"TV Dinner"

Friday night...long week at work...

We decided to do something easy and cuddle up on the couch in front of a movie for dinner. 

Cilantro Chicken Nuggets

(found here: http://paleomg.com/cilantro-chicken-nuggets/)

Ingredients

• 1lb ground chicken or ground turkey
• 1 egg, whisked
• 1 bundle of cilantro, chopped (the more, the better!)
• 3 scallions, chopped
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil
• 1/2 cup Coconut flour
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1-2 tablespoons Coconut Oil

Instructions

1. Mix all of your nugget ingredients together: ground chicken, egg, cilantro, scallions, sesame oil, ginger, and salt and pepper.
2. Now heat up a large skillet under medium heat and add 1-2 tablespoons of coconut oil.
3. Place your coconut flour in a shallow bowl.
4. Make small balls from your nugget mixture, “nugget sized” and place each nugget in the coconut flour (being sure to only lightly dust the nuggets) then place in your skillet.
5. Use a spatula to slightly flatten out each nugget. It only needs just a little press down.
6. Cook on both sides for 5-7 minutes or until cooked through.

 

Dipping sauce:

• A little honey
• A little Chipotle mustard
• A little Olive oil to thin it out.

Sweet Potato Fries: (Kyle's always turn out better than mine!)

• 1 Sweet Potato (or yam)
• A little Olive oil
• Season (we like to season with Tex Joy!)

1. Cut Fries into 1 inch thick wedges
2. Put on Cookie sheet and drizzle with a couple Tbl of Oil Oil
3. Season to taste
4. Bake at 425 for 15-20 minutes. (Flip half way through)

Kyle and I were joking that this was a little like a TV dinner.  We started reminiscing how TV dinners were always a "special treat" growing up and I could probably count on 1 hand how many times I actually had one.  I remember going to the grocery store and we would each be able to pick out our own TV dinner and then we would come home and eat dinner while watching a movie or TGIF.  (Remember TGIF?!) :)  Kyle's experience was about the same.

We were laughing that we actually thought that was a treat growing up and remembering how ridiculous the desserts were that came with the TV dinner and we got inspired to make a little microwave cake to go with our TV dinner.

Microwave Chocolate cake: (I've made this for breakfast a couple times in a pinch!)

Ingredients:

• 1 mashed banana
• 1 egg whisked
• 2 Tbl Almond butter
• 2 Tbl Cocoa powder
• Splash of vanilla
• Add ons:
• A couple Tbl of honey
• Some sugar free/dairy free chocolate chips
• Sliced nuts

Mix all together and microwave 2 1/2 minutes.

EASY! (And surprisingly tasty!)

We served it up with some coconut ice cream and sliced strawberries.

 

Better than any TV dinner I've ever had! :)