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Written By Sandra Edmund
 

Easy Quick Meals for the Boss Mum

Words Whitney Paleo

The last thing you want to do after a long hard day at work is cook. Takeouts are easy but they're costly and you have to work ten times harder in the gym to burn off the unnecessary calories. It gets tougher when you have little ones to cater for. Thankfully, these recipes will make your life easier. I know you don't want to spend hours in the kitchen, putting together meals for yourself and your family. If you have fussy little eaters, it's twice the work! So, I've created two delicious, quick and simple recipes that could be adapted for yourself and your family. The plus? All these recipes are super healthy, filling, mouthwatering and nutritious! You don't need to worry about adding on any unfruitful calories, you won’t even need to spend forever in the kitchen but you will have a fully satisfied tummy during the day.

 
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Chicken Bacon Mushroom "Pasta"

Serves 4

312 kcal 

Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp coconut oil

  • 2-3 chicken breasts or thighs, cut into short strips or cubes

  • 6 mushrooms, sliced

  • 4 rashers of bacon, diced

  • 3 spring onions, chopped

  • 1/2 can (200g) of 100% coconut milk

  • 2 tbsp nutritional yeast

  • 1 tsp onion powder

  • 1 tsp garlic powder

  • 1/4 tsp black pepper

  • 1/4 tsp pink Himalayan salt

  • 3 courgettes, peeled or spiralized

Directions

  • In a pot on medium-high heat, add your coconut oil. 

  • Next, add your chicken, brown on all sides for 3-4 minutes.

  • Add your mushrooms, cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. 

  • Add your bacon, cook for another 2 minutes, stirring occasionally. 

  • Add your spring onions and stir through. 

  • Next, add your coconut milk and stir till incorporated. 

  • Add your nutritional yeast, garlic and onion powder, salt and pepper. Stir till incorporated. 

  • Allow to cook for 5 minutes, till the sauce is a little more thickened. 

  • Now, add your courgettes and using your tongs, stir through. Cook for another 1-2 minutes. 

Serve and enjoy. 

Notes

You can choose to season the chicken before cooking, by adding 1/4 tsp of the same seasonings: salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder. This will just give your chicken more flavour but is not necessary if you do not have much time. The final dish will still taste amazing as the chicken will soak up the seasonings from the sauce. 

 
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Vegan Sweet Potato Soup

Serves 5

382 kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp coconut oil

  • 3 cloves garlic

  • 1 (3/4 inch) piece ginger, peeled

  • 1 leek, sliced

  • 400g (3-4 medium sized) sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped into chunks

  • 6 carrots, peeled and chopped

  • 3 cups vegetable stock

  • 1 can (400g) of coconut milk

  • 1/2 tsp pink Himalayan salt

  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Directions

  • In a large pot, heat up your coconut oil on medium heat.

  • Add in your garlic, ginger and leek. Cook for 2 minutes till fragrant and leeks are translucent. 

  • Add in your sweet potatoes and carrots. Cook for 5-7 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  • Add your veg stock and coconut milk. Then add in your salt and pepper. Stir through.

  • Cook for another 5 minutes till the sweet potato is soft.

  • Using a hand blender, process your ingredients till the mixture becomes smooth.

  • Serve with a topping of coconut milk and garnish with coriander or parsley. 

  • Enjoy!

Notes

If your sweet potatoes get soft before you add in the stock, then you don't need to keep cooking, simply use your hand blender to process the mixture. 

For more full flavoured meals made easy, visit WhittyPaleo.com! 

Sandra Edmund
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