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Paleo Tuscan Chicken
When you need to feed a large group or just want to have enough leftovers to freeze or freeze dry, this is a great recipe.
Season chicken and brown
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Ingredients
- 5 pounds boneless and skinless chicken thighs
- 1-3 Tbs. avocado oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 12 cloves garlic, pressed
- 3 Tbs Arrowroot powder
- 1.5 cups coconut cream (or 1 can full fat coconut milk with liquid drained off)
- 1.5 Tbs stone ground mustard
- 3 Tbs Nutritional Yeast
- 1 Tbs Italian seasoning blend
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 2 cups sun-dried tomatoes
- 4 cups baby spinach
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Instructions
- Cut the fat off the chicken thighs if preparing for the freeze dryer.
- Season the chicken with salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder.
- In a large skillet add avocado oil and cook the chicken thighs on medium heat for 5-7 minutes per side. Chicken should be browned with no pink on the inside. You will want to cook the chicken in batches to avoid overcrowding.
- Remove chicken and set aside.
- Add onions and cook until soft.
- Add pressed garlic.
- Add arrowroot powder to the onions along with coconut cream. Stir to combine.
- Add mustard, nutritional yeast, Italian seasoning and cook until the sauce thickens. If you prefer a thinner sauce, add broth (but no broth needed if freeze drying).
- Add spinach and sun-dried tomatoes and simmer for a few minutes.
- If preparing this dish for the freeze dryer, cut the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
- Add chicken back to the skillet and cook until heated through.
- Serve with cauliflower rice or zucchini noodles.
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To Prepare the Dish for the Freeze Dryer
- To prepare for the freeze dryer, transfer Tuscan Chicken to silicone 8×8 pans (2 cups per pan) and freeze overnight. Transfer the frozen chicken to four freeze dryer trays. Set the freeze dryer to “not frozen” and let the system process normally.
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