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Holy.Sh*t. This post was a pain in my ass to get live on my site. When technology doesn’t work, it’s a real ball buster. I kept writing this post and editing it and then none of it would save. And honestly, these posts take a while. To make the recipe, to edit the photos, to write up the recipe, to link up the ingredients, to write my babble bullsh*t at the beginning. It just takes time. And then for it to all erase…multiple times…I need a little Namaste in my life. Whenever I get crazy frustrated, I do deep breathing. Ain’t nobody got time for messing with my cortisol levels.
So just warning you now – I haven’t watched the first episode of The Bachelorette yet. I wanted to watch it with my sister-in-law but we just couldn’t devote 2 ½ hours of our lives on a Monday night, knowing full well nothing happens on the first episode. All that happens is the producers decide who they want to make look like an idiot and in turn, ruin their lives longterm. We all know (hopefully) that reality TV is total bull, but after listening to all the episodes of the Reality Steve Podcast and all of his guests, I really have lost all respect for the producers of that show. AND I will definitely be careful with some of the things I say on my blog. It’s crazy hearing firsthand experience from the show and how much the producers f*ck with you. I’ve been contacted a couple times about doing reality TV stuff, but I feel like they are pretty much just out to ruin lives. And I kind of really love my life. Sooooo……
But don’t you worry little lover face, I’ll definitely be doing a little Bachelorette recap this week on the blog!
So here’s some news you won’t care about whatsoever but I’m pretty damn pumped about – We are painting the outside of our house in about a week! We have this super ugly color brick and we are over it. So we are painting the brick a dark grey color after seeing a few houses in our neighborhood do the same. I spend my mornings now walking Jackson and taking photos of different houses for paint and landscaping inspiration. Like a real creep ball. If I saw someone taking photos of my house, I would chase them. Luckily, no one has chased me yet. Winning! I’m just so excited for our neighbors to finally be proud of having us as neighbors. It’s been 2 years and I think they hoped we would have our sh*t together sooner, but hot damn, houses take a lot of money! I drive through neighborhoods and I’m always like – does everyone just have endless money to redo their homes and buy a milli cars and look like they have their lives together?! I don’t get it.
I just noticed the shirt I’ve been wearing since last night is on backwards. Ughhhhhh. Today isn’t off to the best start! Time to go work out and change that all around!
Ok wait, you totally should go make this recipe! I made it on my instagram stories a week ago and had so many people message me about the recipe that I decided to put it on here. It’s not exactly like fried rice and it doesn’t have an egg in it, but it’s totes easy to make any night of the week! Thank you Claire from Girls Gone Wod Podcast for inspiring me in the kitchen after telling me she makes fried rice every week! This has now become a staple in my own weekly routine!
My Spin on Chicken Fried Rice
- Yield: 2-3 1x
Ingredients
For the sauce
- 1 (8 ounce) bottle of coconut aminos
- 1 tablespoon sriracha
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon fish sauce
For the rice
- 2 tablespoons ghee
- 1 pound chicken thighs, cubed into bize size pieces
- salt, to taste
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 orange bell pepper, diced
- ½ yellow onion, diced
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 (12 ounce) package of cauliflower rice, defrosted
- green onions, diced, for garnish
- cilantro, roughly chopped, for garnish
Instructions
- In a medium sauté pan over medium heat, add all the ingredients for the sauce and whisk to combined. Let come to a low boil and reduce for about 10 minutes until the sauce coats the back of a spoon.
- While the sauce reduces, place a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add ghee and once the pan is hot, add the chicken thighs. Sprinkle with a bit of a salt then cook until chicken is browned on all sides and no longer pink. Use a slotted spoon to remove the chicken then add the peppers and yellow onion along with a pinch more salt and garlic powder. Cook for about 10 minutes, until peppers are soft and onion is translucent.
- Once peppers are cooked through, add cauliflower rice and chicken back to the pan to cook for 3-5 minutes, until the cauliflower is soft.
- Lastly, add sauce to the pan. You can add however much you prefer, but I add about half of the sauce and save the rest for another night. Mix the sauce within the pan until mixture is coated. Then add green onions and cilantro. Serve up!
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You are sooo adorable and I love your wacky posts, you wonderful recipes and you! You really lift my spirits. I would love to see a real time picture of you and Jackson stalking the neighborhood. So funny!
check out my instagram stories!! we are constantly on there creepin!
I agree…houses are so much money!! I can’t wait to see how you like your paint job. We are thinking about painting our brick too and just trying to figure out colors. If you like the company, I would love to know since we live in Denver as well.
someone recommend Vivax (and others) and after 3 quotes, we picked them even though they were the most expensive. they just seem like they really know their shit. so i’ll definitely talk about it on my instagram stories and blog as it goes down to let you know how it turns out and what i think of them!
I love your podcast! Would you ever consider adding time stamps to your show notes? If someone wasn’t interested in the bachelorette/bachelor recap they could move on to the next topic! Thanks!
the woman who does my transcriptions also puts time stamps on topics!
I made this today and it was delicious you guys! I was looking so forward to it that I went and bought the stuff on a day that wasn’t my regular grocery day. I was just too excited. I meant to try it with an egg since I tolerate them well, but I forgot! Oh no, I’ll just have to make it again! 😉
Made this tonight – so delicious for a quick, easy weeknight meal! I make stir fry all of the time, but the sauce and the way its made is a game changer! So amazing!!!
Ok seriously this sauce is THE BEST ever!!!!!!! What the heck Juli, I’m convinced you are a paleo recipe wizard. Been making your recipes for weekly meal prep the past month and everything has been delicious! I made this stir fry & your banana walnut chocolate chip muffins (the ones with the Bobs Red Mill Paleo Flour) last night & am so pleased with how both came out!!!
so glad to hear it, lauren!!
I made this over the weekend… just ate the last of it for lunch. It’s SOOO good and so simple. Thank you thank you thank you! I also made plantains for the first time last week and you’re a genius.
I’ve used the sauce recipe part of this twice since you posted this. Once over meatballs, and then with some broccoli beef/stir fry concoction I made for dinner. So freaking good! I am going to make the actual recipe too! I know it will be amazing. That sauce is killer though!
Question on replacing coconut aminos. I have a hard time finding that without ordering or going out of the way to a specific store. I’m not paleo so wondering your suggestion to replace it? I want to get the flavor as close as possible to your recipe. Thanks and sorry if this is a repeat question but there were lots of remarks to look through!
you could use soy sauce since you aren’t paleo, but you could probably have to add some sort of sugar since soy sauce is incredibly salty
Thanks! I like coconut aminos much better but not always convenient to use. I’ll let you know how it turns out.
Making this right now! I love all your recipes so much! Your blog was pretty much my first intro to paleo way back in the day and it’s been a staple in my house, along with your cook books.
Do you season your cast iron skillets? For the life of me I have not gotten the hang of how to best care for my cast iron skillet. Do you rinse it after use or just let it sit and season over time?
i always get ones that have already been seasoned. and to clean mine, i put water in it and bring it to boil then use a wire brush to scrape off any bits, rinse and dry immediately. and if it needs it, i rubbed some oil to help seal it!