Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Thanksgiving Day in a Bowl - Paleo Style!

I set out to create my own paleo chicken pot pie.  What I ended up with tasted more like a Thanksgiving Day meal, all in one bowl!  So that is how the Thanksgiving Day in a Bowl was created.  It reminds me of my dad, who is notorious for mixing all the food on his plate into one big mix of food.  I started with Elana's Pantry pie crust and her Herbed Gravy.  I used honey in it, which of became MUCH sweeter when heated, this is where you get a mashed sweet potato casserole taste going on.  I know she has a more savory version, which I'll try another time.  I'll just get to my recipe!

CRUST (I did a bottom and top crust, so double this recipe if you are doing that)
1½ cups blanched almond flour
¼ teaspoon celtic sea salt
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ cup coconut oil
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  1. In a medium bowl, combine almond flour, salt and baking soda
  2. In a small bowl, combine grapeseed oil, agave and vanilla
  3. Stir wet ingredients into dry
  4. Pat dough into a 9 inch pie pan or 8x8 square pan

Herb Gravy (tweaked a little)
1 quart chicken stock
2 medium onions, coarsely chopped
5 cloves garlic
2 TBs bacon fat
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
1 tablespoon thyme, chopped
Pepper to taste
Splash of cream (optional)

  1. In a medium saucepan, heat chicken stock, onions and garlic to a boil
  2. Reduce heat and simmer until onions and garlic are soft, about 30 minutes
  3. Pout bacon fat into saucepan
  4. Blend stock-onion-drippings mixture in a blender until smooth
  5. Place mixture back in saucepan and reheat, then season with salt, thyme and pepper
Assembling the Thanksgiving Day in a Bowl!

2-3 Cups Herb Gravy (recipe above)
1 Rotisserie Chicken, meat removed
1 cup of green beans
1 cup of cooked cauliflower
2 pie crusts (recipe above)

Star with the crust in your pie or square pan. 
Mix the gravy, meat, green beans and cauliflower in a bowl.  Then pour into the pie pan.
Use the other pie crust and place on top of the filling.
Bake at 325 for 15 minutes

Eat and enjoy!!



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