Garlic Cilantro Lime Rice

Ingredients

1 tablespoon butter (or olive oil)
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion, chopped
2 cups jasmine rice
1 teaspoon kosher salt

½ teaspoon Cumin

¼ teaspoon Chili Powder
3 Cups low-sodium chicken (or veggie) broth
Juice of 2 limes
Chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

Heat the butter in a large sauce pan skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and onions and cook for 3 to 4 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and add the rice and cumin, chili powder and salt. Cook over a low heat for 3 minutes, stirring constantly to make sure the rice doesn't burn. Add 3 cups of the broth, lime juice and chopped cilantro and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 15 minutes or until the rice is done.

Creamy Hot Cocoa

Ingredients Edit and Save

Original recipe makes 4 servings Ch

• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 pinch salt
• 1/3 cup boiling water

• 3 1/2 cups milk
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1. Combine the cocoa, sugar and pinch of salt in a saucepan. Blend in the boiling water. Bring this mixture to an easy boil while you stir. Simmer and stir for about 2 minutes. Watch that it doesn't scorch. Stir in 3 1/2 cups of milk and heat until very hot, but do not boil! Remove from heat and add vanilla. Divide between 4 mugs. Add the cream to the mugs of cocoa to cool it to drinking temperature.

Paleo Chicken Salad Snack Wrap

Ingredients:

1 shredded chicken breast
2 Cloves of garlic minced
1/2 cup chopped onion
(This is how I prepare our chicken...I simmer 1 chicken breast in a pot of water with chunks of onion, whole pieces of garlic and spices (basil, parsely, whatever) for 60 minutes.  Then I take the chicken, garlic and chunks of onion and toss it into the kitchen aid with the paddle attachment. Turn it on 1 speed and you get instant shredded chicken, garlic and onions in about one minute!

Then I mix in:
2 Tbs honey
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 tsp red wine vinegar
Season with pepper and dried basil 

Then I add in:
1 Fuji apple chopped
1 cup red grapes chopped

Take the whole mixture and wrap in a Romaine lettuce leaf