Budget friendly paleo/primal recipes--Primal Hash

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So lately, due to the fact that I have been focusing on saving money rather than posting recipes, my food has gotten a bit boring. To be honest, I could eat grilled pork chops pretty much every night quite happily, but variety is the spice of life, and an important part of a balanced diet.

Last night, I was at a loss as to what to eat--I had some leftover pork roast, a ripe avocado, one and a half cooked sweet potatoes, and some onions and peppers. I decided to make "hash" for dinner with guacamole on the side. For those of you who may not have had the opportunity to eat hash growing up, it is basically a dish made with leftover meats and vegetables fried together in a skillet. It is sort of the stereotypical "poor man's" meal. In the 19th century, cheap restaurants were called "hash houses" and during the Great Depression hash became an American restaurant staple. Today if you find hash in a restaurant it will most likely be corned beef hash. According to Wikipedia, Corned beef hash has a history in Northern England dating back to WWII when canned corned beef was sometimes the only meat you get.

My version was made with leftover pork loin roast and other handy veggies. It turned out really well, so I am going to recommend it as a good way to use up leftovers without spending a lot of money...

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Paleo Hash (Makes two large servings)


Leftover pork roast (or any kind of meat) in small dice.
1 large onion, in small dice
2 peppers, in small dice (I used red and orange sweet bell peppers)
1 1/2 sweet potatoes (precooked and chopped in small dice) I baked mine a couple of days ago, so they were easy to cut up.
Grass fed butter
Olive Oil
Salt and pepper
Marjoram, oregano, thyme. (1 tsp. each)

Melt butter and olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and peppers, and fry until beginning to caramelize. Add meat, herbs, salt, pepper, and sweet potato. Cook until thoroughly warmed and the flavors have melded. Serve with guacamole on the side and fresh tomatoes if you have them. Cost: $5.52 ($2.76 per serving)