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title: Can Glorious One-Pot Meal Recipes Work with the Paleo Diet?
date: 2012-09-16T21:14:46Z
modified: 2012-09-16T21:14:46Z
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  - Glorious One-Pot Meals
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  - cooking classes denver
  - Glorious One-Pot Meals
  - grain-free meals
  - grain-free recipes
  - how to eat Paleo
  - Paleo diet dinner recipes
  - substitutions in recipes
author: Elizabeth
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_Reader question: We eat Paleo in our home, so no grains, but I am always looking for healthy, yummy and easy ways to get proteins and veggies prepared. I am wondering if your recipes will still “work” if I omit the grains portion of the recipes (rice, couscous, etc), or will that alter everything and mess it up? Thank you! ~Katie[![healthy dinner recipes dutch oven](http://www.gloriousonepotmeals.com/images/pages/Products/LIZ_GOPM-new.jpg "glorious one pot meals cookbook recipes")

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Hi Katie. If you know only one thing about [Glorious One-Pot Meals](http://www.gloriousonepotmeals.com) and the patented infusion cooking method, it should be that [_every single item_ in _every single recipe_ is _substitutable_ and/or _omitable_](http://elizabethyarnell.com/effortlesseating/2012/07/mushrooms-glorious-one-pot-meal/ "glorious one pot meals substitution ingredients")! And, yes, that includes the grains.

As I often mention in my [cooking classes](http://elizabethyarnell.com/events.htm "cooking classes denver"), Glorious One-Pot Meals allow you to [tailor each recipe](http://www.gloriousonepotmeals.com/about/q-and-a.htm#picky "customize recipes") according to what your family eats, what’s in season, or simply what you have in the house. If there’s something you you don’t have or don’t like, simply [swap it out](http://elizabethyarnell.com/effortlesseating/2012/07/mushrooms-glorious-one-pot-meal/ "glorious one pot meals substitutions")!

When you choose to omit grains from a recipe, be sure to also leave out the liquid that is solely included to hydrate the grains. [In place of grains in a recipe](http://elizabethyarnell.com/effortlesseating/2012/07/how-to-adapt-glorious-one-pot-meals-for-diabetics/ "dinner recipes for diabetics"), you might consider substituting sweet potatoes, cauliflower, or squash for a similarly satisfying eating experience.

Additionally, you should pay close attention to [when the aroma wafts from the oven](http://elizabethyarnell.com/effortlesseating/2010/06/glorious-one-pot-meal-recipe-honey-and-spice-pork/ "honey spice pork dutch oven recipe"), as your GOPMs will likely be ready sooner than indicated in the cookbook.