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Crock Pot Beef Stew

It isn’t officially fall until you bring out the crock pot.  At least that’s my belief.  Have I mentioned I love fall?  I do…a lot.  And I really love the idea of throwing a bunch of ingredients into a pot, letting it sit all day, and wah lah! Dinner is served.

This crock pot beef stew came out dee-licious.  Since it was the weekend, I decided to throw in some potatoes.  This means it’s not technically primal or paleo, but on Saturdays and Sundays I let myself eat some potatoes!  If you want to make a primal version just remove the potatoes or sub in sweet potatoes…I bet that would be yummy!

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Crock Pot Beef Stew

  • 2 lbs Grass Fed Stew Meat
  • 2.5 cups Beef Broth (low sodium)
  • 6 ounce can Organic Tomato Paste
  • .5 cup Red Wine
  • 2 cups Organic Baby Carrots
  • 1 Yellow Onion Chopped
  • 2 Parsnips Chopped
  • 8-10 Baby Potatoes
  • 2 sprigs Rosemary
  • 3 Garlic Gloves
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 Bay Leaf

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After you chop the onions and parsnips, throw everything in the crock pot.  Cook on high for 7-8 hours.  The perfect fall beef stew!  We also dunked some Paleo Pumpkin Cornbread from Brittany at RealSustenance.com in the stew which was perfect.

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Easy Primal Salsa Burgers

I can’t take full credit for these primal salsa burgers.  My sister gave me the idea this summer when she told me about her salsa turkey or chicken burgers.  I decided to try them out with some real meat and on the grill.  Now they have become a go-to dinner / lunch.  I’ve really been enjoying bringing burgers to work for my lunch.  They’re easy to re-heat and filling!

Easy Primal Salsa Burgers

  • 1.5 llbs organic grass-fed beef sirloin
  • 1 cup of fresh salsa (mine was from Whole Foods)

Mix the beef and salsa together and form 5 patties.  Throw on the grill on medium heat and cook for 8-10 minutes on one side and then flip.  Cook for an additional 5-10 minutes depending on your desired temperature.  Wah lah! Told you that was easy!

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For my sides I cooked up some quinoa and roasted some brussels sprouts with salt, pepper, and a sprinkle of parmesan cheese.

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This meal was a perfect one to follow the workout I did tonight.  I feel like my week doesn’t start until my Monday workout and dinner…it really helps kick me in to gear for the rest of the week.  

Tonight’s Workout

  • Ran 1 mile
  • Walked for 5 minutes
  • Biked for 5 minutes at a high resistance

Three Rounds for Time: Completed in 8:15

  • 10 clean squats with 40 pound bar
  • 20 box jumps

This WOD was a quick hitter but definitely kicked my butt.  My legs are going to be feeling pretty sore tomorrow!

 

Grilled Barbecue and Rosemary Pork Chops

Have I mentioned I absolutely love having a grill?  It’s a simple and clean way of cooking, just the way I like my food!  I hadn’t tried pork chops on the grill yet so decided to last night.  I knew I had barbecue sauce (from Fairway Market) at home but wanted to add a little something else. I don’t use fresh herbs that often but walked by them at the store and the rosemary just caught my eye!  So that’s how dinner was decided last night.  I may or may not have Googled on my phone what herbs go best with barbecue….hey I’m learning!

Grilled Barbecue and Rosemary Pork Chops

  • Organic Center Cut Bone-In Pork Chops
  • Barbecue Sauce
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Fresh Rosemary

I told you this was simple!  Coat the chops with barbecue sauce, salt, and pepper.  Sprinkle rosemary on the side that will be facing up on the grill.  Cook over medium heat for 10-12 minutes.  Flip the pork chops and sprinkle more rosemary on the other side.  Cook for an additional 10-15 minutes or until the pork chops are the slightest pink in the center.

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I decided I wanted sweet potatoes as a side.  I remembered Juli’s recipe for “Cinnamon Bacon Backyard Sweet Potatoes”  on PaleOMG and decided to make a spin on those.  I replaced the cinnamon with rosemary and they came out delicious!  I roasted up some broccoli too to complete the perfect fall dinner!

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I have to also show the picture of Andy’s plates.  He likes his food on all separate dishes so I told him I have to get him an adult separator plate.  He also doesn’t like sweet potatoes…have to work on that!

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What a great dinner.  I have a ton of rosemary left over now.  Anyone have any good dishes that use it?

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