Acorn Squash and Ground Lamb

This was something we haven't tried before. We had walked past the acorn squash 100 times and thought, what could we do with that when perusing the veggies at the grocery store. Hubs went shopping and came home with one, and ground lamb was on sale, so he picked that up too. This is the result.

What you need:
- Acorn Squash
- 1lb Ground Lamb
- 1 Red Onion
- 1 Green Onion
- Cayenne Pepper (to taste)
- Black Pepper

What you do:
- Cut squash in half and bake at 375 for about 45 minutes
- Saute red onion in pan with olive oil
- Add lamb to pan and brown
- As it gets close to being done, add green onion
- Season with cayenne and pepper to your desired taste
- When squash is done stuff with lamb mixture and serve

Paleo Shepards Pie

We make this one a lot for work lunches and started putting it in a 11X9 glass pan. Its easy to scoop into tupperware and take as leftovers. It heats up well and we typically make it on a Sunday and have it for a few meals during the week.

 

Got the recipe at (http://cfscceat.blogspot.com/2011/01/paleo-shepherds-pie.html) we added celery.

 

What you need:

1 lb. ground lamb (or ground beef)

1 onion, chopped

2 C carrots, sliced

1 tsp. ground black pepper

1/2 tsp. sea salt

3/4 C beef broth

1 T arrowroot powder

1 T dried thyme

1 T olive oil

Celery

1 head cauliflower, broken in chunks

2 T coconut oil

1/2 black pepper

What you do:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. On the stove top, steam cauliflower chunks until just tender. Put in a food processor and add coconut oil. Blend until creamy, season with ground pepper and set aside. Heat olive oil in a skillet and saute onions until tender. Add ground lamb and cook until crumbly and brown. Add carrots and celery and cook for another 5 minutes. Mix beef broth and arrowroot powder together. Slowly add the mixture to lamb and carrots. Season with the salt and pepper and simmer for about 5 more minutes. Pour into a 9-inch pie pan. Spread cauliflower over the top and bake for about 30-35 minutes (remove when top starts to brown, and sides are bubbly).

It looked like this...