Paleo Mini-Thanksgiving 2012

Ahh Here’s the post that’s taken me forever to write! It’s all about our Mini-Thanksgiving. We go to my parents house for Thanksgiving so we wanted to do something the week before with just us and the puggle and the kitty! Now take into account this was for 2 people with the idea of being able to eat basically all day and have leftovers. Also yes you will see one non-paleo item … remember my husband is Mr. Not So Paleo and he is in love with his kraft box stuffing. It’s his favorite, it’s the holidays…why would I say no to him?

Also you could divide it up so some things are appetizers but we like it all together!

Our Mini Thanksgiving Consisted of:

Kielbasa {or you could do sausage} fried in butter with guacamole to dip them in

Stuffed Mushrooms

Sweet Potato Spears {In place of Mashed potatoes} but you could totally do Roasted Butternut Squash here
{I’ll upload this recipe tomorrow!}

Chicken Salad {This Chicken Salad had Celery, Raisins, Apple and Onion in it…very classic!}

Now I know…. Most people have Turkey.. But we didn’t want turkey, we’re having it next week! Why have it that often, plus turkey is more expensive. I got the chicken for $0.89/lb…but I only got a 5lb Chicken. Instead of the standard 10+ lb one.

This chicken was cooked using the Stock 101 Method, then half of it was used for Chicken Soup the other have for the Chicken Salad.

Nothing went to waste and I didn’t break the bank!

Few other things we had that don’t have images:
• Brie
• Salsa {I like Salsa with my Kielbasa}
• Homemade Mayo
• Box Stuffing {Not Paleo, but it was for my Mr. Not So Paleo}

My Method to prepping / cooking:

• I firstly made the mayo and chicken salad. Got it all set and in the fridge {already in the serving bowl} to chill while I cooked.

• Pre-heated my oven to 400{f} — Then I started prepping my mushrooms {cleaned and laid them out on a tray} and pre-made the filling.

• Cleaned, Cut and seasoned my Sweet Potatoes, Popped those in the oven {set timer for 30 minutes}

• I then filled and finished off my Stuffed Mushrooms and popped those into the oven along with the Sweet Potatoes {I also turned down the oven to 375 {F} when putting them in}.

• Cleaned up a bit, made another batch of mayo for the Sweet Potatoes, danced around the kitchen, Drank Coffee, and plated the Brie, Salsa and mayo.

• When the  timer was almost done I set water to boil for non-paleo stuffing, cut up my kielbasa and fried it up in butter {but bacon fat would be amazing here}.

• When Timer went off I finished off non-paleo Stuffing, Dished up Kielbasa and served everything else up.

Boom… Done… This little feast took me about 1.5 hours to make…at the most… and it’s mainly because I was to busy dancing around the kitchen haha. So you could probably get it done in an hour if you hustle.

So..I hope you enjoyed this post and it gave you a wee bit of inspiration for your Thanksgiving Dinner! {Or really anytime you want just a big yummy eat all day sorta day}.

This also all cost around $20.00 to make. Which … is an awesome deal in my book!