Pasta Sauce and Veggies

I'm not sure what to call this - it's not really Paleo pasta but I do love the comfort of eating yummy pasta sauce with tons of meat and veggies so I'm calling it what it is :)

Organic pasta sauce with ground beef and veggies: zucchini and squash in this particular instance.

Sometimes I throw in carrots, broccoli, and/or bell peppers. It's so comforting. If I have some good raw pastured cheese I will put on top - not sure how good that is to do since it melts the cheese and may negate the raw part but it's pretty yum :)

smoked ham with squash, zucchini and tomatoes

ham:

• place in crockpot with about an 1-2 inches of water for 5 hours

veggies:

• heat olive oil, bacon fat, garlic and italian spices (add crushed red pepper for spice) in pan for a few minutes
• add 3 tomatoes and stir around for a few minutes
• add chopped squash and zucchini
• cover for 5-10 minutes

one note: the ham was a bit dry which i think was because of the added water in the crockpot and may have been in there longer than it needed. next time, i will probably leave out the water and just put the ham in the crock pot by itself.

roasted rosemary chicken with squash, zucchini and asparagus

• preheat oven for 350
• rub olive oil on whole chicken
• stuff a few sticks of fresh rosemary in chicken and sprinkle some on top
• roast for an hour
• cook squash, zucchini and asparagus in a skillet with olive oil, pepper and salt

serve and enjoy!