I’m a bit on the annoyed side today. I’m not one to get mad or angry or even sad about what people say about me or my blog (I’m weird, I know that) but I do get annoyed. And even sometimes offended. But the more I grow and the more people that come across my website and Facebook page, the more people feel as though they should state their opinion. And I get that. We all like to be heard and be the center of attention sometimes. Why the hell do you think I write my blog? Duh. I’m an only child, I scream for attention daily.
BUT there are some things that need to be remembered in this blogosphere. I just made that word up. I write this blog FOR FREE. Everything that goes into this website is FREE to anyone that reads it. If you don’t know what free means, it means you don’t pay to read this blog. I post recipes 4-5 days out of the week because I love it and I want people to have the opportunity to cook good food within the paleo spectrum. I want to show people that it’s not hard and that anyone can do it. I do not charge for my recipes because I want to make paleo easy for people.
That being said, I have never once said that you HAVE to try a recipe or that my recipes are perfect for your diet. Nor do I act like I’m any good at photography. Or perfect when it comes to eating paleo. I just post the recipes of the things I cook because I enjoy those meals and I hope others do too. But no one body is the same. No taste bud is the same. That’s why I say everyone creates their own meaning of paleo.
The jist of it is, stop being rude people. Like jeeez. I’m posting recipes for free and telling stories about my life. I’m not telling you to make my recipes, I’m not telling you how to live your life, and I’m not telling you to even look at my website. I’m just telling you that I really like to consume chocolate covered walnuts, CrossFit, and think about men constantly. And now that I don’t eat nuts, I only have 2 things to really talk about. Crap. My b.
OMG, sh*t just got real serious there. Let’s lighten the mood. GUESS WHAT?! I made it onto CrossFit.com today!! I worked with my good friends Ian and Patrick with Again Faster to create some cooking videos for the CrossFit Journal and I’m so happy to see that they published one! They even have the zone blocks within the recipes in case you follow the zone diet!
Creamy Avocado and Spinach Chicken Pasta
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 25 mins
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 spaghetti squash, halved lengthwise, seeds removed
- 2 avocados, pits removed
- 6 cups of fresh spinach (or more, if you’d like)
- 1lb chicken, diced
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 cup fresh basil, stems removed
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- juice of 1 lemon
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 tablespoon thyme
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut spaghetti squash in half, lengthwise, and remove the excess seeds and strings.
- Place open side down on a baking sheet and cook for 20-25 minutes or until spaghetti squash is soft when you push the skin or the threads easily come out when you take a fork to it.
- While your spaghetti squash cooks, place a tablespoon of olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add two minced garlic cloves to your hot pan and then toss in your spinach. Let your spinach wilt down, then add it to your food processor.
- In the same pan, add your diced chicken and onion to cook down.
- Then add 1/2 tablespoon of parsley, thyme, garlic powder, and a bit of salt and pepper to the pan and mix well.
- While your chicken cooks down, add 2 avocados to your food processor along with your lemon, fresh basil, 1/2 tablespoon of parsley, thyme, and garlic powder and a bit of salt and pepper, to taste. Puree until smooth, then add your 2 tablespoons of your leftover olive oil.
- Once your spaghetti squash is done cooking and cooled, dethread your spaghetti squash and place threads in a large bowl.
- Then add your chicken that has cooked completely through and top off with your spinach and avocado sauce.
- Mix thoroughly and top with a bit of basil.
- Eat it like you mean it!
Hey dear! Thanks so much for all the fab-oh! recipes. I have a serious issue though (not really). I suck at the whole spaghetti squash thing. It never (NEVER!!) looks anything like pasta. It always looks like 1-2 inch worms. Yours is so pretty. I have squash envy. What the heck am I not doing?
haha i’m not totally sure. you may need to cook it a little bit longer so the strings can come out individually instead of sticking together
Love your site! Just came across it and am enjoying everything-the blogs, and the recipes. I was just wondering where you found the time to do all of this- come up with so many amazing recipes, write entertaining and well-told stories. Gotta say I admire you, and f*ck the haters. They don’t have anything better to do. You rock. <3
I made almost this exact recipe today and thought it was absolutely freaking delicious. I also thought I invented it. Alas, I was mistaken. You stole my delectable culinary thunder!! Great minds think alike I guess 🙂
This recipe is freaking delicious! I am new to eating paleo and I felt naughty eating this, lol. Thanks!
For what it’s worth, I had never heard of this site until I found it via a Google Search. I wanted to tell you that not only is it lovely (it’s fun, incredibly resourceful, and doesn’t take itself too seriously), I’ve added it to my feed. Haters gonna hate, I say. You got this, don’t worry about it.
Anyone who doesn’t like your recipes simply has bad taste. But, by the sound of it, that extends to their manners as well. I LOVE <3 LOVE all that you do for us and your write-ups are just as flavorful as your recipes. Keep up the fantastic work!!
Well, whatever, people are dumb. Every recipe I have tried on your site has come out tasting better than my expectations allowed me to believe it would taste. The alfredo actually smelled, literally, like cheesy, fatty, delicious alfredo, and it tasted awesome. I made the pancakes this morning but used some local strawberries instead of raspberries and I could seriously not believe how good they were!! The pictures are so good that when I printed a few recipes off at Kinkos the other day, I copy/pasted the pictures to the top of the recipe and printed them in COLOR! So…basically I need to just buy the book now or I’m going to spend more on printing free recipes. Seriously, I have made a lot of paleo recipes for my little family from a LOT of different sites…some of them being more “famous” sites, but none of them have compared to the food on here. Seriously. I’m rambling now, but if I ever had to convince someone to become paleo, I will just make food from this site.
Thank you for the free recipes and entertainment!!
Holy shizzzz that looks amazing”!
Hi! I love your blog and your recipes. I just started going paleo with my husband and we’re loving it, and your recipes are amazing.
But! I don’t have a food processor 🙁 I really wanna try this, do you have a suggestion on how to get the sauce smooth without the processor? We’re still building up our kitchen appliance basics XD
a blender might work, but food processor gets it the smoothest
So I made this today… it is freaking amazing. What else would you put the avocado sauce on, I have so much left! Thank you, I love your recipes so much!