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Kale & Chicken Heart Stir Fry

Ease into the odd bits by adding this chicken heart stir fry to your menu. They cook quickly and this dish makes a great weeknight meal. by Marla Starr, updated November 6, 2016 Posted on December 18, 2015

Marla Starr
Marla Starr is the founder of Paleo Porn, co-author of Pigskin Paleo and Owner of Starr Fitness. Marla is a Certified Personal Trainer, 200HR Certified Yoga Instructor, a Certified Barre & SUP/SUP Yoga Instructor offering Personal Training & Small Group Fitness classes both in person and virtually. In addition to all of the above she is also the Executive Producer of Minimalism. Please enjoy all the recipes in the Paleo Porn recipe archives!

With this El Niño year underway, the weather has been warmer and more mild (definitely not winter-like). With that said, my garden has had a chance to grow some extra kale and swiss chard which is quite the bonus in addition to having less gray skies and more sunshine.

Sautéed Kale Chicken Hearts

I harvested almost everything in my garden around the beginning of November right before we got our first snow. All the organic kale and swiss chard went into making this stir fry.

Since then all that snow has melted and gone away. Let me tell you, this is my kind of winter. :)

Tell Me More About The Heart Part

Please don’t be squeamish, you have nothing to worry about. Heart is just another muscle.

Even though it’s thrown into the mix of Odd Bits along with all the other organ meats like liver, it’s truly simple to work with.

Not only is it simple to cook, it tastes great and is good for you too. Chicken heart is a good source of protein, B vitamins (especially B12), riboflavin, zinc, selenium and iron. They also provide folate, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, sodium and copper.

OK, But How Do They Taste?

Chicken hearts have a pretty mild flavor, especially when compared to beef heart.

They are nowhere near as potent as liver, that’s for sure.

Chicken heart stir fry. Coming soon to paleoporn.net :) #paleoporn #paleo #primal #glutenfree #lunch #whole30 #21dsd #grainfree #organmeat

A photo posted by Paleo Porn (@paleoporn) on Oct 19, 2015 at 1:01pm PDT

Where Can I Find Chicken Hearts?

If you have a local butcher, talk to them and see if they can get you access to chicken hearts. Or if you’re part of a meat CSA talk directly to your farmer and see if they have them available or know someone who does.

On the grocery store front, check in Asian grocers or the frozen isle if you don’t see them in the fresh section.

When all else fails, you can find them in 1lb packages available from U.S. Wellness Meats and I’m assuming other online meat stores.

Sautéed Kale & Chicken Hearts

Kale & Chicken Heart Stir Fry

Yield: 3-4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced
  • 5 mini portobello mushrooms, chopped
  • 1/2 eggplant, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
  • coarse ground sea salt, to taste
  • 1lb chicken hearts, sliced
  • 1 cup organic lacinato spinach

Directions

  1. Add onions, bell peppers, mushrooms and eggplant to a 10.25-inch cast iron skillet over medium heat and sauté for 5-7 minutes.
  2. Add turmeric, cumin, ginger, sea salt and sliced chicken hearts to the vegetables. Stir to combine and coat the chicken hearts in the seasoning. Cook for 7-10 minutes more or until hearts start to brown.
  3. While the chicken hearts are cooking, prepare your spinach. If the leaves are large, tear or cut them into more manageable pieces. If they are smaller, like the ones you see in the photo, which came directly from my garden, then you can simply rinse under water and transfer directly to the skillet. Once kale turns a bright green you can remove the skillet from the stovetop.
  4. Prepare plates and serve. You can always pair this dish with a side of mashed cauliflower or paleo quick bread but it can also stand alone.
  5. Enjoy! :)

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Marla Starr is the founder of Paleo Porn, co-author of Pigskin Paleo and Owner of Starr Fitness. Marla is a Certified Personal Trainer, 200HR Certified Yoga Instructor, a Certified Barre & SUP/SUP Yoga Instructor offering Personal Training & Small Group Fitness classes both in person and virtually. In addition to all of the above she is also the Executive Producer of Minimalism. Please enjoy all the recipes in the Paleo Porn recipe archives!

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