Atkins and Paleo Challenge Box Set (10 in 1): Over 400 Atkins and Paleo Recipes With Pressure, Slow Cooker and Cast Iron for Busy People (Atkins Diet & Paleo Recipes) (22 page)

Italian Beef

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs. of beef round roast
  
• 2 cups carrots
  
• 1/8 tsp. of ground cinnamon
  
• pinch of red chili flakes
  
• 1.5 cups tomatoes
  
• 2 cups of beef stock
  
• 1 Tbsp. of tomato paste
  
• 1 yellow onion
  
• 4-5 cloves garlic
  
• 1 tsp. of sea salt, garlic powder, dried basil, oregano
  

Preparations

• Crush tomatoes
  
• Chop garlic
  
• Slice onion
  
• Chop carrots
  
• Trim fat from beef
  
• Cube the beef
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. Toss everything in your pressure cooker
   
2. Cook on low for about 4 hours.
   
3. When beef is cooked, it’s done
   
4. Perfect for a healthy comfort food. Serve with greens beans or kale or over spaghetti, squash
   

Personal note
- I love to use this over cauliflower rice with a side of green beans. There are so many different ways you can serve this. I always try to play with spice to give the food different taste. With adding different spices, you will always have something new. Don’t be afraid to try new things.

Chicken and Sausage Cooker

Note that nutritional information doesn’t include rice or other option sides.

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds of chicken breasts
  
• 1 pack of sausage
  
• 8 oz. cream cheese
  
• 1 cup chicken stock
  
• 1/2 cup white wine
  
• 3 cloves of fresh garlic
  
• 1 onion
  
• 2 tsp. of grainy mustard 
  
• 1/2 tsp. of sea salt
  
• scallions use for topping
  
• white rice or buttered noodles or cauliflower
  

Preparations

• Use room temperature cream cheese
  
• Mince garlic
  
• Dice onion
  
• Slice sausage
  
• Remove skin and bones from chicken
  
• Whip cream cheese, wine, salt, garlic, mustard, stock
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. Add chicken and sausage to your cooker
   
2. Then add onions do not stir
   
3. Cook on low for 4-6 hours.  
   
4. If the mixture starts to get to thick you can use more broth or wine to dilute some while it is cooking.
   
5. When meats are fully cooked, you’re ready to enjoy
   
6. Goes well over white rice or cauliflower
   

Personal note
- On this dish, I like to use a mix of rice and cauliflower. When I make this dish, I usually make it with spinach or kale as a side. This recipe is very good cold as well.

Pork Adobo

Ingredients:

• 3 pounds of pork shoulder
  
• 2 ancho chili peppers
  
• 2 chipotle peppers in adobo
  
• 2 bay leaves
  
• salt to taste
  
• Pepper to taste
  
• 1/4 cup cilantro
  
• 2 Tbsp. of beef broth
  
• 4 Tbsp. water
  
• 6 fresh garlic cloves
  
• yellow onion
  
• 1 tsp. of coriander, cumin, dried oregano
  

Preparations

• Trim pork, remove fat
  
• Chop onions into quarters
  
• Remove stems and seed from peppers
  
• Blend chipotles, cumin, coriander, garlic, oregano, and onion in a blender
  
• Rub pork with salt and pepper
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. Add water, broth and chilies for 3-5 minutes until fragrant and smoke begins to puff up. This brings out their full flavors.
   
2. Add the chipotles mixtures to cooker.
   
3. Put in adobo, then place pork in the cooker.
   
4. Now toss in the remaining ingredient
   
5. Season the pork shoulder with salt and pepper. Pour a small amount of the adobo sauce into the bottom of the instant cooker. Place the pork shoulder on top and pour in the remaining adobo sauce.
   
6. Cook on medium heat for 6-8 hours or the pork is fork tender.
   
7. Remove and shred pork and mix with remain juices in cooker
   
8. Serve with cilantro
   

Pork Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients:

• 4 lbs. of pork roast, leg or shoulder 
  
• 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil 
  
• head of butter lettuce 
  
• 2 carrots
  
• 2 limes
  

Spice Mix

• 1 Tbsp. each of unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, red pepper flakes 
  
• 2 tsp. oregano 
  
• 1 tsp. white pepper, garlic powder, cumin 
  
• ⅛
  tsp. coriander, cayenne pepper
  
• 1 yellow onion chopped 
  
• 2 cups water
  

Preparations

• Chop onion
  
• Cut limes into wedges
  
• Grate carrots
  
• Wash and dry lettuce
  
• Put 2 limes in enough water to cover them
  

Precooking

• Make the spiced the day before.
  
• Rub Pork down with spice.
  
• Cut into chunks and place in a large freezer bag.
  
• Let it rest until you are ready to cook.
  

Let’s Get Cooking!

1. In your cooker on high heat brown the pork on both sides about 2 mins a side
   
2. Add water, enough to cover meat completely about 2 cups
   
3. Add all other ingredients
   
4. Cook 45- 80 mins on high heat minutes at high pressure.
   
5. Remove and shred pork
   
6. Wrap in lettuce and enjoy this relaxing dinner