Saturday Morning Breaky

Chicken Apple Hash



Have you ever noticed how certain foods go
together? Beer and pizza, peanut butter and
chocolate? Sorry, we are not recommending
chocolate or pizza at the present moment, but
we do have a good paleo friendly combo:
chicken and apples. Perhaps not the Abbot
and Costello of the food world, but chicken and
apples do make quite a flavor combination.
We
also have a few favorite spices that bring out the
natural flavor of both fruit and fowl. The following
feature breakfast is a chicken apple hash with a
few seasoning twists.

Time: 15min

• Free range boneless skinless chicken breast
(turkey works as well especially if one can
find the ground variety)
• Fresh Fuji apples - Look for these at your
farmers market as they are at the height
of the season
• Jamaican All Spice
• Garam Massala
• Cinnamon
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil

We have used all of the spices listed above either
singularly or in combination to create
several
varieties of chicken apple hash. These spices
tend to be forgiving if overused so be creative
and experiment with what you find to be the
ultimate hash.
Mince or finely chop chicken breast. Some
butcher shops and better super markets will grind
the chicken breast for you. This is preferable as it
will result in better consistency.
Grate 2 Fuji apples, include the seeds if you are
feeling particularly Paleo and would like a small
dose of anti cancer fun.
Place a nonstick skillet over medium heat and
add a generous amount of olive oil. Add 1-2 tsp.
of any of the above spices to the oil and allow
to infuse for ~2min. If you are using
more than
one spice keep the amount to 1 tsp. each unless
you enjoy intensely flavored
food. We particularly
like a hash with a lot of cinnamon. We will use as
much as 1 Tbsp in this recipe. Give it a try and see
if you like it!
Add chicken to the infused oil and stir frequently
to
brown the chicken on all sides. When the chicken
is almost completely brown add the apples and
cover pan for 3-5 min stirring occasionally. If the
hash becomes
a bit watery because of moisture
from the apples increase heat to medium-high
for a few minutes and finish cooking uncovered
until the apples have cooked down.
Serve with cinnamon infused espresso!

Zone Blocks: This recipe is particularly friendly to
the Zone. Our 1 block proportions
are: 1oz chicken
breast for protein, 1/2 an apple for the carbs, 1/3
tsp olive oil supplies
the fat. To construct a meal
of a particular
block measure simply multiply the
above measure appropriately. Remember to
add extra fat blocks if you are using chicken or
turkey breast as they are very low fat. If one is
following the Athletes Zone as much as 2 Tbsp of
olive oil will be necessary to round out a 4 block
meal with 5x fat.