Slow cooker Taco soup Keto Style

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. ground beef
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 2 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning (see below) 
• 1/2 teaspoon ancho chile powder
• 2- 10 oz. cans Rotel with green peppers (or diced tomatoes (you can add or omit diced peppers)
• 8 oz. block cream cheese
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
• 4 cups beef broth (or bone broth) 
• optional toppings: (shredded cheese, jalapeno, and avocado)

Directions

• Step 1: 
  In a skillet on the stove, crumble and cook ground beef, diced onion, and garlic.
• Step 2: 
  Transfer ground beef mixture to slow cooker. Add seasonings and remaining ingredients.
• Step 3: 
  Close lid and cook on low for 4 hours, or 2 hours on high.
• Step 4: 
  Serve with your choice of toppings.

Homemade Chili Powder :

4 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more or less depending on how spicy you like it)
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1 tablespoon paprika
3 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon black pepper

Directions: Mix ingredients together in a bowl and store in an airtight container. That’s it! Easy Peasy! 

Slow cooker White Chicken Chili - AIP/Paleo

WHITE CHICKEN “CHILI” 

(serves 6-8)

INGREDIENTS:

3-4 chicken breasts

2 cups of bone broth

1 tsp sea salt

1 large onion, chopped

4 cloves of garlic chopped

1 Three inch piece of fresh ginger finely shredded

1 rutabaga chopped

1 cup of full fat coconut milk

3 TBS arrowroot powder

chopped green onions for garnish

avocado slices for garnish

DIRECTIONS:

Place your chicken breasts, garlic, onions, rutabaga, ginger, salt and bone broth in your 5-6 qt slow cooker and cook on low for 6-8 hours. About thirty minutes prior to serving add in your coconut milk and then gradually stir in your arrowroot powder. Cover and allow it to continue simmering for about 10 minutes. Garnish with green onions and avocado slices and serve.

Coconut milk curry beef stew crock pot recipe, with AIP option

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp coconut oil
• 2 pounds of stewing beef, cut to about 2" cubes
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 cups chopped onion (2 medium onions)
• 2 cups chopped celery (2 stalks)
• 2 cups chopped carrots (2 medium carrots)
• 2 cups chopped parsnips (3 small parsnips)
• 1.5 cups chopped sweet potato (1 medium sweet potato)
• 3 cups bone broth
• 1 cup coconut milk
• 1 tbsp curry powder, for AIP use 1 tbsp turmeric
• salt to taste

Instructions

1. Heat coconut oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Brown the stewing beef, being careful not to overcrowd the pan. Sprinkle about a 1/4 tsp of salt over the beef as it cooks. The beef just needs to be lightly seared and not fully cooked.Transfer the beef pieces into the crock pot (3 quart size) once they have been browned on all sides.
2. Add onions and celery to the same pan that the beef was cooked in. Brown the onions and celery for about five minutes and then add them to the crock pot.
3. Add the chopped carrots, parsnips and sweet potato to the crock pot.
4. In a small bowl mix together the bone broth, coconut milk and curry powder. Pour this mixture over the contents of the crock pot. Cover and cook on the low setting of the crock pot for 8 hours, or on the high setting for 4 hours.
5. When done, salt to taste and enjoy!

Read more: http://therealfoodguide.com/beef-stew-crock-pot-recipe/#ixzz4n0Ih7ykG

FREEZER:
Put all (but coconut milk) in freezer bag (meat raw) and freeze, thaw, place in crockpot
(add coconut milk) and cook high 6- 8 hours.

Creamy Sweet Potato Bacon Chowder

https://www.savorylotus.com/creamy-sweet-potato-bacon-chowder-dairy-free/

CREAMY SWEET POTATO BACON CHOWDER (DAIRY FREE)

• Author: Katja from Savory Lotus
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins
• Total Time: 35 minutes
• Yield: serves 4

INGREDIENTS

• 5-6 slices bacon (sugar free bacon for Whole30 compliant) (omit for vegetarian option) 
• 2 tbsp butter, ghee, or coconut oil for completely dairy free
• 1/2 onion, diced small
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 cups of homemade broth (find recipe HERE)
• 2 medium/large sweet potatoes, diced small (about 4 cups)
• 1 bay leaf (like this)
• 1/4 tsp dried thyme (like this)
• 1/4 tsp dried dill (like this)
• 2 cups thinly sliced kale, tough ribs removed (I used Dino kale)
• 1 cup full fat coconut milk 
• salt and pepper to taste
• fresh parsley for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cook bacon in a large skillet until well done and crispy. Set aside.
2. Meanwhile, melt 2 tablespoons of fat of choice (butter/ghee/coconut oil) in a large pot. Add onions and cook until translucent and beginning to brown. Add garlic and cook another 30 seconds.
3. Add broth, sweet potato, bay leaf, thyme, and dill. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer (covered) until potatoes are tender, about 12-15 minutes.
4. Stir in sliced kale and cook until wilted and bright green. Add in coconut milk and season with salt and pepper.
5. Serve immediately, garnished with chopped crispy bacon and parsley. 

Author says this soup freezes well also.  I would suggest not freezing the coconut milk and adding it in when you cook.

Curried Sweet Potato Soup

Ingredients

• 2 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
• 1 small yellow onion, diced (one cup)
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 cans unsweetened coconut milk (13.5oz each)
• 4.25oz can diced green chilies
• 1 tablespoon curry powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt

To Cook

1. Add all ingredients to crockpot and cook on low setting for 6 hours or until potatoes are soft and easy to mash.
2. Mash or puree to desired consistency with an immersion blender or regular countertop blender (You’ll need to cool before blending).

To Freeze and Cook Later

1. Label a gallon-sized plastic freezer bag with the name of the recipe, cooking instructions, and use-by date (three months from when you prepped the meal).
2. To your freezer bag, add all ingredients.
3. Remove as much air as possible, seal, and freeze for up to three months.
4. When ready to eat, thaw slightly in refrigerator or in water, and cook in crockpot for 6 hours on low setting.  Mash or puree to desired consistency.

Thai Pineapple Curry

http://newleafwellness.biz/2015/10/21/freezer-to-slow-cooker-thai-pineapple-curry/

Ingredients

• 15oz can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed (or green beans)
• 1 fresh pineapple, cored and chopped into 1-inch pieces
• 1 pound sweet potatoes (2 med or 1 large), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 green bell pepper, sliced into thin strips
• 1 small yellow onion, chopped (about one cup)
• 2 large cloves of garlic, minced
• 13.5oz can of unsweetened coconut milk
• 3 tablespoons curry powder
• 1.5 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

Prep

1. Label your freezer bag.
2. Add all ingredients to your freezer bag, remove as much air as possible, and seal.
3. Freeze for up to three months.

Cook

1. Thaw overnight in refrigerator.
2. Add to slow cooker and cook for 6-8 hours on “low” setting or until onions and peppers are tender.

+ Meat Option: Add one pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces to your freezer bag (raw).

Mexican Beef and Carrots

http://newleafwellness.biz/2014/07/23/slow-cooker-beef-roast-carrots/

• 2-pound boneless beef chuck shoulder roast (No substitutions!  This is the best cut of meat for the slow cooker!)
• 1-2 pounds carrots, peeled and chopped into bite-sized pieces
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar (HW-omit for low histamine)
• one seasoning packet (We love the McCormick mesquite and chipotle seasonings) or 3 tablespoons of your favorite homemade seasoning mix (Like homemade taco seasoning. (HW: See below)   

Directions

1. Combine all ingredients in your slow cooker.
2. Add lid, and cook on “low” setting for 8 hours until beef shreds easily with a fork.

To Freeze and Cook Later

Combine all ingredients in a gallon-sized plastic freezer bag. Remove as much air as possible and freeze for up to three months. When ready to eat, thaw overnight in refrigerator. Cook on “low” setting for 8 hours, or until meat easily pulls apart with a fork. Shred meat and serve.

I think what I love most about this slow cooker beef roast and carrots is how flavorful the beef and carrots become.  My husband and I could easily eat a pound of the carrots between the two of us, and our three-year-old and baby love them.  (Our four-year-old prefers raw carrots.  She doesn’t know what she’s missing!)

Serve with rice, biscuits, or a big side salad.  YUM.

Homemade Taco Seasoning:

Yields: Enough taco mix to season one pound of meat

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon pepper (I like freshly cracked)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon ground oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder

Directions

Combine all ingredients.  (Easy!)

Crockpot Mexican Spice Chicken Soup

http://newleafwellness.biz/2014/09/24/crockpot-chicken-soup-mexican-seasonings/

• 1 pound carrots, peeled and diced
• 1 medium-sized yellow onion, diced
• 2 large cloves of garlic, minced
• 2 roma tomatoes, chopped
• 1 cup tomato juice (If you buy a big can/bottle, freeze the extra in ice cubes trays for future soups and chilis)
• 1 teaspoons cumin
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• Juice from 1/2 lime (about 2 tablespoons)
• 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 4 cups fat-free, reduced-sodium chicken broth (If freezing, this is not needed until day of cooking)

Directions

• Combine all ingredients in crockpot and cook for 4-8 hours, or until carrots are soft and chicken is cooked through.  Shred chicken with a fork and serve!

Cool Ranch Chicken Tacos

Ingredients

• 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar (hw:opt) 
• 1 taco seasoning packet (or this homemade version: 1T chili powder, 1tsp pepper, and 1/2tsp of each of the following – salt, ground cumin, red pepper flakes, paprika, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder)
• 1 dry ranch seasoning packet (or this homemade version: 1T dried parsley, 1tsp garlic powder, 1tsp onion powder, 1tsp dried onion flakes, 3/4tsp dill, 1/2tsp pepper, and 1/2 tsp salt.  Traditional ranch seasoning packets also include 1T dried buttermilk but I omitted it because I don’t keep it on-hand.)

Directions

1. Combine all ingredient in crockpot and cook on “low” setting for 6-8 hours.
2. Shred chicken and mix with sauces and spices left in crockpot.

To Freeze and Cook Later

1. Combine all ingredients in a gallon-sized plastic freezer bag and freeze for up to to three months.
2. When ready to cook, thaw overnight in refrigerator or in morning in water.
3. Follow cooking directions above.

Serve on soft tortillas with your favorite taco toppings.  YUM.