So I’ve begun to meal plan. I’ve been trying to incorporate a few new recipes each week to add to my ever expanding cookbook. Maybe one day, a publisher will pick it up…. “Paleo for Peeps” Oh, to dream.
I digress, so I’ve been planning meals since the school year started. Between physical therapy, swim team, vocal lessons, a teenage boy, a preschooler, and a tween girl – Shit has been busy! Anywho, for dinner tonight I tried a new recipe. Chicken and Gravy, because my family doesn’t like biscuits and I’m not able to eat them. We had a side salad and everyone else ate peas and corn (fresh from the farm yesterday!)
Ingredients:
He loves to peel
- 1.5-2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1.5 C sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
- 4 slices of bacon (this is optional – see directions)
- 1T dried herb mix, thyme, rosemary, and sage)
- 1/2 chicken broth
Directions:
- Steam sweet potatoes in a rice steamer, using the basket provided. It took three cycles to do it this way. You could also steam them on the stove with a steamer basket. They should be fork tender.
- Fry bacon until crispy. Keep 4 T of bacon fat in a blender or food processor. Leave remaining bacon fat in the pan to fry chicken in.
- If you already have bacon fat on reserve, you can skip this step. We made 8 slices of bacon because
bacon…. YUMM
we like bacon. We ate 4 slices and the other 4 we threw in the gravy!!
- If you already have bacon fat on reserve, you can skip this step. We made 8 slices of bacon because
- Salt both sides of chicken thighs and fry in bacon grease… YUMMMM
- Place steamed sweet potatoes in the blender along with seasoning, bacon, and bacon fat. Slowly add the warmed up broth while pureeing. The gravy should be a thick gravy consistency.
This turned out to be an amazing meal that was easy to make. I steamed the potatoes earlier in the day and kept them in the fridge. I warmed them up in the microwave before making the gravy. I really do think adding the bacon to the gravy was an awesome idea. It made the gravy very flavorful. How can bacon make anything worse?
| Nutrition Facts for Paleo Chicken and gravy | |
|---|---|
| Servings 6.0 | |
| Amount Per Serving | |
| calories 223 | |
| % Daily Value * | |
| Total Fat 11 g | 16 % |
| Saturated Fat 3 g | 15 % |
| Monounsaturated Fat 1 g | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g | |
| Trans Fat 0 g | |
| Cholesterol 110 mg | 37 % |
| Sodium 421 mg | 18 % |
| Potassium 428 mg | 12 % |
| Total Carbohydrate 8 g | 3 % |
| Dietary Fiber 1 g | 5 % |
| Sugars 3 g | |
| Protein 24 g | 48 % |
| Vitamin A | 68 % |
| Vitamin C | 30 % |
| Calcium | 0 % |
| Iron | 7 % |
| * The Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet, so your values may change depending on your calorie needs. The values here may not be 100% accurate because the recipes have not been professionally evaluated nor have they been evaluated by the U.S. FDA. | |
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