Well hellooo all my friends! It’s been for freaking ever huh? Sorry about the absence … as some of you guys might have read on facebook, Mr. Not So Paleo and I decided to make some huge structural changes to our two businesses {We’ve separated and re-branded both of them from soup to nuts} and we’re still not done yet! On top of that works just been busy… and so on and so forth. But…. I got a head of work-schedule and I wanted to post this super easy week night dinner for you! Of course it’s weekend approved, but this literally took me 10-15 minutes to make. It was so fast Mr. Not So Paleo was like “wait…you’re done already? That was fast!”. And good, he described it as being filling but light.
I cooked everything on the stove top… but if you’re one of my grilling-obsessed friends… grill your chicken and then get bigger mushrooms and cut your onions into rings and grill those too, then bring it in cut it all up and mix with fresh spinach to wilt it {and the rest of the seasoning!}.
Ok Ready? Here we go!
Ingredients:
• 2.5lb chicken {cut up into bite sized pieces-I used raw chicken, you got leftover pre-cooked use that!}
• 1 Medium Onion
• 1/2 pack of mushrooms
• 1/2 bag of frozen spinach {Mine was chopped-spinach}
• 1 Lemon
• Butter
• Basil {dried or fresh}
• Garlic Powder
• Salt + Pepper
How To:
• In a big skillet add in some butter {don’t be stingy} and then add in your chopped up onion {Chop it however makes you happy} and your mushrooms {Same deal on the chop chop, pre-chopped was on sale this week so I just dumped it in 
}
• Let get all friendly with the butter, then add in your diced chicken, let it cook. When you’re chicken is cooked almost all the way through, add in your basil, salt + pepper and garlic powder to taste. Then dump in your spinach.
• While it’s cooking, add in a wee bit more butter {or a tbsp or so if you’re me} and squeeze the juice of one lemon over. When you’re chicken is cooked through and your spinach is heated it’s done!
Boom, easy dinner right? For your non-paleo crowd add in a side of egg noodles, if doing so make sure you make a bit extra sauce with more lemon and butter for extra noms!
Quick, easy and healthy. My type of cooking.
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Butter though? Wouldn’t olive oil be a healthier, more paleo choice?
Hey Tonya! Butter is actually the healthier choice here because we’re cooking with it. When you cook with Olive Oil it changes the state of it chemically and it makes it less-healthy and more harmful to you. Olive Oil is a preferred fat source when using it as is such as in mayo, dressings, as a finisher to dishes etc. Butter is a really healthy fat for you if you’re OK with dairy products. Just make sure you get a high quality grass-fed butter {My absolute favorite choice is Kerry Gold!}. You could also substitute the butter for Coconut Oil, ghee, bacon fat or clarified butter whatever your personal preference is.
I think even avocado oil would work well here. It might even add a rich flavor. Sounds good, I might try this!
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Not too shabby!
I left out the spinach (not a fan of cooked) and added feta cheese (had it on hand). But how on earth did you make this in 15 minutes??? Took me an hour with all the chopping, start to finish. Teach me your speedy cooking secrets!
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It was surprisingly easy! I’m the worst cook ever, but the final result was awesome and very tasty. I substituted the mushrooms with carrots though
Great recipe!
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Thank you so much for this recipe! My husband and I just started eating Paleo this year and we don’t have an oven. I have been making the same 5 things and we NEED a change! Do you have any prepping post, that is my current downfall also. Thank you again, I can’t wait to put this on my meal plan for next week!
Heyy! I don’t have any, but that’s a great idea!! What sort of prepping are you thinking of, a weekly prep or more of a how-you-prep dinner post? {or both!}
Very easy! But a bit plain. Might add some different spices next time.
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