French Chicken Fricassée with Butternut Squash and Carrots
Crisp chicken thighs simmer with sweet squash and carrots in a thyme-sage sauce, with grated apple adding a gentle tart finish.
Fits Celiac, AIP, Hashimoto's and 16 more diets
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Ingredients
- 700 g skin-on boneless chicken thighs, halved lengthwise
- 500 g butternut squash, peeled and cut into 1 cm cubes
- 250 g carrots, peeled and cut into thin half-moons
- 1 yellow onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
- ½ tsp dried sage
- 15 g fresh parsley, chopped
- 120 g fresh apple, peeled and finely grated
- 240 ml water
- 1.25 tsp salt
Method
- Salt chicken, then brown skin-side down until deeply crisp.
- Set aside the kids’ chicken; return it to the pan to finish cooking.Kids’ plate comes out here
- Soften onion and garlic in drippings until golden, then stir in herbs.5 min timer
- Add squash, carrots, apple and water; cover until vegetables soften.15 min timer
- Return chicken and simmer uncovered until sauce thickly coats everything.10 min timer
- Cook chicken to 165°F; finish with parsley and serve with pan sauce.
Kids’ plate: Chicken and Squash Bites
On the plate: Plain chicken strips with soft squash and carrot pieces, served with a little pan sauce.
Make it a game: Make a tiny orange landscape with the squash and carrots. The chicken strips can travel through the fields at your own pace.
Set it aside at step 2, before the grown-ups’ sauce or spice goes on.
Why it works
- Hashimoto's thyroiditis: Chicken, squash, carrots and apple simmer without grains, dairy, soy or legumes.
- Low-histamine: Fresh chicken, deeply browned onion and garlic, and apple make a reduced herb sauce without stock, vinegar or citrus.
- Gluten-free: Fresh chicken and vegetables make the pan sauce without grains or bottled sauces.
- Anti-inflammatory: Chicken, olive oil, squash, carrots, apple and herbs come without added sugar.
- Pregnant: Chicken is the protein, with no raw, unpasteurised or alcoholic ingredients.
- Toddler (1–3): Soft squash and carrots accompany small, thin chicken pieces.
- Kid (4–12): Familiar chicken strips come with soft squash, carrots and pan sauce.
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