I don’t know why I said alert. It’s not like this is an exciting recipe that I must alert you about. It’s a very simple, lazy recipe to eat along with your huge slab of meat. I don’t make side dishes enough, mostly because I don’t eat them. I’d rather just eat a huge steak and call it good. It’s not that I don’t like vegetables, I just like protein more.
So last week, I taught my first cooking class! Never thought I’d ever do that. During the day, I was getting nervous about it, but as soon as it came around, I wasn’t nervous whatsoever. Mostly because all I was doing was talking, and talking about food, so why would I feel uncomfortable? The class was for MBS CrossFit who is in the middle of doing their 28 day paleo challenge. It was pretty awesome because everyone brought a side dish to eat while they waited for my dish. Some of my favorite dishes included a lime infused sweet potato puree and the other was a peach habanero chicken salad. I couldn’t stop eating both.
So in conclusion, I want to do cooking classes more often. So fun.
I’m so obsessed with this song right now. Mostly because the video was filmed at Red Rocks which is where I grew up working out. I love that place. That’s definitely in my top 5 favorite places on Earth. It doesn’t come close to Lake Powell, though.
Did you see the sneak peek of my photo shoot for my cookbook on instagram the other day? I’m so excited for the cookbook! It doesn’t come out until April, but finishing up little touches like this makes me get so anxious.
And to person(s) that keep breaking into my car and throwing sh*t around, you’re not very nice. I would wish bad things upon you, but that would be mean, and I don’t want to be like you. So I hope good things upon you so in turn, you will stop beating the crap out of my car. Selfish reasons mostly.
Side Dish Alert: Bacon Acorn Squash Patties
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 3-6 1x
Ingredients
- 1 large acorn squash, cut in half, seeds removed
- 4–6 strips bacon, diced
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cut your squash in half and place your squash open side, face down on a baking sheet.
- Roast your squash for 25-30 minutes.
- Once your squash is soft when you poke its skin, remove it from the oven to cool.
- Then cook your bacon in a medium pan until cooked through, and place on a paper towel to soak up the excess fat.
- Reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon fat in your pan after your bacon in done cooking.
- Scoop out your acorn squash into a bowl and add your bacon, eggs, coconut flour, and salt and pepper. Mix thoroughly until eggs are broken up completely.
- Use a spoon to scoop out a large spoonful of mixture and add to your hot bacon fat pan.
- Cook each patty for 3-5 minutes then use a spatula to flip it over and press down and cook for another 3-5 minutes.
- You just want to create a crust on each side of the patty.
- Repeat.
- Serve with your favorite protein.
- Makes 4-8 patties.
Bacon eh? Then it’s a winner !
Have seen your sneak peek on Instagram, love it !
Keep ’em comin’ (both the pics and new recipes)
So they’re like pancakes, but with vegetables. This is a side dish I can get on board with.
You look SO beautiful in that picture!! And these acorn squash things look bomb tactic
I bet I could even get my veggie adverse bf to eat these! Everything really is better with bacon, and I’m excited to try these!!!
Mmmm, squash and bacon…
Oh hey! I think I was right next to you when you took this shot (Pearl Street Farmers Market amiright?) – I have the dog that looks like a cute little red fox but is actually an asshole, and my roommate was with me, she has a sweet husky (so we have a fox and a wolf!). Anyhoo – going to try this recipe soon! Congrats on the book!
This looks amazing, Guess i am headed back to the store to get some acorn squash. Because obviously I have bacon on hand. I will just study for that test later tonight.
Bacon first, school second. Thats my motto. Thanks for all the work you do. I can not wait to buy your cook book!
I just found your website when I googled paleo fudge. I think I’m in love. I need to stop pinning all your recipes and go make something yummy.
Thanks for giving me new paleo foods to add to our lives!
That picture of you is SO cute. It ignites a girlcrush within me (in the flattering way not the I’m a creep way).
I’m sure you have a huge international following already but from this tiny little part of the UK, than thankyou for your blogs and recipes. I check it out every day on RSS. I hope we get to see your book over here. The recipes are good but your take on the world is better. Thank you.