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Instant Pot Frozen Chicken for Meal Prepping Shredded Chicken and Chicken Bone Broth in One Pot with No Extra Dishes (Instant Pot Whole Chicken Frozen)

Instant Pot Frozen Chicken for Meal Prepping Shredded Chicken and Chicken Bone Broth in One Pot with No Extra Dishes (Instant Pot Whole Chicken Frozen)

How to cook a whole frozen chicken in the instant pot AND bone broth. Meal prepping chicken and bone broth in one sitting is easy and no dishes in between! Perfect for paleo, keto, and whole30 meal prepping!

On IGTV! Whole30 Crockpot Chicken

Okay, so I’ve been stalling on IGTV. It’s new and cool, but I’m officially on there with this easy peasy recipe. I even give you tips on how to debone chicken, and I show you how I save my bones for bone broth too! Click […]

Rustic Balsamic Eggplant (Whole30)

Rustic Balsamic Eggplant (Whole30)

If you are new, we are huge about shopping at Aldi. In fact, shopping the cheapest store is one of my biggest points in How to Meal Plan/Shop/Prep on a Budget. But I’ve got to be honest about something: we occassionally get sick of the produce […]

Dairy Free Creamy Bacon Spinach Pasta

Dairy Free Creamy Bacon Spinach Pasta

My hubby craving comfort food strikes again! In case you missed it, a couple of days ago he made up (with a little help) a dairy free sausage gravy. Biscuits and gravy are one of his favorite foods. Another favorite food? Creamy pastas. The issue […]

Dairy Free Sausage Gravy

Dairy Free Sausage Gravy

This recipe comes courtesy of my husband, who is a huge “biscuits and gravy” fan. The problem? After he did a round of Whole30, he realized that dairy really doesn’t agree with him. I could’ve told you that years ago because of the, ahem, effects, […]

Three Ingredient Roasted Carrots

Three Ingredient Roasted Carrots

I have always hated cooked carrots, until I made these three ingredient roasted carrots. Truth be told, there was a similar recipe within the Well Fed Weeknights Cookbook for “Everything Carrots.” My lazy (read: extremely busy as we all are) self knew this title meant […]

Pickled Eggs from the UP

Pickled Eggs from the UP

I went to school in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Being from Alaska, I never looked into the weather in the location of my school studies. Instead, I made the assumption that “anywhere would be better” as far as the weather was concerned. I was […]

Copycat Paleo Shaken Iced Tea Lemonade

Copycat Paleo Shaken Iced Tea Lemonade

Years ago, the “Shaken Iced Tea Lemonade” from Starbucks was my favorite drink. In particular, I really liked the passionberry flavor back when Starbucks used Tazo teas. In case you aren’t familiar with me, I’m currently 30 weeks pregnant with our second child. Two weeks […]

Instant Pot Whole30 Pulled Pork Carnitas Tacos (Whole30, Paleo, GF, DF)

Instant Pot Whole30 Pulled Pork Carnitas Tacos (Whole30, Paleo, GF, DF)

When I asked my husband what he wanted for dinner this week, his instant reaction was: “pork tacos.” I don’t think we’ve ever eaten these together so I don’t know where it came from. This seemed like the perfect time to come up with an […]

Instant Pot Veggie Broth

Instant Pot Veggie Broth

Did you know thta you can use your veggie scraps to make vegetable broth? I had heard this but it sounded a little intimidating. Again, just like with ghee and bone broth, I was wrong. It’s SUPER easy and even more so with my Instant […]