Going through my first whole 30 I wanted to make some of my favorite foods! I'm totally obsessed with the Terra vegetable chips so I needed something new to feed my craving for them. I got some trader joe's plantain chips which were heavenly but I couldn't keep buying a ton of those. So…. I decided to make my own! First I tried them in the oven and well… almost all of them came out burnt or partly burnt. So I decided to try them in the dehydrator and it worked amazingly!
First, I found a great sale on plantains at the store (5 for $2)
What You'll Need:
5 or more plantains
Mandolin or sharp knife
Sea Salt
Dehydrator
I cut of the ends of each plantain and placed a long slice down one side of the plantain skin and popped the plantain out of the skin! Next, I used my mandolin to evenly cut up the plantains.
After they were all cut up I placed them in a single layer on the dehydrator plates. Sprinkled them all with salt and I turned the dehydrator on at 155 degrees. It took about 12hrs to completely dry them out.
Now I have great on the go snacks for the rest of my whole 30! 5 plantains filled a quart size storage bag. It probably would have been more but I have a bad habit of tasting along the way while they dehydrate! oops!
Whole 30 Meatloaf
The Loaf:
2lbs Grassfed Ground Beef
1 Small Sweet Onion
1/2 Cup Gated Carrots
2 Large Eggs
1Tbsp Ghee
1/2Tbsp Basil
1/2Tbsp Thyme
1/2Tbsp Rosemary
1/2Tbsp Garlic
1/2Tbsp Pepper
1tsp Salt
The Sauce:
1 Can of Muir Glen Tomato Sauce
1 1/2Tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar
1/2tsp dry mustard
1/8tsp cayenne pepper
1/8tsp cinnamon
I prepped by putting foil over a medium sized baking pan and spread the tablespoon of ghee on the foil then pre heated the oven to 375F.
First I mixed up the ingredients for the 'ketchup' sauce. Then I took all the ingredients for the loaf and mixed them into a big bowl. Also I added half of the sauce recipe to the mixture. Next I mushed together everything into a log.
Lastly I spread the rest of the sauce on top of the loaf and popped it into the oven for an hour!
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| Before the Oven! |
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| Fresh out of the Oven |
I made cauliflower mashed potatoes and asparagus for sides. Can you say comfort food?!?! It was amazing!
Let me know how you guys like it!!
