Easy AIP Meals for Beginners: 55+ Stress-Free Weeknight Meals
If you’re looking for some easy AIP meals for beginners, you’re in the right place. AIP cooking can get pretty in-depth if you let it and that’s fine. However, if you’re fairly new to the autoimmune protocol, I’d recommend starting with simple recipes. Below you’ll find 55+ easy healthy weeknight dinners that are completely Paleo/AIP compliant and won’t stress you out.
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AIP Easy Lemon Chicken, Adventures in Partaking, 21 minutes
Honey Ginger Shrimp Bowls, Rally Pure, 26 minutes
Beef Bacon and Chive Skillet Dinner, Vivra Wellness 5 ingredients, 20 minutes
AIP Thai Chicken Soup, Thriving on Paleo, 20 minutes
AIP Creamy Mushroom and Brussels Sprouts Soup, Food Courage, 35 minutes
AIP Turkey Mushroom Soup, Food Courage
Banh Mi Style Sheet Pan Chicken Dinner, Autoimmune Wellness, 90 minutes
One-Pot Herbed Balsamic Beef and Kale, Phoenix Helix, 30 minutes
AIP Sausage and Apple Stir Fry, Sweetened By Nature, 25 minutes
AIP Zucchini Pappardelle with Mushrooms, Thyroid Refresh (vegan), 40 minutes
AIP Paleo Ground Beef and Broccoli, Health Nut Mama, 20 minutes
Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole, Grass Fed Salsa, 25 minutes
Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole, Credit: Grassfed Salsa
Coconut Chicken Tenders, Cook Eat Paleo, 1 hr 46 minutes (mostly marinating time)
AIP friendly Turmeric Cauliflower Bake, Eat Your Way Clean, 60 minutes, meat-free
AIP Creamy Beef & Cauli Rice Casserole, It’s All About AIP, 40 minutes
Sheet Pan Beef and Broccoli with Mushrooms, Heal Me Delicious, 26 minutes
Creamy Skillet Chicken with Garlic & Basil, What Great Grandma Ate, 30 minutes
Creamy Chicken Skillet with Garlic and Basil, Credit: What Great Grandma Ate
Honey Ginger Salmon, Prep Dish, 50 minutes (30 mins marinate time)
Crispy Chicken Thighs One-Pan Meal, Mama Knows Gluten-Free, 70 minutes
Pork Chop and Vegetable Sheet Pan Dinner, Gutsy By Nature, 30 minutes
Weeknight Sweet Potato Ground Beef Salad with Guacamole, Further Food, 90 minutes
AIP Chicken Saltimbocca, Jen Party of 7, 45 minutes
Easy Sheet Pan Curry Shrimp, Restorative Cuisine, 40 minutes
Instant Pot Beef Stew, Food Courage, 65 minutes
AIP Instant Pot Beef Stew, Food Courage
Zucchini and Ground Turkey Skillet, The Roasted Root 30 minutes
Quick Skillet Chicken Thighs, Flawed Yet Functional, 20 minutes
Apple and Cinnamon Chicken Thighs with Bacon, Real Food with Dana, 20 minutes
Instant Pot Pulled Pork, Food Courage, 65 minutes
Asian Garlic Beef Noodles Recipe, Paleo Flourish, 30 minutes
Simple Asian-Inspired Stir-Fry, A Clean Plate, 22 minutes
Chicken Saltimbocca, Real Food with Dana, 30 minutes, omit black pepper
Simple Chicken Bacon Pasta Salad, Food Courage, 45 minutes
Simple Chicken Bacon Pasta Salad, Food Courage
Easy Balsamic Roasted Chicken, Real Food with Dana, 55 minutes
Steak Salad with Arugula, Phoenix Helix, 22 minutes
Perfect Roasted Salmon and Ginger Scallion Sauce, Real Food with Dana, 25 minutes
Steak Medallions with Ginger Asparagus Mushroom Saute, Paleo Flourish, 25 minutes
Lamb & Leek Burgers with Lemon Cream, Meatified, 20 minutes
Creamy Shrimp Vegetable Skillet, Food Courage, 30 minutes
Sheet Pan Maple Citrus Chicken with Sweet Potatoes, Food Courage, 50 minutes
Grilled Chicken with Cucumber Dill Salad, Bon AIPPetit, 30 minutes
Sweet Potato Chicken Poppers, Bon AIPPetit, 60 minutes
Sweet Potato Chicken Poppers, Credit: Bon AIPPetit
Moroccan Chicken Stew, Food Courage 45 minutes
Zucchini Noodles with Scallops & Bacon, Meatified, 30 minutes
Roasted Garlic Pulled Pork, Real Food with Dana, 1 hr 45 mins
Easy Aip Cauliflower Chicken Fried Rice With Basil, Food Courage, 30 minutes
Sweet n Sour Broccoli Ham, Thriving on Paleo, 25 minutes
Instant Pot Chicken Soup, What Great Grandma Ate, 70minutes, omit green beans and black pepper
Chicken Marsala, Food Courage, 40 minutes
Instant Pot Chicken Soup, Bon AIPPetit, 1 hr 20 minutes
Easy Ground Beef Vegetable Skillet, Food Courage, 35 minutes
Easy Ground Beef Vegetable Skillet, Food Courage
AIP Ground Beef Stroganoff with Spinach, Bon AIP Petit, 35 minutes
Asian Pork Noodle Soup, Bon AIPPetit, 30 minutes
Mediterranean Chicken Bake, Real Food with Dana, 50 minutes
AIP Ground Turkey Stroganoff, Food Courage, 30 minutes
Greek Lamb Skillet, Adventures in Partaking, 25 minutes
Korean Glass Noodle Recipe with Ground Beef, Food Courage, 30 minutes
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I LOVE your website!! Thank you for all of the amazing AIP recipes and resources that you provide. 🙂
Thanks Jennifer! I appreciate your kind words and I’m glad you’re liking it!