Paleo Chicken "Fettuccine Cauli-fredo"

 

Paleo Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo AKA: "Zuchi-ccine Cauli-fredo":

We had A LOT of zucchini from the secret garden. (What is the secret garden you ask? You’ll have to check back to this blog post.) Kyle previously made me some zucchini muffins and made some zucchini bread for himself, we used the rest for grilling (YUM!) and decided to try some Zucchini noodles.

Problem: I don’t have a mandoline. (Is that the right word? Great…now I’m going to end up with a musical instrument for Christmas!) You know what I’m talking about…right? Like a pampered chef slicing thing…yeah…I really want one! It would make this whole process A LOT easier! I had to use a peeler and peel the zucchini into strips and then cut it up into fettuccine size. It works…it just takes a while!

To cook your “noodles”: (Jessica dubbed them zuchi-ccine. I told her I didn’t think it would stick…but maybe?!)

Slice and sprinkle with salt – let rest to draw the moisture out. (About 20 minutes)

Rinse the salt off and now dry the noodles with a paper towel

Saute the noodles in some olive oil and season to taste.

Cauli-fredo:

Original recipe found here:  http://cupcakesomg.blogspot.com/2012/08/caulif-redo-sauce-aka-paleo-alfredo.html

I tweaked a little bit. My tweaks in italics

Ingredients:

• 1 head of cauliflower, cored and chopped into large chunks

• 2 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 shallot - Chives from Secret Garden only because I can’t have onion
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3 Tbsp. shredded Parmesan – I added a little more
• 1/4 cup canned coconut milk
• salt/pepper to taste
• Garlic powder
• pinch of nutmeg

Instructions:

1. Steam cauliflower until fork-tender. 

2. While cauliflower steams, heat olive oil over medium low heat in a small pot and saute shallot. Add chicken broth and heat through. Add all other ingredients and heat through.

3. Add cauliflower, shallot/broth mixture, and remaining ingredients to a blender. Blend until smooth and creamy. Add more coconut milk if needed.

We served it with some leftover chicken.

It is one of those surprisingly yummy recipes. Who knew Cauliflower could be so good!J

Do you know the muffin man?

Q. What is better than fresh baked muffins?
A. Muffins you don't have to bake yourself or clean up after!

Today we have 2 different muffin recipes (both equally delicious in different ways) made by 2 different guys.

First we have Kyle's Paleo Zucchini muffins featuring zucchini from "the Secret garden." Kyle made these for me a while back when I was at work. I came home to some delicious muffins and was able to enjoy them for breakfast the next few days.
Kyle gets bonus points for this one because it features vegetables he actually grew himself!

 

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cup blanched almond flour
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 1 ripe banana
• 1 cup shredded zucchini
• 1/4 cup honey
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Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Combine the dry ingredients in a small bowl.
Place the wet ingredients in the bowl then beat on medium for 1-2 minutes until frothy and fully combined. Add the zucchini and beat again just enough to incorporate.
Slowly add the dry ingredients with the mixer running, until all of the flour mixture has been incorporated.
Spoon the batter into muffin tins
Bake for 30-35 minutes
Enjoy!





Then we have Jacob's Paleo Pumpkin Spice muffins. I know Jacob from work. He has an infectious sense of humor and is super nice. He made some Paleo muffins and was nice enough to share and to share the recipe.
Jacob gets bonus points for the muffin tins...nice feature!

Ingredients:

• 1 /2 cups almond flour
• 3/4 cup canned pumpkin
• 3 large eggs
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/8 tsp sea salt
• 1/4 cup honey
• 2 tsp almond butter

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Coat muffin tins with coconut oil (or muffin cups)
3. Mix all ingredients
4. Bake for 25 minutes (He baked at 300 for around 28 minutes to avoid them drying out.)

Enjoy! I'm sure they will be delicious...but I can't promise they will taste quite as good if you have to bake them and clean up after yourself!