Recipe: Paleo Hatch Green Chili Casserole

Casseroles are the best. What other meal combines everything in one dish and still manages to taste amazing? Here's the truth up front about this one -- it takes forever. I got home from work thinking I could whip up this casserole and then watch some RHOBH before Adam got home. Turns out no. 

On a scale of 1-I'd made this again, I'd say 7.

Would I consider this a paleo-fail? Not quite. Paleo-success? Meh.

Hey, this blog is the good, bad, ugly, delicious and all the in between. This casserole isn't the best thing Ive made, but it's not the worst. It's the in-between.

Ya know what this casserole would be good for? People who love chicharrones. You'll see why soon enough.

Ingredients:
Filling: 

• 1 tablespoon coconut oil
• 1 1/2 pounds chicken breasts
• 4 cups water
• 1 pound breakfast sausage
• 2 pounds cooked hatch Chile peppers

Gravy

• 1 1/2 cups salsa Verde
• 1 can organic full-fat coconut milk
• 2 limes, juiced
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons arrowroot powder

Topping: 

• 2 cups friend pork skins -- chicharrones
• 1 cup fresh cilantro 

How to Make: 
Filling: 

1. Melt the coconut oil. Season the chicken with salt and pepper. Cook for 3 minutes on each side. Cover with water and simmer for 15-20 minutes. When cooked, drain chicken and shred. 
2. Brown the sausage. Set aside. 
3. Roast, clean and chop the Hatch chilies into 1 inch pieces. Add the shredded chicken and sausage to the bowl and stir together. Pour the mixture into a casserole dish. 

Gravy: 

1. Combine the salsa, coconut milk, salt, lime juice, cumin, chili powder and arrowroot in a bowl. Whisk until smooth. Pour over filling in casserole dish. 
2. Cover the dish with foil and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. 

Topping: 

1. Crush the pork rinds into a rough powder. Chop cilantro. Stir together.
2. When casserole is finished, sprinkle the topping. 
3. Enjoy! 

broil these bad boys and keep turning them until they're blackened.

cooking is better with wine, plus its my nickname.

this is just a picture of the sauce, but I thought it was pretty.

The finished product. Enjoy!