Quick Prep Paleo: Simple Whole-Food Meals with 5 to 15 Minutes of Hands-On Time

by Mary Smith

Cooking Whole Foods Just Got a Whole Lot Easier

When life gets crazy, sticking to your healthy Paleo lifestyle can feel challenging— but Mary Smith is here to help. In Quick Prep Paleo, Mary simplifies whole-food cooking with simple, hands-off recipes packed with flavor. With just 15 minutes or fewer of chopping, mixing and sautéing, you can have a real-food, family-friendly meal on the way. Each recipe in this book comes together quickly while cutting out gluten, dairy, grains, legumes and refined sugar, so you will feel your best all day long. Recipes include:
•Quick Creamy Bolognese Sauce
•Chicken “Parm” and Cauliflower Gnocchi Skillet
•Sheet-Pan Baja Fish Taco Bowls
•Slow Cooker Smothered Pork Chops
•Better-For-You Mississippi Pot Roast
•Instant Pot® Orange-Sesame Chicken
•Creamy Salmon Piccata
•Meat Lovers’ Pizza Spaghetti Squash Casserole

Let the oven, stove, slow cooker or Instant Pot® do all the work while you enjoy extra free time at home. With this collection of Mary’s ingenious recipes and gorgeous photography, you’re sure to find everything you need to make every day delicious!

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction, Cooking

176 pages, Paperback

Published November 10, 2020

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database.

Mary Smith is the creator of Mary’s Whole Life. She has been featured on Prevention.com, Parade.com and the feedfeed. She lives with her family in Westminster, Maryland.

Reviews

[Diane S ☔ · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was trying to find easy to make but healthy recipes. Found several here, including the use of sheet pans and insta pots. Good book with easy to follow instructions.

[Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

I want to focus on eating with a more paleo mindset. I'm feeling unhappy with our eating style at the moment. The problem with a lot of paleo recipes is the time commitment or the weird ingredients. I visited a bookstore yesterday and actually looked at the recipes to see how "do-able" they are.

A lot of the recipes sound easy and simple as the title suggests. Now to see if they are just as good. Hope to update my rating as we cook some of these recipes.

[Shea Fox · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mary has provided many recipes that my family can all enjoy and that I can prepare in the instant pot or on one sheet pan. Some of our favorites are recipes like sheet pan Pad Thai, sheet pan Turkey Meatloaf with potatoes and green beans, Prosciutto/Chicken/Asparagus Bundles; we love her instant pot Mississippi Pot Roast, Jambalaya, and Chicken Pot Pie soup.

[Jenny K · Rating 3 out of 5]

Picked this up due to front cover photo. Much to my disappointment, that recipe did not seem to make the book. There were several recipes I’d like to try however and the one I have made so far was excellent.

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

We've made several recipes from this book. So easy and really tasty!

[June · Rating 5 out of 5]

My bible!

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I saw this and got super excited, considering all of the positive reviews. This was not a book for me. The recipes did not appeal. Most of the time I can find at least a few that I want to try, there was nothing here for me. On the plus side most of the recipes seemed pretty simple and there were quite a few pictures. N