Slow Cooker Orange Beef Stew
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I’m always on the lookout for healthy, nourishing, and delicious meals. I love my Mandarin chicken recipe so I thought I’d try orange beef. I’m so glad I did! This…
Beef Recipes
My favorite healthy, real food beef recipes for busy families can be found below. All recipes are grain-free, dairy optional and kid-approved. Need help meal planning? Check out my meal planning service!
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Easy Boeuf Bourguignon (Beef Burgundy) Recipe
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After my husband and I watched Julie and Julia (good movie!), I went on a French cooking kick. Boeuf Bourguignon (also known as Beef Burgundy) was already pretty healthy to…
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Stuffed Acorn Squash Boats (Kid-Approved!)
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I don’t ever cook special foods just for picky kids or use food as a reward, but I do let kids help cook (it encourages them to try a wider…
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Bean-Free Chili Recipe (Paleo & Keto Friendly)
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This fast bean-free chili recipe is a simple and filling meal on a cool day. It can be made as spicy (or not) as you like and even kids will…
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Greek-Style Moussaka Recipe (Eggplant Casserole)
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I’m always on the lookout for healthy recipes that can be made in bulk and frozen for later use (like when a new baby is born and cooking is difficult…
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Sweet Potato Vegetable Lasagna Recipe
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I will never forget the feeling of digging up our first crop of sweet potatoes at our first home when we were finally able to have a good size garden.…
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Healthier Irish Corned Beef & Cabbage Recipe
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Corned beef & cabbage is a favorite meal of ours (as it is for most Americans of Irish descent) and a tradition in our house on St. Patrick’s Day. I’ve…
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Sweet Potato Frosted Meatloaf Cupcakes (Kid Favorite!)
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I know what you’re thinking… meatloaf cupcakes? Have I finally taken it too far?! Granted, frosted meat cupcakes may not sound like a treat, but this recipe takes plain ol’ meat…
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Upside-Down Dairy Free Pizza Recipe
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Pizza is big business and an American favorite (and one of my kids’ favorites too!). Experts estimate that half of us eat pizza at least once a week and that…
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Amazing Beef Barbacoa Recipe (Slow & Pressure Cooker Option)
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Beef barbacoa has skyrocketed in popularity thanks to a popular restaurant chain. I first tried this several years ago at a local restaurant and loved the depth of flavors it…
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20-Minute Beef & Zucchini Stir-Fry Your Kids Will Love
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As a kid, I remember eating things like Hamburger Helper (or Tuna Helper *cringe*) on the regular. This MSG, hydrolyzed corn protein, and enriched wheat with folic acid infused one-pan meal…
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Garlic Herb Pot Roast Recipe (Instant Pot)
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I’ve recently been experimenting with my new favorite kitchen appliance: the Instant Pot. What is it? An electric, programable, pressure-cooker. Think pressure cooker meets slow cooker. Why Instant Pot/Pressure Cooker?…
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How to Render Tallow
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Note from Katie: Please welcome my friend Elizabeth (also a mom of five) to share her tutorial for how to render tallow (beef fat) at home. If you missed it, also…
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Pakistani Kima Recipe (One Pan Meal)
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It may have an unusual sounding name to native English speakers, but Pakistani kima has become one of my favorite dinner recipes. I tried this recipe at a friend’s suggestion…
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Homemade Cincinnati Chili Recipe
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If you aren’t familiar with Cincinnati Chili, you should be! I must admit, this is an unusual chili. I grew up in Texas where chili meant meat, beans and spicy, so…
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Liver and Onions (with Bacon)
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It turns out that after all the childhood fear and drama about organ meats, they are actually good for you. If you aren’t already eating liver, you should be! The…
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Greek Stir-Fry Recipe
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Many of my recipes are simple stir-fry type recipes because these are the ones I most often cook myself! From a convenience perspective, I certainly understand why many people choose…
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How to Make Bone Broth (Recipe, with Instant Pot Option)
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If you aren’t already making bone broth regularly, I’d encourage you to start today! It is an incredibly healthy and very inexpensive addition to any diet, and the homemade versions…
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Slow Cooker Ribs Recipe
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Ribs are one of those foods that always intimidated me, and while I liked them, I was never brave enough to cook them for the first few years I was…
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Grain Free One Pan Spaghetti Recipe (Over Cabbage)
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This isn’t one of the most visually appealing recipes to emerge from my kitchen, but one of the simplest! It’s a quick and easy take on spaghetti without the grains.…
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Zucchini Lasagna Recipe
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Are you grain free now, but sometimes wish you could indulge in a pasta dish without the insulin spike and “brick in the stomach” feeling? My husband had been requesting…
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Ground Beef Jerky Recipe
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My kids really like beef jerky, and actually I do too. For a long time, we never had it in the house because a) it’s expensive and b) unless its…
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Gluten Free Pizza (Meatza)
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Healthy eating doesn’t have to mean forgetting pizza forever. This gluten-free pizza recipe tastes like regular pizza but is much more filling and protein packed. The basic idea is that…
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Shepherd’s Pie Recipe
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Being of Irish/Scottish descent, the adjustment away from potatoes was a tough one! I used to make shepherd’s pie regularly every couple of weeks because it was easy and the…