowl, combine coconut milk and starch and stir together until smooth. Pour into crock pot. Cook over high heat for 4 hours or low for 8 hours. Serve over warm spaghetti squash, pasta or rice.

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

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Saucy Beef and Cabbage

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Saucy Beef and Cabbage
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Servings: 4
Preparation Time: 30 minutes

Entrée:

  • 1 pound ground beef or bison
  • 2 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 small head of cabbage, chopped
  • 5 whole rainbow carrots, peeled and diced
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Sauce:

In a large skillet, brown ground beef in coconut oil for about 10 minutes.  Add in cabbage, carrots, onion, garlic, sea salt, black pepper, caraway seeds, allspice and ground cloves. Cook for about 15 more minutes, stirring frequently until beef is cooked and vegetables are slightly soft.

In a small bowl, combine tomato past, water, oil and vinegar until smooth. Pour over skillet mixture and cook for another 5 minutes. Let cool for about 5-10 minutes and serve.

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General Tso Chicken

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General Tso Chicken
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Servings: 4

Preparation Time: 30 minutes

In a large skillet, heat coconut oil, meanwhile in a large bowl, combine arrowroot starch, salt and pepper. Toss chicken chunks in starch mixture until coated. Place chicken chunks in skillet and cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes on each side or until chicken is cooked through.

In bowl with remaining starch, add in about 1/4 cup stock, honey and vinegar and whisk to form a paste. Add paste mixture to skillet. Slowly add in remaining stock while stirring over medium heat. Add in garlic, ginger, organic fermented soy sauce, red pepper flakes, and dried chili peppers. Continue cooking for about 10 minutes or until mixture starts to thicken, stirring frequently. Serve over warm quinoa or rice.

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Slow Cooker Balsamic Pot Roast with Vegetables

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Slow Cooker Balsamic Pot Roast with Vegetables
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Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 6-8 hours

In a large skillet, heat coconut oil. Place whole roast into hot skillet and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brown roast on each side for about 5 minutes.

Place roast in a slow cooker with carrots, potatoes, parsnips, garlic and onion. Add in stock, vinegars, bay leaves, sage and thyme.

Cook over low heat for about 6 hours.

When roast is done cooking, remove about 1 1/2 cups of liquid and put in a small saucepan. Add in starch and whisk until smooth.

Bring to a low boil and remove from heat.

Place gravy sauce into a serving dish. Remove roast from slow cooker and cut or shred as desired.

Serve with gravy and vegetables. Top with parsley if desired.

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