AIP Elimination Diet: Recipes from Weeks 3-6

I am currently in the reintroduction phase of my AIP elimination diet. It's going to be a long road. Each new ingredient takes four days to reintroduce: two days of eating, two days off. If there are negative reactions, it's most likely that ingredient is a culprit. So far I've successfully added back in tomatoes, lentils (primarily for the sake of red lentil pasta), and bell peppers/chili powder. Here are a few recipes from the last three weeks of the elimination diet plus this past week+ of reintroduction.

 Roasted Chicken with Sweet Potatoes, Farofa & Greens, and Cranberry Sauce

Chicken thigh
Olive Oil
Garlic
Herbs
Salt and pepper

Sweet Potato

Onion
Cruciferous Crunch from Trader Joe’s (chopped kale, brussel sprouts, broccoli, green cabbage and red cabbage)
Toasted Cassava Flour
Olive Oil
Garlic
Salt
Pepper

Cranberries
Apple
Cinnamon
Ginger powder
Cloves

Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and herbs of choice. Set aside. Peel sweet potato, cut into cylinders, and then cut into fourths. Roast chicken and sweet potatoes on the same oiled pan, in a oven set to 375-400 degrees F. Cook until both are browned. You may need to remove sweet potatoes first.

In a skillet, saute onions. Add cruciferous crunch greens and cook until tender. Add toasted cassava flour with more olive oil, salt, pepper, garlic. Cook until cassava begins to lump.

In a small pan, boil diced apple, cranberries, ginger powder, cinnamon, and cloves with water. Cook until fruit is soft and sauce begins to thicken.


Quick & Hearty Chunky Tuna Salad
The first half of my elimination diet I ate a lot of deconstructed salads. This second half, I've been a fan of this type of chunky tuna salad, which happens to travel really well. On days I wasn't taking this salad on the go, I ate it by layering on top of Trader Joe's new Murasaki Sweet Potato chips. Yum.

Can of tuna
Avocado Oil
Garlic Powder
Salt and Pepper
Parsley
Lettuce
Cucumber
Carrot
Red Onion
Broccoli
Avocado
Lemon Juice

Open tuna and mix with avocado oil, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and parsley. Slice red onion, carrots, and broccoli. Saute with olive oil until tender and browned. Combine all ingredients and add more avocado oil if needed, and a sprinkle of lemon juice.

Alternative variation:
Tuna
Avocado
Cherry Tomatoes
Cucumber
Avocado oil
Garlic powder
Salt and pepper
with Trader Joe’s Murasaki Sweet Potato chips

Quick Butternut Squash Soup
Sometimes you just want soup for lunch, and you don't have any in your frig or freezer. In swoops this soup.

Olive Oil
Onion
Carrot
Butternut Squash
Ground Turkey
Kale
Chicken Bone Broth
Herbs
Garlic
Salt
Pepper

Saute onions, carrot, butternut squash in a medium pan. In a separate skillet, cook ground turkey until browned. When the vegetables are tender, spoon out half, and set aside. Pour chicken bone broth over the remaining vegetables. When broth is warmed, use an immersion blender to "cream" broth and vegetables. Add back in half of vegetables, as well as cooked ground turkey, kale, salt, pepper, and herbs.


Turkey Burger with sautéed veggies, spinach, and roasted delicata squash
I've been missing fries during this elimination diet. These roasted delicata squash half-moons are pretty close. They are best served hot and crunchy.

Ground turkey
Salt
Pepper
Garlic
Toasted Cassava Flour
Water
Onions
Cherry tomatoes
Spinach
Delicata squash
Avocado dressing (recipe on previous post)

Wash delicata squash. Cut in half and scoop out the seeds. Slice into half-moons. Coat in olive oil, sprinkle with salt, and pepper. Roast at 425 degrees F until both sides are browned.

Meanwhile, combine ground turkey, salt, pepper, garlic powder, toasted cassava flour, and a bit of water. Cook in a large frying pan, surrounded by sliced onions and cherry tomatoes.

Serve on a bed of spinach, with a side of Avocado dressing.


Savory Lentil “Oatmeal” with Spinach
Last Sunday was the day I was going to reintroduce lentils, but I didn't feel like having pasta for breakfast, so I decided to try a variation on these breakfast lentils. Oatmeal is the closest comparison. I wouldn't say I loved this, but it was filling and served it's purpose.

Onion
Apple
Garlic
Red Lentils
Salt
Coconut Milk
Water
Spinach

In a medium pan, saute diced onion and apple with a bit of garlic. Add rinsed red lentils and salt. Cook for a bit before adding liquid. Pour in coconut milk and water, bring to a boil, and then reduce heat until lentils are tender. (Note: I did include some chicken broth, but after the fact, realized I shouldn't have). Serve with spinach.

 

 

 

Pumpkin Cassava Crust No-Cheese Pizza
I've also been super missing pizza. So now that I can eat tomatoes, I thought I'd try a cheese-less pizza of sorts. It was yummy. But it didn't taste like pizza. Bummer.

Pumpkin (from a can)
Cassava Flour
Arrowroot Starch
Salt
Water

Tomato paste
Coconut milk
Herbs
Garlic
Salt and pepper

Onions
Red Peppers
Mushrooms
Spinach
Chicken sausage (pre-cooked, AIP compliant)

Combine dough ingredients in a bowl. It's going to be too wet to roll out or spread out in a traditional pizza method. Pat into place on a cooking sheet as well as you can. Cook in a pre-heated 375 degree F oven until dough is cooked but not browned.

In a small sauce pan, combine tomato pasta, coconut milk, and a bit of water if needed. Add spices and herbs. 

Spread sauce over cooked dough. Add spinach and other vegetables, as well as chicken sausage.

Bake until top begins to brown.

Toasted Coconut with Banana

When I was looking for snacky type things to have on hand, I ran across Trader Joe's unsweetened coconut chips. The other day I tried toasting them, and it's been a game changer. It's the "nut" like crunch and flavor I've been craving.

Trader Joe's Unsweetened Coconut Chips
Banana (or other fruit)

In a skillet, heat coconut until it begins to brown.
Slice fruit, and then serve together.