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Jackfruit Carnitas

This meatless main is extremely versatile—serve it in tacos or an omelette, atop crisp butter lettuce, on nachos... This is a recipe from Trader Joe's that is Dee approved!

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons of your favorite TJ's Olive Oil divided
  • 1/2 TJ's Jumbo Yellow Onion diced and divided
  • 2 cans TJ's Green Jackfruit in Brine drained and deseeded
  • 2 teaspoons TJ's Cumin
  • 2 teaspoons TJ's Nutritional Yeast
  • 2 teaspoons TJ's Organic Oregano
  • 2 teaspoons TJ's Smoked Paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon TJ's Pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon TJ's Salt
  • 3 tablespoons TJ's Organic Coconut Aminos
  • 2 teaspoons TJ's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Juice of 1 TJ's Orange
  • Juice of 1 TJ's Lime

Instructions

  1. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil to a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of the diced onion to pan and sauté until translucent, 3-5 minutes. Meanwhile, roughly chop jackfruit. Add jackfruit to pan and sauté another 5 minutes.
  2. Add cumin, nutritional yeast, oregano, paprika, salt and pepper to pan, stirring to coat jackfruit. Sauté 3 minutes. Add coconut aminos, apple cider vinegar and orange juice to pan and sauté an additional 5 minutes, breaking jackfruit down into smaller pieces with a wooden spoon. Add remaining tablespoon olive oil and stir to coat. Let cool slightly.
  3. Garnish cooked jackfruit with remaining diced onion and lime juice. Enjoy!
Dee McCaffrey, DCN, MS
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Dee McCaffrey is an organic chemist turned nutritionist and weight loss expert. She is an internationally acclaimed author who lost 100 pounds and has kept the weight off for over three decades. Dee frequently conducts nutrition lectures and cooking classes at venues throughout the United States. She has appeared on numerous TV and radio shows throughout the U.S. including National Public Radio (WNPR), The Doctors, Better TV, The List, and The Dr. Steve Show. Dee and her husband Michael McCaffrey are the founders of Processed-Free America, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing a global awareness of the effect processed foods have on our health, and the healing properties of natural whole foods. In addition to her published books, Dee has developed an award-winning nutrition curriculum for children, and a certification program for adults to who want to teach the Processed-Free lifestyle to people in their communities. Dee holds a doctoral degree in Human Clinical Nutrition and Integrative Health, and is an adjunct faculty member at several colleges. She a professional member of the National Association of Nutrition Professionals (NANP), The American Nutrition Association (ANA) and the American Association of Nutritional Consultants (AANC). She lives in Tempe, Arizona with her husband and two cats.