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PUMPKIN SPICED CHICKEN RECIPE

Protein

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Prep Time                              Cook Time                                    Total Time                                 Servings

10 minutes                                    2 hours                                       2 hours 10 mins                                    6

Ingredients

  • 6 chicken thighs with skin, rinsed and dried (can use other cuts but the dark meat, thighs and legs, will absorb the flavor most thoroughly)

  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt or sea salt

  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper

  • 3 tablespoons ground pumpkin spice mix

  • ¼ cup avocado oil Primal Kitchen avocado oil is a good choice

  • 1 whole onion sliced small to medium sized onion

  • ½ cup black pitted olives

  • â…“ cup cherry tomatoes

  • 3 slices uncured, nitrate-free bacon or turkey bacon raw, no sugar

  • 1 cup chicken stock or water

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 300 ℉.

  2. In a large mixing bowl, toss together chicken, salt, pepper, pumpkin spice and avocado oil. NOTE: For a more intense spice flavor, prep this part and allow it to rest in the fridge for a few hours or overnight before cooking.

  3. Arrange onions, olives and tomatoes, and bacon on the bottom of a 9" x 13" baking dish. Place chicken on top, skin side up.

  4. Pour chicken broth over the top of the entire dish.

  5. Place in the oven and slow roast for 2 hours. Serve and enjoy!
     

**Serve with cauliflower rice, mashed cauliflower or zucchini noodles.
 

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