50+ Paleo Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and Dessert
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If you’re following a Paleo diet, especially if you’re just getting started, the best approach is not to get hung up on the restrictions and things you can’t eat. Sure, grains, gluten, dairy, and sweets (minus dark chocolate!) are out of the picture, but there’s still a huge variety of delicious options at every meal.
To prove it to you, we’ve rounded up more than 50 Paleo-friendly recipes to take you through breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert.
Acorn Squash Egg-in-a-Hole (Image credit: Maria Siriano)
Paleo Breakfast Ideas
- Easy Paleo Breakfast Egg Muffins
- How To Make a Frittata with Whatever You Have on Hand
- Acorn Squash Egg-in-a-Hole
- Coconut, Apple, Date & Almond Breakfast Mix
- How To Hard Boil Eggs Perfectly Every Time
- How To Cook Eggs in an Electric Pressure Cooker
- Vegetable Breakfast Hash
- Scrambled Eggs with Lazy Salsa
- Scrambled Eggs With Green Peppers & Mushrooms (omit cheddar)
Slow Cooker Whole Chicken Soup (Image credit: Joe Lingeman)
Paleo Lunch Ideas
Lemon Thyme Chicken Thighs (Image credit: Joe Lingeman)
Paleo Chicken Dinners
- How To Make Easy Shredded Chicken in the Slow Cooker
- Lemon Thyme Chicken Thighs
- Easy Crispy Chicken Carnitas
- How To Cook Chicken Breast in the Instant Pot
- Slow Cooker Pesto Chicken
- How To Cook Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs in the Oven
- Kerala-Style Fennel and Anise Slow Cooker Chicken Curry (serve over cauliflower rice)
- Grilled Chicken Thighs with Chimichurri
- Slow Cooker BBQ Shredded Chicken (use Paleo BBQ sauce)
- BBQ Chicken Casserole
- How To Make the Easiest Baked Chicken
Paleo Chili (Image credit: Joe Lingeman)
Meaty Paleo Dinner Ideas
- Paleo Chili
- How To Make Roasted Pork Tenderloin
- Slow Cooker Brisket and Onions
- Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas
- Egg Roll Skillet
- Pressure-Cooker Hawaiian Kalua Pig
- Asian Cauliflower Fried Rice with Kalua Pork
- Warm Fajita Steak Salad
- Fried Cauliflower Rice
- How To Cook Tender & Juicy Pork Chops in the Oven
- How To Cook Perfect Steak in the Oven
- How To Make Really Good Chile Verde Stew in the Slow Cooker
How To Cook Salmon in the Slow Cooker (Image credit: Emma Christensen)
Paleo Dinner Ideas with Seafood
How To Make Paleo Brownies (Image credit: Joe Lingeman)
Paleo Snacks and Desserts
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