I have had several people ask me about the meals I make and the food I cook. They ask how I come up with ideas of what to make and how "difficult" it is to find time and make meals at home.
Personally, I don't find it that difficult to find the time. To me it takes the same 15-20 minutes to make a good meal, as it does to make a shit meal or wait for the Pizza Guy to get to the house in 30 minutes.
To lend a hand and give my friends and readers some ideas, I'm going to start posting a weekly recipe. Hopefully this will help you with ideas and keep with simplicity. They are not all 100% Paleo (some have cheese) but I try to be realistic. None of them are over the top bad for you. It's sticking with the healthy-eating principles. Good Veggies, Good Meat, Good Fat, Lets EAT!
Paleo Shepherd’s
Pie
By Jeff
Beauregard
- 1 1/2 heads Cauliflower
- 2 lbs Ground Beef (or Turkey)
- 1 Large Onion Diced
- 2 Cloves Garlic
- 4 Med/Lrg Carrots chopped
- 2 TBS Worcestershire Sauce
- 3/4 C Beef Broth
- 2 TBS "Flour" optional (Almond, Coconut, any you have just for sauce thickener)
- 1/2 lb Bacon (optinal)
- 1 C Cheese (optional)
- 1/2 Stick Butter (optional)
- 3-4 TBSP Milk (optional)
- Salt & Pepper to taste
- 1 TBS Olive Oil (Or bacon fat)
- Heat Oven to 425*
Boil Water for
Cauliflower, cook cauliflower until "Fork Tender", Soft enough to
mash. Prepare Cauliflower as you would "Mash" with butter, 1 clove
Garlic minced, salt and pepper to taste, and a few TBSP of milk. Mix well. Set
aside.
Add Olive Oil to
Skillet, turn on med-high heat, dice onion, add to skillet, heat until
translucent. Add Chooped Carrots 3-5 minutes. Set aside.
Add Ground
Beef/Turkey to skillet and brown (add salt, pepper and Worcestershire sauce)
Add Carrots,
Onions and Minced Garlic back into skillet. Add Flour and Broth, heat 3-5
minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add Meat and
Veggies to bottom of Casserole dish.
Spread
Cauliflower Mash on top.
Sprinkle Cheese
over top.
Top with Bacon.
Bake for 30 minutes until
cheese and bacon brown on top.
Try this one a few times and use some variations on veggies, spices, cheese (or no cheese). Cook some bacon with the beef to give it more flavor etc. There are a million ways you can make this dish your own.
