Chicken is a staple for Slow Carb and Paleo eating so I’m always looking for new quick and simple ways to make it taste good. Herbs are a great way to do that without a lot of fuss.
It’s summer in Australia so while most of you in the Northern Hemisphere are digging into soups, stews and heartier fare of all kind, I’m enjoying fresh, light summer food with the help of the herbs I’m growing on my balcony. This is a super easy recipe where you can mix and match whatever herbs you have. I serve it with salad or slightly wilted fresh spinach.
While this is quite a light chicken dish, you could definitely eat it in winter as well. Just try serving it with green beans or roasted veggies instead.
Ingredients
- 4 Chicken Thighs (or 2 Large Chicken Breasts) cut into 2 inch pieces
- 1 Tbs olive oil or macadamia nut oil
- Juice from ½ a lemon + a bit of lemon zest
- 2 Tbs fresh herbs chopped (I used oregano, but basil, thyme, rosemary or tarragon would all be great!)
- Salt to taste ( I use about 1 tsp sea salt)
- Put all ingredients in a ziplock bag or sealed container
- Marinate at least one hour in the fridge (I do mine overnight.)
- Heat up a frying pan
- Toss chicken in
- Cook till done – about 5 minutes
Time-saving tip: Make this in bulk and freeze batches of chicken pre-marinated and then thaw on the day you want to cook it.
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This marinade is exactly what I have been looking for, a simple chicken preparation that I can serve alongside my veggies.Oil, lemon juice, herbs. It kinda makes you wonder why complicate things.
Enjoy your summer.
Thanks Tammi. Yes, I’m going way back-to-basics with cooking this year! I hope you enjoy.
This marinade is fantastic! I only had fresh basil handy, so I diced up 3 or 4 leaves. Marinaded six thighs over night. Cooked one up this morning for lunch, and ate 1/2 of it before I could stop myself
Great paleo recipe! Used marjoram &turned out great… will be making a lot of this because I can’t be bothered cooking of late!
I’m so happy I stumbled across this! My husband and I have just started the slow carb and the mexican was getting a bit much. This is perfect! I can’t wait to try it!
I actually post pictures up on my blog of what I eat everyday as my food diary. This is one that will be going up very soon!