PaleYOLO: Chicken Cacciatore

I swear my days consist of work, WOD, and Whole Foods. I'm at the grocery store 3-4 times a week. I've gotten in the nasty habit of buying a lot of groceries and forgetting about them in the fridge. So... I kind of just pick up the stuff as I go. It helps me with being financially conscious!

 



I'm craving paleo cookies. My brother caught me chillin' in a squat at Whole Foods scooping a lot of almond flour. As Coach Drew reminds me, "WEIGHT ON YOUR HEELS!"

 

Anyways, I spent my evening with ze boyfriend, Dan. He knows I'm going through the paleo challenge at my crossfit gym, so he chose this for us to grub on. Paleo Plan's Chicken Cacciatore.

 

Directly from their website:

Ingredients

• 3 Tbs olive or coconut oil
• 1 (3 lb) chicken, cut up
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp sea salt
• 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
• 1/2 lb mushrooms, sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (16 oz) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 large bell pepper, cut into 1" pieces

Instructions

1. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
2. Season chicken with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
3. When pan is hot, add chicken and brown on all sides, about 10 minutes.
4. Remove and drain on paper towels.
5. Add onions and mushrooms to the hot pan and sauté until onions are slightly translucent, about 5 minutes.
6. Add remaining ingredients. Stir well.
7. Return chicken to pan and bring to a boil.
8. Once boiling, reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes, until chicken is tender.

I didn't follow this recipe exactly. I only got 2 lbs of chicken (3 seemed like it was too much), a 14.5 oz can of diced tomatoes with some added spices. It really amped up the flavor.

Boom.


 

 

 

The picture was taken at Dan's house with what was left! His brother and his brother's girlfriend had themselves a helping of it. They all loved it! Healthy eating FTW.

 

You'll learn that I am one hell of a picky eater. So, needless to say, this dish was something out of the ordinary... the bell peppers, the tomato-y flavoring, onions, THE CHICKEN. Yes. I'm that picky. BUT, I'm into week 3 of my paleo challenge and I'm learning to like these new flavors.

 

Next food to demolish... ripe avocados. EW.