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Grain-free Italian Stuffed Peppers | Roots & Boots

Grain-Free Italian Stuffed Peppers

These grain-free Italian stuffed peppers were a delicious way to use up my homegrown peppers this summer.

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Slow Cooker Roast Beef

Simple Slow Cooker Roast Beef

The method for this Slow Cooker Roast Beef is super simple, and yields tasty, tender meat.

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Quiche with Roasted Veggies

Quiche with Roasted Veggies and Cheese

This quiche with roasted veggies and cheese is a great way to use up leftover cooked veggies from the fridge, as well as a quick and easy way to serve up a nutritious dinner.  Frozen vegetables work well, too–I like to keep frozen fire roasted red peppers on hand for recipes like this.

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Sneaky Veggies: Colorful Rice

Sneaky Veggies: Colorful Rice

As mentioned in Project Eat More Veggies, I’m always looking for ways to make vegetable consumption more appealing to my boys–specifically Little Brother, now almost 5. Colorful Rice was a happy discovery for all of us.  It’s easy for me (hooray), and for some reason Little Brother will happily eat veggies in Colorful Rice that he…

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Leftover Brown Rice, Glorified

Leftover Brown Rice with Pine Nuts, Raisins & Spinach

Here’s an easy way to jazz up leftover brown rice.  With a few simple additions, it becomes a whole new dish!

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White Chicken Chili | Roots & Boots

Paleo-Friendly White Chicken Chili

This White Chicken Chili was a huge hit with my entire family from the first time I served it.

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Green Beans Galore

Green Beans Galore

  Holy green bean harvest!   I might need to serve some with breakfast this morning, and at every meal thereafter, to ensure they’re all eaten up. And to think…we almost didn’t plan beans this year.  They’ve turned out to be our most successful, low maintenance crop! Green beans do make for somewhat tedious harvesting,…

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Paleo Hamburger Soup with Beef & Veggies | Roots & Boots

Paleo Hamburger Soup with Beef and Veggies

This Hamburger Soup recipe is a staple at my house.  Here’s what I love about it: Paleo Hamburger Soup with Beef and Veggies It’s the perfect way to use up homemade beef bone broth. Aside from simmer time, this soup is quick to assemble. I can “sneak” in plenty of veggies my kids might not…

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Paleo Ragu Meat Sauce, Bolognese-Style Recipe

Paleo Ragu Meat Sauce, Bolognese-Style

This delicious Paleo Ragu Meat Sauce, adapted from How to Cook Everything by Mark Bittman, is one of our new favorites. It’s fantastic over roasted spaghetti squash!

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