This was fun! I went through the *not lying* hundreds of crock pot recipes I've bookmarked or pinned or marked in cookbooks over the years and I narrowed it down. Some of it was easy. If it contained wheat, it was a no-go. But I did choose a few with a grain of some sort, since I'm only limiting grains, not eliminating them. I forgot to eat dinner tonight (smart) so while I was finalizing my selections for this blog post I was literally drooling. Do you ever have those I'm-so-hungry-but-it's-too-late-to-eat moments? Like, I know I should go eat something right now, but it's 10:00 and I know how bad eating late is for a person who is watching her weight. But then again, so is starving yourself. Maybe it's all a wash.
Anyway.
These aren't all crock pot recipes, but the ones that aren't seem like they can easily be converted. We shall see! It'll definitely be an experimental month in the Hibbard household. I'll be sure to post as many of these recipes as I go along as I can!
It's a 31 day month, so I chose 26 meals. At least five meals are taken up by leftovers and dining out, but usually more like 7 or 8.
I also tried to pick quite a few meals that can be prepped beforehand. For example, dump-and-go crock pot meals are great because you can prep all the ingredients at the beginning of the month, stick it in a freezer bag and simply dump it into the crock pot and cook on whatever day you'd like.
When choosing meals, my rules were: no processed foods (if something calls for canned enchilada sauce, for example, I'll make my own, and I steer clear of any recipe that calls for "cream of..." soups), no wheat, minimal grains
October's Meals (linked to a recipe whenever possible):
Eggplant lasagna x2
Broccoli and three cheese soup with grain-free buns x2
Marsala chicken & mushroom casserole
Chicken enchilada soup with cheddar cheese "crackers" x2
Pork stuffed peppers
Spaghetti squash lasagna x2
Cream cheese chicken chili x2
Italian fagioli soup with grain-free crusty rolls
White beans and sausage with honey biscuits x2
Coq au vin x2
Summer Squash Casserole x2 (from Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker and one of my favorite recipes of all time!)
Vegetarian chili x2
Cilantro lime chicken with corn & black beans x2
The World's Best Chicken x2
Turkey White Bean Pumpkin Chili - thanks, Jessica!
That's all she wrote, folks! I'll plug these into a calendar, make a big grocery list and prep whatever I can possibly over this coming weekend if the time allows (although I doubt it, this weekend is PACKED).
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