Do the “Funky Chicken” !!! (Part 2) …more creative chicken recipes- The GAIA Health Blog

Do the “Funky Chicken” !!! (Part 2) …more creative chicken recipes

On 11.22.14 • In Featured Articles • by Doug Wallace

Below: Coconut and Lime Roasted Chicken (click photo below for recipe)

Same tips as last time……..

…..to propel your "Funky Chicken" recipes into the tasty/healthy/funky zone

Spend the extra money and get pasture raised chickens. I know many folks dislike Whole Foods (I have a few issues with them myself), but they have a couple of whole bird pasture raised chickens (although often small, like the size of a large Cornish hen), and they have pasture raised chicken parts. The taste alone will convert you over.

Avoid unhealthy oils like that toxic canola oil, and vegetable oils like Crisco and Wesson.
(Stick to Olive and Coconut Oil)

Avoid Common Table Salt, and try Pink Himalayan Salt or Celtic Sea Salt
(some of the other sea salts are named "Sea Salt" but are still processed like Table Salt)

Don't Be afraid of fatty dark meat, especially from pasture raised chicken. Fat from natural sources like pastured poultry will not make you fat (those unhealthy oils folks cook in is often the culprit).

Below, "Housewife" Chicken with Apples and Fall Vegetables (click photo below for recipe)

….a few more quick tips

Take advantage of endless healing herbs and veggies like cancer fighting garlic, magnesium rich basil, and onions (special onion shout out because onions don't lose their nutrients when cooked)

Cut slits in your chicken when working in marinades and such, it allows the marinade to penetrate the meat and not just sit on the surface.

Wings and legs of whole birds are tied to the chicken body with string because it helps prevent wings and legs from cooking faster that the torso of the chicken.

Avoid lining your baking sheet in aluminum foil. Aluminum residue is not healthy, and it leaves a metallic taste.

….got it? OK, let's get "FUNKY" (again) !!!!

below, Lemon Thyme Roasted Chicken (click photo below for recipe)

Below: Lemongrass Chicken Burgers or Sliders
(I'd recommend Pamela's Gluten Free Bread mix)
click photo below for recipe

Below: Baby Roasted Chicken with Wine and Herbs (click photo below for recipe)

Below: Grilled Lemon Chicken Skewers (click photo below for recipe)

Below: Cheddar Jalapeno Chicken Burgers with Guacamole
(I'd recommend Pamela's Gluten Free Bread mix, and Natural By Nature Grass Fed Sour Cream)
and Grass Fed Cheese ONLY……..click photo below for recipe

Below: Lemon Garlic "Spatchcocked" Chicken
(Spatchcocked is backbone removed and chicken flattened), with Sweet Homemade Gravy
click photo below for recipe

Below: Portuguese Chicken and Potatoes (click photo below for recipe)

Below: Cranberry Sage Glazed Grilled Chicken Thighs (click photo below for recipe)

Below: Margarita Chicken (click photo below for recipe)

Below: Ecuadorian Chicken Stew (Click Photo Below For Recipe)

Below Chicken Thighs with Pears, Chestnuts and Port Wine
(click photo below for recipe)

Below: Roasted Chicken with Herb Sauce and Sage Salt (click below for recipe)

Below: Coq au Vin Blanc (Chicken with Wine Sauce) click photo below for recipe

Below: Mediterranean Chicken (click photo below for recipe)

Below: Antipasto Stuffed Chicken Breasts, use ONLY Grass Fed Cheese
(click photo below for recipe)

~stay healthy~

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Doug Wallace

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