Our Favorite Must-Try Wild Diet Recipes

The Wild Diet creator, James Abel, knows there is room for EVERYTHING… even dessert. Today, more than ever, you don’t have to give up taste to eat cleaner and healthier. These Wild Diet Recipes give healthy eaters a real array of lighter but satisfying dishes that are easy to prepare and enjoyed by the entire family.

Check out the latest Wild Diet approved dishes and get cooking. (Wait..what is the Wild Diet? Read this first.)

Cookies & Cream Sandwiches (Wild AND Gluten Free)

Preparation Time: 10 minutes

Cooking Time: 8 minutes

Makes: 12 to 16 cookies for 6 to 8 ice cream sandwiches

Ingredients:

• 1 teaspoon aluminum free baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon Stevia extract (REAL GROUND Stevia leaf is healthy in moderation, not something like Truvia)
• ½ teaspoon sea salt
• 4 egg whites
• 6 tablespoons coconut palm sugar
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 cup cocoa powder
• Nada Moo ice Crème*

Utensils:

• 11 x 7 storage container
• Parchment paper
• Mixing bowls
• Individual plastic wrap for cookies sandwiches

Directions:

1. Preheat oven 350 degrees
2. Freeze a 11 x 7 storage container lined with parchment paper
3. Let frozen ice Crème sit to soften
4. Mix baking powder, Stevia, coconut sugar, salt and cocoa powder
5. Use a clean mixing bowl to blend egg whites and vanilla extract until whites froth and fluff
6. Mix stiffen egg whites into cocoa powder mixture until thick and sticky
7. Place cookie dough by spoonful onto parchment paper; press round and thin into a cookie shape
8. Bake cookies for 8 minutes and allow them to completely cool
9. Build sandwich; begin with plastic wrap, place one cookie, scoop of ice cream and top with cookie; wrap and place in freezer storage container.  Repeat until 6 to 8 ice cream sandwiches are made
10. Freeze 3 to 4 hours or overnight
11. Allow to soften 5 to 10 minutes before serving (optional)

*Purchase ice cream that is dairy free, gluten free and free from ingredients including soybean oil, soy lecithin and high-fructose corn syrup

More about this recipe here.

French Onion Broth Soup

This Wild Diet recipe for onion soup makes dinner simple and amazing. What makes this broth so good? It uses grass-fed butter and pastured bone broth.  Add this with some fresh organic greens and you are sure to have a family favorite.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 1 hour

Makes: 4 servings

Utensils:

• 8 quart pot
• 4 oven proof soup bowls

Ingredients:

• 5 large sweet yellow onions sliced slightly thick
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• ½ cup grass-fed butter
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 2 quarts pastured beef bone broth*
• 1 teaspoon sea salt
• 3 ounces grass-fed raw milk sharp Cheddar cheese – sliced or shredded
• 3 ounces Organic Valley Parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Preheat broiler
2. On top of stove, melt butter in pot over medium heat; add onions and cook 8 minutes until translucent, but NOT brown
3. Add thyme, salt, pepper and beef broth.  Simmer uncovered 45 minutes; stir occasionally.  Allow broth to thicken making onion delicious and sweet and soft.
4. Place 4 oven proof soup bowls onto cookie sheet and fill with soup
5. Evenly top each soup with Cheddar and Parmesan cheeses
6. *Broil until cheese begins to brown and bubble (1 ½ to 2 minutes)
7. Serve hot

*During the broiling process watch carefully as cheese burns quickly

More about this Bone Broth Onion Soup here.

Spaghetti Squash And Meatballs

Quick and delish! You won’t even miss the pasta noodles (or their post-meal bloating effects!). This hearty Wild Diet recipe satisfies hunger with every twirl of your fork. The combination of tomato sauce and squash pack this dish with potassium and vitamins A, C, & B.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking:  1 hour

Utensils:

• 9 x 13 baking dish
• Large mixing bowls
• Paring knife
• Fork
• Large frying pan

Ingredients:

• 85% lean; 1 pound grass-fed ground beef
• 1 tablespoon coconut flour
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
• 1 whole spaghetti squash
• Coconut oil
• 1 egg
• 26 to 30oz. jar organic tomato sauce (no sugar added)
• 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
• ½ cup water
• 1 yellow onion – peeled and diced

Directions:

1. Preheat over 375 degrees
2. Place 9 x 13 baking dish with ½ cup water in oven
3. Cut spaghetti squash lengthwise and scrape all seeds out
4. Put squash face down in baking dish; roast 30 minutes or until tender
5. Once cooled use fork and rake back and forth inside squash halves to remove strands and put strands in large bowl
6. In a separate bowl, place peeled and diced onion, garlic, ground beef, egg, coconut flour, sea salt and Italian seasoning.  Mix all ingredients until well blended.
7. Shape meatball mixture into small balls about 14 total
8. Place frying pan with coconut oil over medium heat
9. Cook meatballs until browned throughout
10. Reduce heat on oven to 350 degrees
11. In 9 x 13 baking dish, add spaghetti squash strands and meatballs
12. Pour tomato sauce over mixture; cover with foil
13. Bake 20 minutes
14. Let stand about 5 minutes and serve

Bountiful Turkey Cobb Salad

No healthy eating plan is complete without a salad. And this one actually tastes good. Fresh, non-starchy vegetables make the best fat burners. So, this salad is not just great tasting, but fat burning, too!

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Servings: 2

Utensils:

• Mixing bowls
• Wire whisk
• 2 Serving plate

Ingredients:

• 4 boiled eggs
• 1 cup chopped cucumbers
• 4 slices roasted turkey breast – sliced into thin strips
• 1 extra-large bunch of red or green butter lettuce – rinsed and torn into pieces
• 4 slices organic Canadian bacon – sliced into thin strips
• 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
• ½ cup shredded grass-fed sharp Cheddar cheese

Salad dressing directions:

• 1 tablespoon dried Italian seasoning
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• Black pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Mix all dressing ingredients together with wire whisk and set aside
2. Place torn lettuce on each serving plate
3. Slice eggs into quarters and divide evenly on each serving plate
4. Evenly add thin strips of Canadian bacon and turkey breast strips to each serving plate
5. In mixing bowl toss cucumbers, tomatoes and cheese; add evenly a serving to each plate
6. Lightly coat with Italian dressing and serve

Which of these Wild Diet recipes is your favorite? Is there one you like that we haven’t mentioned? Let us know in the comments section! For more Wild Diet recipes, check out Abel’s cookbook here.