Lemon Chicken Tenders {Pressure Cooker/Slow Cooker}

These easy succulent Lemon Chicken Tenders are just like the Italian restaurant favorite, except these are healthy and gluten and grain-free! They can be made in the slow cooker too, so you can set it and forget it! The tenders are coated with a wonderful delicate breading that tastes just like the real deal (but gluten and grain-free), and it soaks up the flavorful sauce perfectly. This will surely be a new mealtime favorite in your household!These easy succulent Lemon Chicken Tenders are just like the Italian restaurant favorite, except these are healthy and gluten and grain-free! They can be made in the slow cooker too, so you can set it and forget it! The tenders are coated with a wonderful delicate breading that tastes just like the real deal (but gluten and grain-free), and it soaks up the flavorful sauce perfectly. This will surely be a new mealtime favorite in your household!

Chicken picatta, or lemon chicken, is one of my all time favorite dishes. I have a few go-to comfort foods, and this dish hits to spot. This healthy and grain-free version of the popular dish will leave you feeling full and satisfied. 🙂

These easy succulent Lemon Chicken Tenders are just like the Italian restaurant favorite, except these are healthy and gluten and grain-free! They can be made in the slow cooker too, so you can set it and forget it! The tenders are coated with a wonderful delicate breading that tastes just like the real deal (but gluten and grain-free), and it soaks up the flavorful sauce perfectly. This will surely be a new mealtime favorite in your household!Lately I have had absolutely no time to prepare dinner so I have been experimenting with making some of my favorite dishes in my pressure cooker. I’ve always been a bit intimidated by cooking dishes other than soups and stews in my pressure cooker (and slow cooker), but with a real lack of free time I decided to toss my fears aside and give it a try.

These easy succulent Lemon Chicken Tenders are just like the Italian restaurant favorite, except these are healthy and gluten and grain-free! They can be made in the slow cooker too, so you can set it and forget it! The tenders are coated with a wonderful delicate breading that tastes just like the real deal (but gluten and grain-free), and it soaks up the flavorful sauce perfectly. This will surely be a new mealtime favorite in your household!

I will not lie, I’ve had some pressure cooker failures! I tried a whole chicken and I must of misjudged the timing because when I attempted to extract it from the cooker it pretty much fell apart into pieces. The chicken tasted good, but it didn’t resemble the roasted whole chicken look I was hoping for. So I placed that recipe on the back burner, and decided to try something a bit more simple.

These easy succulent Lemon Chicken Tenders are just like the Italian restaurant favorite, except these are healthy and gluten and grain-free! They can be made in the slow cooker too, so you can set it and forget it! The tenders are coated with a wonderful delicate breading that tastes just like the real deal (but gluten and grain-free), and it soaks up the flavorful sauce perfectly. This will surely be a new mealtime favorite in your household!I had a hankering for chicken picatta the other day and with no extra time to spare I attempted the pressure cooker again. And it worked! They turned out perfect and I had this whole meal ready in under 30 minutes. Phew!  Everyone enjoyed the meal, including Cricket, who always gets a taste (or two or three:))! This tasty meal has now entered my weekly rotation thanks to the quick prep and easy clean up!

Lemon Chicken Tenders {Slow Cooker}

These easy succulent Lemon Chicken Tenders are just like the Italian restaurant favorite, except these are healthy and gluten and grain-free! They can be made in the slow cooker too, so you can set it and forget it! The tenders are coated with a wonderful delicate breading that tastes just like the real deal (but gluten and grain-free), and it soaks up the flavorful sauce perfectly. This will surely be a new mealtime favorite in your household!

  • 2 large chicken breasts cut into tenders (2 ½ lbs)
  • 1 pasture-raised egg
  • 2 ½ tablespoons tapioca flour
  • 1 tablespoon grass-fed butter (ghee, or oil for choice for pan frying)
  • 1 lemon (2 tablespoons lemon juice plus 4-5 lemon slices)
  • â…” cup broth
  • ¼ teaspoon + Himalayan or sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon of parsley or thyme (optional, chopped for garnish)
  • 2 teaspoons capers (optional)
  1. In a bowl whisk the 2 eggs and tapioca flour until smooth.
  2. Heat the ghee or oil in a skillet over medium high heat.
  3. Dunk the chicken strips into the egg mixture then pan fry each piece 1-2 minutes each side, or until golden brown. (Not cooked through) Then place the strips into your slow cooker or pressure cooker.
  4. Add the broth, lemon juice and slices, and salt and pepper.
  5. If using the Instant, select the chicken button and make sure the setting are on high pressure and the timer is set for 15 minutes. Seal the lid.
  6. If using the slower cooker, set on high for 1 hour, then switch to the low setting for another 2 hours.
  7. Whisk the sauce in the cooker with the evoo and pour over the chicken tenders, top with capers and fresh parsley or time.

These easy succulent Lemon Chicken Tenders are just like the Italian restaurant favorite, except these are healthy and gluten and grain-free! They can be made in the slow cooker too, so you can set it and forget it! The tenders are coated with a wonderful delicate breading that tastes just like the real deal (but gluten and grain-free), and it soaks up the flavorful sauce perfectly. This will surely be a new mealtime favorite in your household!

 

Banh Mi Chicken Tacos {Slow Cooker}

These tasty Banh Mi Chicken Tacos are packed with fresh and bright flavor. They make the perfect healthy weekday dinner. All you got to do is just set it and forget it in the SLOW COOKER and your Banh Mi tacos will be ready by dinner time! This recipe is super easy, and only uses a few simple ingredients but packs a ton of flavor. Add these tacos into your weekly dinner rotation, you will not be disappointed! {Grain-free, Gluten-free, Paleo, Pegan}

These tasty Banh Mi Chicken Tacos are packed with fresh and bright flavor. They make the perfect healthy weekday dinner. All you got to do is just set it and forget it in the slow cooker and your Bahn Mi tacos will be ready by dinner time! This recipe is super easy, and only uses a few simple ingredients but packs a ton of flavor. Add these tacos into your weekly dinner rotation, you will not be disappointed! {Gluten-free, Grain-free, Paleo, Pegan}

Banh Mi sandwiches seem to be popping up everywhere lately! Have you tried one yet? If not, you should definitely jump on it! This Vietnamese sandwich is layered with tender marinated pork, pickled carrots and radishes, sliced fresh cucumbers and drizzled with a tangy mayo. The term “Banh Mi” actually means bread, as this sandwich is usually made on a crusty baguette, but today I’ve transformed this amazing sandwich into a healthy, flavor-packed taco!

Best of all it’s made in the slow cooker, which is my all-time favorite appliance lately. I can plop some ingredients into the slow cooker in the morning and by dinner time the kitchen is smelling mouthwateringly delicious and dinner is ready to go! This recipe is simple and easy, with no crazy ingredients. The pickled veggies make these tacos! They are the perfect combination of sweet and tangy sour and along with the cilantro they brighten up this dish so much you’ll feel the joy at first bite! The spicy mayo marries all the flavors and rounds out the flavor explosion.

These tasty Banh Mi Chicken Tacos are packed with fresh and bright flavor. They make the perfect healthy weekday dinner. All you got to do is just set it and forget it in the SLOW COOKER and your Banh Mi tacos will be ready by dinner time! This recipe is super easy, and only uses a few simple ingredients but packs a ton of flavor. Add these tacos into your weekly dinner rotation, you will not be disappointed! {Grain-free, Gluten-free, Paleo, Pegan}These tacos were a big hit with my family and Cricket got to sample the goods as well! The shredded chicken is pup friendly if your willing to share 🙂 When Cricket’s nose gets the best of her in the kitchen she has a unique way of getting what she wants. Instead of begging like most ordinary dogs do, she pouts! Yep, she lays down (somewhere in the way so I have to step over her- yes, that’s intentional!) and puts a sad face on. Eventually I feel badly, and give her some of the yummies! You don’t believe me that she is that manipulative? Well, here is the proof:

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No she’s not sleeping……She’s working me over! lol

Now for taco assembly…..You can use purple cabbage for the taco shells which is a super healthy, flavorful, and eye-catching option. Did you know veggies with deep colors are the healthiest for you? You can read more about that HERE if you’re interested! You can also use Boston Bibb lettuce, or hard or soft taco shells. The choice is yours! Enjoy.

These tasty Banh Mi Chicken Tacos are packed with fresh and bright flavor. They make the perfect healthy weekday dinner. All you got to do is just set it and forget it in the SLOW COOKER and your Bahn Mi tacos will be ready by dinner time! This recipe is super easy, and only uses a few simple ingredients but packs a ton of flavor. Add these tacos into your weekly dinner rotation, you will not be disappointed! {Grain-free, Gluten-free, Paleo, Pegan}

Banh Mi Chicken Tacos {Slow Cooker}

These tasty Banh Mi Chicken Tacos are packed with fresh and bright flavor. They make the perfect healthy weekday dinner. All you got to do is just set it and forget it in the SLOW COOKER and your Banh Mi tacos will be ready by dinner time! This recipe is super easy, and only uses a few simple ingredients but packs a ton of flavor. Add these tacos into your weekly dinner rotation, you will not be disappointed! {Grain-free, Gluten-free, Paleo, Pegan}

BANH MI CHICKEN:

  • 1 lb chicken (1 large chicken breast)
  • ½ cup chicken broth
  • 1 garlic clove (minced)
  • 2 green onions (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons tamari (or soy sauce or coconut aminos)
  • 1 tablespoon coconut sugar (or maple syrup)
  • 1 teaspoon sriracha (or more if you’d like it spicy)
  • ½ tablespoon coconut oil
  • 6 large leaves of cabbage or lettuce to serve as taco shells
  • Recommended Garnish: pickled veggies (chopped jalapeños, cilantro, and spicy mayo)

SPICY “MAYO”:

  • 1/2 cup raw cashews (soaked in water for at least 2 hours, then drained and rinsed)
  • 2-3 tablespoons water
  • 1 teaspoon lime juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon sriracha
  • dash sea salt

PICKLED VEGGIES:

  • 1/2 cup matchstick carrots
  • 1/2 cup radish (preferably diakon radish)
  • 1/2 cup thin sliced english cucumbers
  • 1/2 cup rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
  • 3 tablespoons water
  • ¼ cup coconut sugar
  1. In your slow cooker combine the chicken breast, broth, garlic, green onions, lime juice, sesame oil, tamari, coconut sugar, sriracha and coconut oil. Set on high for 4 hours or low for 6+ hours.
  2. Next soak you cashews and leave them in the fridge for a few hours.
  3. For the pickled veggies combine the rice vinegar, water and sugar in a saucepan over high heat. Let it boil for about 30-45 seconds, then pour over the carrots, radishes and cucumbers. Let marinate for a few hours.
  4. When the chicken is done use a fork to shred the meat and mix with the sauce in the slow cooker.
  5. Drain the liquid from the cashews and pickled veggies.
  6. Combine the spicy mayo ingredients in a high speed blender on high until smooth.
  7. Prepare the cabbage leaves or taco shells, fill with Banh Mi chicken, then top with pickled veggies, cilantro, jalapeños, and spicy mayo.

These tasty Bahn Mi Chicken Tacos are packed with fresh and bright flavor. They make the perfect healthy weekday dinner. All you got to do is just set it and forget it in the SLOW COOKER and your Bahn Mi tacos will be ready by dinner time! This recipe is super easy, and only uses a few simple ingredients but packs a ton of flavor. Add these tacos into your weekly dinner rotation, you will not be disappointed! {Grain-free, Gluten-free, Paleo, Pegan}

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Chipotle Bison Chili {Slow Cooker, Grain-Free}

Bison Chipotle Chili2Nothing warms you up on a cold winter day like a big bowl of chili! It’s also perfect for football Sunday! This hearty chili is made with ground bison, and has wonderful smokey and spicy flavors. Grass-fed bison is an excellent protein source that is high in protein, just like ground beef, but is lower in fat, making this chili a healthy alternative. It’s gluten free, grain-free and paleo as well.

Lately I’m into set-it-and-forget it meals. I’m sure many of you out there can relate to just not having enough time in the day, right? I mean, where does it go? I wake up and stumble over the coffee pot to push the “GO-aka COFFEE NOW!!” button (I make sure to set it up the night before because last time I didn’t I brewed some delicious water, sans coffee. I had left out the coffee grounds in my sleepy stupor, lol!). Before I know it it’s lunch time, baby goes down for a nap, dryer chimes indicating a mountain of laundry needs to be folded, sun is setting (ALREADY-GRRR!!!) and then it’s bedtime. Sleep, wake, repeat… You know the drill. So often I don’t have time to plan and cook dinner, nor do I want a load of dishes to scrub. So these days I’m a slow cooker and pressure cooker kinda gal.

I love stews, chilis and soups because they are a complete meal in one bowl. I make sure they are packed with protein, healthy fats and veggies providing a nice balance of nutrition. Better yet, they provide great leftovers, so I don’t have to scramble to make lunch the next day. As you may know, I make my pup Cricket her very own grub, and her chow is all made in the crock pot or pressure cooker as well. Be sure to check out my doggie recipes! Awww- she’s so cute posing with her brother’s safari animals!

Bison Chili Cricket

I chose to use bison in this particular chili because, first of all, I love the flavor and nutrition it provides, and secondly, I couldn’t find any grass-fed ground beef at the grocery store. I did, however, find grass-fed bison and it made the perfect substitute. You’d never know it’s not beef! It’s very important to consume pasture raised animals because their meat provides much better nutrition (such as more omega 3’s and is lower in fat) as compared to their conventionally-raised counterparts. You can read more about that HERE.

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The whole family will love this chili, I promise!

Chipotle Bison Chili

  • 2 lbs grass fed ground bison
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 2 cups beef broth
  • 2 cans diced tomatoes with chilis
  • 1 can whole tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons of chili in adobo (chilis and sauce or use about 2 teaspoons of chipotle chili spice, chopped)
  • 4 strips natural bacon (diced)
  • 1 yellow onion
  • 4 garlic cloves (diced)
  • 2 tablespoons coconut aminos (or Worcestershire sauce)
  • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • 2 tablespoons cumin
  • 1 tablespoon coriander
  • 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  1. Mix the 2 tablespoons of water with the baking soda and mix well.
  2. Combine the meat with the baking soda water mixture and mix well; let stand 30 minutes. This will help the meat get brown and crispy when you cook it.
  3. In a large pot heat the oil and add the bacon, onions and garlic and cook for 2 minutes over medium-high heat, then add all the spices and salt and pepper and cook for an additional minute.
  4. Next add the bison and continue to cook over rmedium-high heat, until the meat is deep brown and crispy.
  5. (NOTE: If you have a pressure cooker you can brown the meat along with the onions and garlic in the bottom of the pressure cooker, then add liquid ingredients and set to cook- easy and quick!)
  6. Place this meat mixture into the crockpot, along with the coconut amino, tomato paste, can of whole tomatoes, 2 cans of diced tomatoes, beef broth, and chilis in adobo.
  7. Set the slow cooker to high for 1 hour, then reduce to low and cook for an additional 2-3 hrs.
  8. Stir and mash up the tomatoes (once they are broken down from the heat) to blend and thicken the chili.

Bison Chipotle Collage

Sweet Potato and Beef Stew {Crock Pot, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Paleo}

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This Hearty Beef Stew is the perfect set it and forget it meal. It’s healthy, packed full of flavor, and takes less than 10 minutes to throw it all together in the crockpot.

My crockpot has been working overtime lately. Truthfully, up until my son Hunter was born, it was just a large bulky annoyance that seemed to take up an entire cabinet all on it own. Then, my life was flipped upside down, when I realized that making dinner became an insurmountable task with a colicky infant. I had these idealistic thoughts of cooking in the kitchen with Hunter, while he slept peacefully in the k’tan carrier, with a smile on his angelic face. Well, that’s not quite how it went down 😉 Even when I do get him into the carrier, while bouncing up and down and shhh-ing to keep him content, and trying to measure ingredients and they spill onto the floor- it’s truly a laughable sight!

Enter- crockpot. I opened the cabinet and dusted it off, and set it to work! I’ve made soups, chilis, stews, and even a turkey breast! I throw in the ingredients in the morning and dinner’s ready at 5. It makes my life SO MUCH EASIER!

So here is my first crockpot recipe- a delicious beef and sweet potato stew! It’s simple, easy, and the entire family will love it. This recipe makes a good amount, and I freeze half of it so I have something on hand when supplies are low and I just can’t make it to the store, or don’t have time.

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I made my own beef bone broth (recipe HERE), but if you don’t want to take the time to do that I recommend you purchase a beef bone broth that is made with grass fed cattle, such as this one by Bone Broths Co. You can read more about the benefits of pasture-raised beef HERE.

So break out your slow cooker and get your stew on!

Beef and Sweet Potato Stew Collage

Sweet Potato and Beef Stew {Crock Pot, Grain Free, Gluten Free, Paleo}

This Hearty Beef Stew is the perfect set it and forget it meal. It’s healthy, packed full of flavor, and takes less than 10 minutes to throw it all together in the crockpot.

  • 2 lbs beef stew meat (preferably grass fed, cubed)
  • 2 cups beef stock
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large sweet potato (sliced into cubes)
  • 1 medium white onion (diced)
  • 3 garlic cloves (minced)
  • 1 can of whole tomatoes (large)
  • 3 carrots (sliced)
  • 4 celery ribs (sliced)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 5 sprigs thyme
  • salt and pepper to taste
  1. For additional flavor you can saute the onion and garlic in 2 tablespoons olive oil first, then add the the crock pot.
  2. Add all the ingredients to the crock pot and set on high for 1 hours, then turn it down to low for an additional 4 hours.