Braised Chicken Thighs with Carrots, Celery and Steamed Broccoli
Chicken thighs browned then braised with carrots, celery and thyme until fall-off-the-bone, with steamed broccoli in garlic-infused oil.
Fits Celiac, AIP, Hashimoto's and 15 more diets
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Ingredients
- 6 thighs bone-in chicken thighs, skin on
- 1 lb carrots, cut into thick chunks
- 2 stalks celery, sliced
- 1 head broccoli, in florets
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp garlic-infused olive oil
- 6 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 tsp salt
Method
- Season the thighs and brown them skin-side down in olive oil.
- Lift the chicken out and soften the carrots and celery in the pan.
- Return the chicken with thyme, add water halfway up, and bring to a simmer.
- Braise covered until the meat pulls from the bone.25 min timer
- Steam the broccoli until bright green and just tender.5 min timer
- Toss the broccoli with garlic-infused oil and salt and serve.
Why it works
- Type 2 diabetes: Protein and vegetables only, no sugar and no starch to spike anything.
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Gluten-free throughout; the braising liquid is just water and thyme.
- Autoimmune protocol (AIP): Chicken, carrots, celery and broccoli with olive oil and thyme — no seeds, dairy or nightshades.
- Celiac disease: Naturally gluten-free, and the pan sauce needs no flour or stock.
- Milk allergy: Braised in olive oil and water — no dairy of any kind.
- Wheat allergy: No wheat anywhere; the sauce thickens itself from the braise.
- Egg allergy: No eggs in the pot or on the plate.
- Gluten-free: Every ingredient here is gluten-free as it comes.
- Anti-inflammatory: Slow-braised chicken with olive oil, carrots, celery and broccoli.
- Paleo: Chicken, vegetables, herbs and olive oil — nothing else.
- Egg-free: Eggs are nowhere in this dish.
- Dairy-free: The broccoli is tossed in garlic-infused olive oil, not butter.
- No spicy food: Thyme and sweet carrots do the seasoning; nothing hot.
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