What are some good Paleo meals I can make in bulk for lunch?

[starryfish]

I made a good beef n broccoli Paleo meal the other night for my lunches this week. I doubled the recipe and got 5 meals out of it.

Any other ideas for some Paleo (or Primal) meals I can make in one batch that could be saved for lunches?

[GracieLouFreebush1]

I make a big batch of tomato/meat sauce and have it for days over spaghetti squash or acorn squash.

I've also been pretty happy with how well Paleo Pad Thai (http://www.theclothesmakethegirl.com/2011/05/08/paleo-pad-thai/) reheats.

[finallykrisb]

Any paleo stir fry recipe with cabbage "noodles".

Paleo lettuce wraps.

I don't really have recipes for these since I just wing it.

[mollyrunner]

Crustless quiche - (or eggs baked in muffin tins) with tons of veggies. I use my food processor to chop everything up finely so I can have lots of veggies in each "muffin." You can make those on a weekend and eat for 4 or so days.

[Deleted]

Paleo Shepherd's Pie. I recently doubled the recipe and got 3 dinner size portions (DH had seconds), 4 lunch size portions and 6 large muffin cup portions (froze for another date) which is probably another 3 dinner size portions.
1 lb ground lamb
1 lb very lean ground beef (I use 95% lean)
3 carrots
3 ribs celery
2 medium onions
1/2 can tomato paste
1/2 c red wine
1 head cauliflower, cut into small pieces
dried thyme to taste
black pepper to taste
salt to taste
EVOO or grapeseed oil

Steam cauliflower until tender. Drain.

At the same time, saute onions, carrots and celery in a bit of oil (1 tablespoon?) in a Dutch oven or other heavy bottomed pot until softened. Put in bowl and set aside. Add meat to the same pot and cook until no longer pink and there is a bit of fat (1-2 tablespoons?) left in the bottom of the pan. Push meat over to the side and add 1/2 can tomato paste to the fat. Cook until slightly toasted and fragrant. Stir into meat mixture. Add wine and thyme leaves. Add vegetables back to the mixture. Add salt & pepper to taste.

Mash or use an immersion blender on the cauliflower until it resembles mashed potatoes.

Pour meat & vegetable mixture into a large baking dish (I have a large oval Corelle French white dish that I always use). Top with cauliflower. Broil until top is slightly brown and crisp, about 10 minutes.

[Deleted]

everydaypaleo.com/sausage-n-cabbage-noodles-with-fried-apples/

I make this and double the caraway seeds. DH dislikes cabbage any other way.

[Deleted]

Cauliflower fried rice

1 large head cauliflower
1 lb lean ground beef
1 large onion
1 egg scrambled
5 spice powder
Coconut aminos (or soy sauce or tamari)

Steam cauiflower, mash with fork until you have small chunks.

In a skillet, brown ground beef. Remove; saute onion in a bit of oil until soft. Add beaten egg and cook until set. Mash up into small pieces. Add beef, onion, and egg to cauliflower. Add spices and coconut aminos (I suppose you could use soy sauce/tamari if you are tolerant of it or don't want to buy the aminos)

[MrsManners]

I typically cook on Sunday in bulk for the week and take lunch most days. Here are the types of things I make in bulk:

Paleo chicken salad (chicken, grapes, celery, apples, some kind of nut, paleo mayo)

Veggie beef stew (cook chuck roast in the crockpot, remove and shred and remove fat, toss back into crackpot with chopped veggies of choice, broth and tomatoes)

Chocolate chili (from theclothesmakethegirl blog)

Lemon dill chicken (brine chicken to keep moist, marinate in lemon juice, lemon zest, dill and olive oil, then grill) either alone or chopped and served on a salad

Spaghetti served over either spaghetti squash or zucchini noodles

Stuffed bellpeppers (sausage and beef sautéed with onions and celery, drain, added chopped tomatoes, stuff into blanched peppers and bake)

Meatballs (these are my least fav but ds likes them)

Steak

Cauliflower fried rice (I add chicken too it too)

Egg drop soup (add chicken)

I also make veggies in bulk and throw them along side a protein:

Grill 8 skewers of brussel sprouts (after lightly steaming them)

Microwave a bag of 4 oz sweet potatoes

Sautee zucchini and squash with olive oil and sundried tomatoes

Steam then sautee green beans

[jeanl]

Mar 28, 2013 11:47:31 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

Paleo Shepherd's Pie. I recently doubled the recipe and got 3 dinner size portions (DH had seconds), 4 lunch size portions and 6 large muffin cup portions (froze for another date) which is probably another 3 dinner size portions.
1 lb ground lamb
1 lb very lean ground beef (I use 95% lean)
3 carrots
3 ribs celery
2 medium onions
1/2 can tomato paste
1/2 c red wine
1 head cauliflower, cut into small pieces
dried thyme to taste
black pepper to taste
salt to taste
EVOO or grapeseed oil

Steam cauliflower until tender. Drain.

At the same time, saute onions, carrots and celery in a bit of oil (1 tablespoon?) in a Dutch oven or other heavy bottomed pot until softened. Put in bowl and set aside. Add meat to the same pot and cook until no longer pink and there is a bit of fat (1-2 tablespoons?) left in the bottom of the pan. Push meat over to the side and add 1/2 can tomato paste to the fat. Cook until slightly toasted and fragrant. Stir into meat mixture. Add wine and thyme leaves. Add vegetables back to the mixture. Add salt & pepper to taste.

Mash or use an immersion blender on the cauliflower until it resembles mashed potatoes.

Pour meat & vegetable mixture into a large baking dish (I have a large oval Corelle French white dish that I always use). Top with cauliflower. Broil until top is slightly brown and crisp, about 10 minutes.

This sounds yummy! Do you have to use lamb or do you think ground turkey or bison could be substituted? I am just not a lamb fan.

[keri3]

health-bent.com has some good recipes. I made the unrolled cabbage rolls the other night and ate on it for a couple days.

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Mar 28, 2013 16:44:27 GMT -5 jeanl said:

I'm sure you could, I just never had b/c DH and I both like lamb.