Pork Verde Zucchini Enchiladas (No Tortillas) | Low Carb, Keto, Gluten-free

Creamy, cheesy and filled with delicious morsels of shredded pork and mildly spicy green chiles, my Pork Verde Zucchini Enchiladas are missing just one thing – tortillas! Instead, ribbon thin strips of zucchini are overlapped and rolled up with the enchilada filling inside.Pork Verde Zucchini Enchiladas  - no tortillas! Low carb, keto friendly, gluten free.

Green chile zucchini enchiladas are so green, so amazing, such a smart way to use up that extra zucchini in your garden and/or make a recipe low carb if need be. In fact, a serving of these low carb enchiladas has just 5.7g net carb, making them also quite keto-friendly.  Continue reading

Hatch Green Chili Fries in the Air Fryer | Paleo, Whole30, Gluten-free

The Hatch are back in town! That’s right, it’s Hatch green chile season, that flavorful time of year when these amazing green chiles from New Mexico are in peak season.Hatch green chile fries are a quick and easy air fryer recipe suitable for paleo, whole30, gluten free and low carb diets.

I’ve got 101 Ways to Use Hatch Green Chiles – actually make that 102 with my new recipes this year, Hatch Green Chili Fries in the Air Fryer (or Oven). They are Paleo friendly and low carb thanks to a “breading” of almond meal and coconut flour and also super crunchy and quick to fix thanks to the Air Fryer (of course, they can also be baked in the oven). Read on to get this Air Fryer green chile recipes: Continue reading

No-Noodle Lasagna Stuffed Peppers

Whew, I’ve been too busy to blog, and am still playing catch-up with life since coming back from Lake Tahoe where I did that little “thing” – ya know, run in the Spartan World Championships in elite coin heat! More on that insanity later, now I just want to share an easy recipe that I made for dinner this week in an effort to bring life back into balance with some simple, nourishing foods that weren’t complicated to make! No Noodle Lasagna Stuffed Pepper

No-Noodle Lasagna Stuffed Peppers come together in 15 minutes and provides 32 grams of protein for only 312 calories – only 12 grams of fat yet so cheesy, creamy and delicious! Plus, no pasta, noodles or other grains are used keeping it gluten-free and paleo-ish (if you do cheese). Read on to get this easy, 15-minute recipe. Continue reading

Hatch Green Chile Steak Roll Ups

Hatch green chile season isn’t over until some steak is involved, that’s how I roll! Today, I’m sharing my easy recipe for Hatch Chile Steak Roll Ups (with Cilantro Yogurt Sauce), a flavorful, fancy-looking and surprisingly fast way to pepper up your dinner menu.  Beef Hatch Chile Roll Ups

I originally created these bundles of yum for Beef Loving Texans, the mothership of all things meat. In fact, I’ll be at Dallas Mania (a fitness convention) for the remainder of the week slinging steaks non-stop and talking about the health and performance benefits of lean beef. Stop by if you’re around . . . and read on to get the recipe deets:

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Hatch Chile Breakfast Egg Bake – Meal Prep Friendly

If I could pick the perfect pepper, it would be a Hatch green chile. In season for just a short time in late summer, these long, fleshy peppers are amazingly delicious grown in the soils of Hatch, NM along the Rio Grande. Because I’m a bona find Hatch-horder (one time having over 75 pounds of fire-roasted peppers in my freezer), I have yet another delicious recipe to share – Hatch Chile Breakfast Bake!Hatch Chile Breakfast Bake

It’s real family pleaser and can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner. Heck, crumble up the leftovers in a tortilla, douse in hot sauce and avocado and get to town! Read on to get the recipe and all the details, better hurry before Hatch season ends.

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