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Coconut Curry Chicken Celery Bowl

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Created a new recipe last night in the kitchen completely by accident using up ingredients I had on hand and needed to be used. Lately we’ve been craving Thai and curry flavors for the warmth, comfort and health benefits they provide so I decided to use the package of ground chicken I had in the fridge and create something with curry. I ended up creating a chicken curry bowl that I will definitely make again! It was very quick, hearty and flavorful.

Coconut Curry Chicken Celery Bowl

  • 1 lb ground chicken
  • 1 1/2 TBSP curry powder
  • 2 TBSP minced garlic
  • 2 medium yellow onions, diced
  • 1 package sliced baby bella mushrooms
  • 1 1/2 cups chopped celery
  • Avocado oil
  • Salt/pepper
  • Coconut milk
  • Coconut aminos

Saute the onion and garlic in a saute pan in a little bit of avocado oil on medium heat, once the onions are almost transparent turn to low heat to keep warm. Meanwhile, brown the ground chicken with the curry powder in a separate pan in a little bit of avocado oil so it doesn’t stick and burn. Try to mince the chicken as small as you can with a spatula (makes for a nicer texture while eating). Once the chicken is browned reduce to low heat to keep warm. Turn the vegetables back up to medium heat and add the mushrooms and a drizzle of avocado oil, sauteing until mushrooms start to soften and then add the celery. Season with salt and pepper. Toss for about 10 minutes to make sure the mushrooms are cooked but not mushy and the celery is thoroughly heated through.

Put the curry chicken in a bowl, and top with the vegetable mixture (as much as you want with both!). Top with coconut milk and coconut aminos. Stir to coat and enjoy!

Side note: I initially didn’t add the coconut milk and aminos, was just going to eat the bowl as is. Still plenty of flavor, but my husband said it seemed like it needed a sauce…and like always, I had a half a can of opened coconut milk in the fridge that needed to be used so I warmed it up, dumped some on, sprinkled with coconut aminos and voila!

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Artichoke and Tomato Vegetable Bake

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I decided to make use of what vegetables I had on hand after coming home from our holiday trip to Iowa as well as use some of my Penzey’s spices (I love them!) I’d been gifted to add a different flavor than the typical salt/pepper/oil roast.

I had 3/4 of a red onion in the fridge, 1/2 a container of cherry tomatoes on the counter, some open artichoke hearts, and a couple different kinds of mushrooms waiting patiently.

Artichoke and Tomato Vegetable Bake

  • Cherry tomatoes, halved
  • Artichoke hearts, water squeezed out
  • 3/4 large red onion, diced
  • 1/2 package crimini mushrooms, sliced
  • 1/2 package button mushrooms, sliced
  • 1 TBSP minced garlic
  • Avocado oil
  • Penzey’s Northwoods Spice

Add a little avocado oil (high smoke point) to a large saute pan and add onion and minced garlic, sauteing until onions start to turn transparent. Add mushrooms and artichoke hearts and continue sauteing until vegetables are warm all the way through. Drench in Penzey’s Northwoods Spice (I used the rest that I had, roughly 3 TBSP) and toss to mix. Dump the vegetable saute in a large glass baking dish and add halved cherry tomatoes. Gently toss everything together and put in a preheated 400 degree oven. Roast until done to your liking – I left mine in for about 40 minutes until they were starting to brown and the tomatoes were shriveling – that’s how I prefer my vegetables.

Side note: I didn’t measure the cherry tomatoes or artichoke hearts. I’d say roughly about 2-3 cups of halved cherry tomatoes, I used the rest of what I had in a large Costco clamshell container. Similar with the artichoke hearts, I had an open large 33oz size jar from Costco in the fridge that needed to be used, probably 3/4 full. Best tip I’ve received when squeezing water out of artichoke hearts? Literally squeeze them to death with your hand (make a fist), I don’t even cut them anymore because they come apart so easily. Kind of like a mash.

I’ve scrambled some of the leftovers with eggs for breakfast, reheated some last night for dinner with coconut aminos, etc.!

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Onion and Mushroom Soup

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It’s really starting to feel like winter here in Minnesota, and it makes me crave warmth. French onion soup is something I’ve rarely ate throughout my life – why? No clue (possibly because it typically has a giant bread crusty on top…)! But it’s rich, comforting and so flavorful. There’s a local restaurant we frequent, and I asked recently  if I could order their french onion soup without the bread on top and it was exactly what I was wanting. Now I crave it. On a recent particularly chilly and windy day I decided to try my hand at throwing together a french onion-esque soup for dinner with mushrooms, because mushrooms.

Onion and Mushroom Soup

  • 8 medium yellow onions, sliced
  • 1/2 package sliced baby crimini mushrooms
  • 1/2 package sliced white button mushrooms
  • 1/2 stick Kerrygold garlic herb butter
  • 3 TBSP minced garlic
  • 2 32 oz containers beef stock
  • 2 TBSP sherry
  • 1 TBSP worcestershire sauce
  • 3 sprigs fresh thyme
  • Sea salt
  • Black pepper

In a stock pot, add the sliced onions, garlic, butter, 1 TBSP sherry, salt and pepper and saute until onions are transparent, add mushrooms. Continue sauteing until mushrooms soften and the onions are starting to brown. Add remaining sherry, worcestershire sauce, fresh thyme and both containers of beef stock. Bring to a rolling boil, reduce to medium heat and let cook for another 20 minutes.

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Veggie Lasagna Bake

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Not sure this qualifies as “lasagna” since I didn’t add cheese, but that’s what it looked and tasted like.

I simply layered thinly sliced eggplant, white onion rings, black olives, mushrooms, artichoke hearts, pepperoncini, and organic marinara. In between each layer I put a couple dollops of grassfed ghee, garlic, sea salt and fresh cracked pepper. Then I baked for about 40 minutes at 375 degrees.

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Mushroom Bisque

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I heart mushrooms, of all kinds. I don’t discriminate. This has the perfect nutty, comforting flavor! The truffle really comes out with the use of both the oil and salt.

Mushroom Bisque

  • 1 package shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 package white mushrooms
  • 1 package crimini mushrooms
  • 1 yellow onion, diced
  • 5 cloves garlic, diced
  • 1 can coconut milk
  • 1 container (like the rectangle) chicken stock
  • 1/4 teaspoon yellow curry
  • 1 tsp truffle salt
  • Fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 TBSP white truffle oil

In a stock pot, begin sautéing the onion and garlic in 1/2 of the truffle oil on medium heat, seasoning with ground pepper. Just when the onions start to change color and become transparent, add all mushrooms. Continue sautéing everything until the mushrooms become soft. Add all the remaining ingredients, and bring to a boil. Turn down and let simmer for 15-20 minutes. Use an immersion blender right in the stock pot to blend into a creamy thick bisque! Serve immediately.

It reheats very, very well. Despite the coconut milk, it doesn’t taste coco-nutty because of the addition of the yellow curry. You could easily add garnishments like scallions, bacon bits, thyme, etc.!

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