Elana's Pantry » nut free dinner http://www.elanaspantry.com Gluten Free, Grain Free, High Protein and Healthy Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:45:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Chicken with Cauliflower and Olives http://www.elanaspantry.com/chicken-with-cauliflower-and-olives/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/chicken-with-cauliflower-and-olives/#comments Tue, 05 Mar 2013 01:05:42 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=9648 This high-protein chicken dinner (full of cauliflower and olives) is a wonderful Paleo one pot meal. This hearty, grain-free, savory Paleo dinner dish is a hit with adults and teens alike in our house. I often serve it with a Spinach Salad for a filling, vegetable heavy dinner. While we eat chicken once or twice per [...]

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chicken with cauliflower and olives paleo dinner recipe

This high-protein chicken dinner (full of cauliflower and olives) is a wonderful Paleo one pot meal.

This hearty, grain-free, savory Paleo dinner dish is a hit with adults and teens alike in our house. I often serve it with a Spinach Salad for a filling, vegetable heavy dinner.

While we eat chicken once or twice per week, I also try to serve the boys (all 3 of them) steak each week as that is their favorite dinner. They are more than happy when I serve them grilled steak with a side of Mashed Cauliflower and Carrot Fries. For now though, back to chicken! Here’s our new favorite recipe.

Chicken with Cauliflower and Olives

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  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 1 bunch fresh thyme sprigs
  • 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • zest of 1 lemon (use a microplane zester)
  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 cup Kalamata olives, pitted
  • 5 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  1. Rinse chicken breasts and pat dry with a paper towel
  2. Spread thyme sprigs evenly in the bottom of a 7 x 11 inch baking dish
  3. Place chicken over thyme sprigs and scatter cauliflower around chicken
  4. In a small bowl, combine shallot, olive oil, salt, pepper, lemon zest and juice, olives and garlic
  5. Pour lemon mixture over chicken and cauliflower
  6. Refrigerate for at least one hour or overnight
  7. Bake at 400° for 45-55 minutes, until chicken is cooked through and cauliflower is well browned

This recipe was adapted from a Real Simple recipe as well as a food.com recipe. What is your favorite way to prepare chicken?

Here are some of my other favorite Paleo chicken recipes:

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Shepherd’s Pie is a traditional English dish. In Britain it is generally made with lamb or mutton; in this recipe I have made a simple ground beef shepherd’s pie and added bacon for extra flavor.

Shepard’s pie is often referred to as “cottage pie,” by the English; it is a casserole made of cooked meat and vegetables that is then topped with mashed potatoes and baked. I have made this dish into a Paleo casserole by using Mashed Cauliflower for the topping. This reduces the glycemic index of the dish and increases the nutritional content, since cauliflower is a super food.

I based my recipe for ground beef Shepherd’s Pie, on this Shepherd’s Pie recipe from functionalfoodie.com. As you can see, I made some adjustments. First, I eliminated the tomato sauce, as research from Dr. Loren Cordain points to the possibility that tomatoes contain immune disrupting lectins (I have therefore eliminated them from my diet as I have MS). I also did not use coconut milk in the mashed cauliflower topping, and skipped the Worcester sauce (since I’m too lazy to read ingredients and prefer to use the simple spices in my spice rack).

I hope you enjoy this gluten free comfort food as much as I have!

Paleo Shepherd’s Pie

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  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1 pound turkey or pork bacon, cut into 2 inch slices
  • 2 cups diced carrots
  • 2 cups diced celery
  • 1 pound organic grass fed ground beef
  • ½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 2 large heads cauliflower, trimmed, chopped and steamed until very soft
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  1. Heat olive oil in a very large frying pan
  2. Saute onion for 15 minutes until soft
  3. Add bacon pieces to pan and sauté until cooked, about 10 minutes
  4. Add carrots and celery to pan and sauté in bacon fat for 10 minutes until soft
  5. Add ground beef to pan and sauté until brown, just a few minutes
  6. Season with salt, pepper and smoked paprika
  7. Add chicken broth and cook down broth until 60% evaporated
  8. Place cauliflower in food processor and puree with olive oil until smooth
  9. Pour ground beef mixture into a 9 x 13 inch baking dish
  10. Pour mashed cauliflower over beef mixture
  11. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes
  12. Serve

Serves 8

I found that in my fridge this Shepard’s Pie kept for close to a week. I ate it for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

What is your favorite gluten free comfort food?

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]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/paleo-shepherds-pie/feed/ 100 Sesame Salmon Burgers http://www.elanaspantry.com/sesame-salmon-burgers/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/sesame-salmon-burgers/#comments Tue, 10 May 2011 08:50:11 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=20647 These high protein Sesame Salmon Burgers pair nicely with Garlic Ginger Bok Choy (pictured in background of photo above; stay tuned for recipe next week). I really like making these quick and easy gluten free burgers because they not only consist of highly nutritious wild salmon (obviously), they’re also packed with superfoods such as garlic, [...]

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These high protein Sesame Salmon Burgers pair nicely with Garlic Ginger Bok Choy (pictured in background of photo above; stay tuned for recipe next week).

I really like making these quick and easy gluten free burgers because they not only consist of highly nutritious wild salmon (obviously), they’re also packed with superfoods such as garlic, ginger and sesame seeds.  Sometimes I like to prepare the salmon mixture ahead of time (think the night before, so that the flavors can meld into the salmon and intensify) and then cook the patties in a skillet the following day for dinner.

Sesame Salmon BurgersNote: There is a print link embedded within this post, please visit this post to print it.

  • 1 pound salmon, skin removed
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon ume plum vinegar*
  • 1 clove garlic, pressed
  • 1 teaspoon peeled and minced fresh ginger
  • ¼ cup chopped scallions (white and green parts)
  • ¼ cup toasted sesame seeds
  • 2 large eggs
  • grapeseed oil*, for frying
  1. Rinse the salmon, pat dry and cut into ¼-inch cubes
  2. In a large bowl, combine salmon, oil, ume, garlic, ginger, scallions, sesame seeds and eggs
  3. Form the mixture into 2-inch patties
  4. Heat the grapeseed oil in a 9 inch skillet over medium-high heat
  5. Cook the patties for 4 to 6 minutes per side, until golden brown
  6. Transfer patties to a paper towel-line plate and serve hot

Makes about 18 burgers

*For strict Paleo remove vinegar, and substitute coconut oil for grapeseed oil

If you’re looking for other quick and easy gluten free burgers check out my Green Chili Turkey Burgers and Shrimp Burgers.

Thanks to everyone who participated in last weeks Dagoba giveaway, and to all of you who joined me on Facebook and Twitter. The winners of the four 8oz bags of Dagoba Chocodrops and four 8oz canisters of Dagoba cacao powder are Brittany and Melissa! Congratulations y’all and enjoy!

Here are more gluten free burger recipes you may enjoy:
-Turducken Burger Recipe from Diane of The W.H.O.L.E. Gang
-Sweet Potato Black Bean Vegetarian Burger Recipe from Seamaiden of Book of Yum
-Quinoa-Salmon Burgers (Gluten-Free + Egg-free) from Ali of Nourishing Meals

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This recipe is based on one by Ellyn Goodrich at epicurious.com, called “Alaskan Halibut and Salmon Gefilte Fish Terrine.”  While Goodrich’s recipe makes a gefilte fish “loaf,” mine is for traditional (yet gluten free) gefilte fish balls (like my Bubby made) only with more vegetables, so that they are a bit lighter and healthier than the standard gefilte-fare.

What are gefilte fish?  Here is Wikipedia’s definition:

“Yiddish Gefüllte Fisch (Gefilte fish;from German gefüllte “stuffed” fish) (Yiddish: געפֿילטע פֿיש, Hebrew: דגים ממולאים‎ dagim memula’im, literally “filled fish”) is a poached fish mince stuffed into the fish skin. More common since the Second World War are the Polish patties similar to quenelles or fish balls made from a mixture of ground deboned fish, mostly carp or pike. They are popular in the Ashkenazi Jewish community and are typically eaten on Shabbat and Holidays.”

In my house, we eat gefilte fish once a year. They’re not easy to make, so we prepare them at Passover, as my Bubby did and serve them with homemade maror (ground horseradish).

Gluten Free Gefilte FishNote: There is a print link embedded within this post, please visit this post to print it.

  • 1 pound halibut fillets, skinned and boned
  • ½ pound salmon fillets, skinned and boned
  • 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 tablespoon agave nectar or honey
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice, freshly squeezed
  • ¼ cup fresh dill, finely chopped
  • 1 cup grated carrots
  • ½ cup parsley, finely chopped
  1. Cut the fish into large chunks and place in a food processor
  2. Pulse until finely ground; do not puree
  3. Heat oil in a large frying pan
  4. Saute onion over medium-low heat until soft and transparent, cool for 10 minutes
  5. Pulse onions, eggs, salt, pepper, agave and lemon juice into fish mixture
  6. Pulse in dill, carrots and parsley
  7. Refrigerate mixture for 3 hours
  8. Heat a large pot of water and bring to a boil
  9. Shape fish mixture into 1 ½ inch balls
  10. Drop balls into water and cook for 15-20 minutes until cooked through
  11. Place balls in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish and refrigerate to cool
  12. Serve with Horseradish Sauce and garnish with fresh sprigs of parsley

Makes: My family and I were so excited to have good homemade gluten free gefilte fish, that I forgot to restrain everyone and count the amount of fish balls this recipe yields before they were eaten.

Did you know that Passover starts one month from today? If you’re planning a gluten free Passover, you might want to check out my Gluten Free Passover Menu which is full of yummy things like gluten free Matzo Ball Soup and Charoset.

Even though it’s a month away, I’m ready for Passover, as for me, it is the holiday which ushers in spring!

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]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/gefilte-fish/feed/ 22 Perfect Roast Chicken http://www.elanaspantry.com/perfect-roast-chicken/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/perfect-roast-chicken/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:00:45 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=10001 My version of Perfect Roast Chicken is based upon one from Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa Cookbook.  This go to dish is something I make at least once a week, after which I generally use the carcass for chicken stock.  My best friend from childhood, Helen, introduced me to Ina, and I have been hooked on [...]

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My version of Perfect Roast Chicken is based upon one from Ina Garten’s Barefoot Contessa Cookbook.  This go to dish is something I make at least once a week, after which I generally use the carcass for chicken stock.  My best friend from childhood, Helen, introduced me to Ina, and I have been hooked on her books ever since.

While Ina’s recipe for Perfect Roast Chicken calls for wheat flour, chicken stock and butter, mine is a tad simpler and gluten free as well.  My boys love this roasted chicken.

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  • 1 whole chicken (2-3 pounds)
  • celtic sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 bunch fresh thyme
  • 1 lemon, halved
  • 1 head garlic, cut in half crosswise
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, quartered
  1. Preheat oven to 425°
  2. Remove chicken giblets and rinse chicken inside and out
  3. Pat chicken dry
  4. Place chicken in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish
  5. Liberally salt and pepper inside of chicken
  6. Stuff cavity with bunch of thyme, both halves of lemon and all garlic
  7. Brush outside of chicken with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper
  8. Tie legs together with kitchen string and tuck wings under body of chicken
  9. Place each onion quarter into a corner of dish
  10. Roast chicken for 1 ½ hours or until juices run clear
  11. Allow to cool slightly and serve

What is your favorite chicken dish?  Leave a comment and let us all know!

More gluten free chicken recipes you may enjoy for dinner:
-Herb Garden Chicken Slow Cooker Recipe from A Year of Slow Cooking
-Roast Chicken with Garlic, Ginger and Lemon from Tasty Eats at Home
-Pistachio Pesto Crusted Chicken from Cook It Allergy Free

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]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/perfect-roast-chicken/feed/ 47 Roasted Red Pepper Salmon with Spinach http://www.elanaspantry.com/roasted-red-pepper-salmon-with-spinach/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/roasted-red-pepper-salmon-with-spinach/#comments Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:00:54 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=15589 This high protein salmon dish with Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup from Pacific Foods was a big hit with my husband, and children as well. The sweet, smoky taste of the sauce (which simply uses the above soup) along with healthy spinach and salted salmon, results in a sophisticated entree that is not too challenging [...]

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This high protein salmon dish with Roasted Red Pepper Tomato Soup from Pacific Foods was a big hit with my husband, and children as well.

The sweet, smoky taste of the sauce (which simply uses the above soup) along with healthy spinach and salted salmon, results in a sophisticated entree that is not too challenging to make –a lovely dish that will wow your guests.

Thanks for all of your votes in the first round of Pacific Foods Everyday Chef Challenge!  Because of you, I won that round, and healthy, high protein, gluten free has even more exposure in the mainstream.  I especially want to thank Chris James of Celiac Handbook for tirelessly spreading the word about the contest on Twitter and Facebook.

The dish below is my entry for round 2 of the Pacific Foods Everyday Chef Challenge.  Please head on over if you have a minute and vote for your favorite recipe.  Same rules apply as last time, you can vote every 24 hours until the contest is over one week from today, on Wednesday, October 6th.

Roasted Red Pepper Salmon with SpinachNote: There is a print link embedded within this post, please visit this post to print it.
4 (4 ounce) salmon filets, skin on
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt
2 cups Pacific Foods Organic Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup
5 ounces of baby spinach

Sauce Preparation

  1. Pour Roasted Red Pepper and Tomato Soup into a medium saucepan
  2. Reduce over medium heat, stirring occasionally for 10-20 minutes until thickens and only 1 cup remains
  3. Set sauce aside

Salmon Preparation

  1. Turn oven on to 500°
  2. Leave the skin on the fish; rinse and pat dry with paper towel
  3. Place fish skin side down on a metal baking sheet
  4. Rub fillets liberally with olive oil, then sprinkle with salt
  5. Once oven temperature has reached 500°, reduce to 275°, then immediately put sheet with salmon on lowest rack
  6. Roast salmon 8 to 13 minutes; 2 to 3 minutes before salmon is done add all the spinach to baking sheet in oven to wilt

Assembling the Dish

  1. When the salmon/spinach is done, place ¼ cup of the red pepper tomato sauce in the center of each plate
  2. Place salmon on top of sauce, then distribute spinach around the salmon and sauce
  3. Serve

Serves 4

The winner of the Pacific Foods giveaway for a case of Broths and Soups is Amy Cazier! We’ve got some big giveaways coming to Elana’s Pantry this fall and winter. Stay tuned by signing up for email updates or following me on Facebook or Twitter :-)

* Disclosure: I am working with Pacific Natural Foods as a participant in this promotion and have received a stipend

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Yesterday, when I compiled my Rosh Hashanah Menu, I promised y’all that I would give out the recipe for my Stuffed Peppers today, and here they are.  I’m glad I made that promise, since it “forced” me to make these gluten free, grain free stuffed peppers for dinner last night, and my husband and I love them.  They’re quite colorful and festive, as you can see in the photo above, and mighty tasty, not to mention high protein.

The idea for stuffing peppers with my version of Mark Sisson’s Green Chili Burgers is not my own.  The notion was brought to us by Melisa from driventhinking.blogspot.com in her comment:

Since my husband thinks he has to have some sort of “starch” with dinner, I would probably serve a few slices of the Simple Bread or homemade sweet potato fries..YUM! And of course, avocado. Or…I’d skip making patties and stuff all the ingredients into a red bell pepper and bake. Thanks for the awesome recipe, Elana!

Thanks Melisa!

Stuffed PeppersNote: There is a print link embedded within this post, please visit this post to print it.
6-8 sweet bell peppers (green, orange, red or yellow)
2 (4 oz.) cans diced green chiles
1 pound ground turkey
1 cup cilantro, finely chopped
½ cup onion, finely chopped
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon celtic sea salt

  1. In a medium sized bowl mix diced chiles with turkey, cilantro, onion, cumin, chili powder and salt
  2. Cut the tops off of the peppers and set aside
  3. Place peppers in an 7 x 11 inch baking dish
  4. Stuff the peppers with the turkey mixture; place tops on peppers to close
  5. Bake at 350° for 1 hour
  6. Serve



Note: to make this dish candida friendly use green peppers

I’ll be serving this dish along with Cauli Rice tomorrow.  That’s another recipe I’ll be posting soon.  Most likely (a scheduled post as I’ll be in synagogue) this Friday.

With all the Holiday craziness I forgot to announce the winner of last weeks giveaway for Mark Sisson’s book, The Primal Blueprint. The winner is Mars from oddsthatneverend.blogspot.com!

This is what Mars said she would serve alongside my primal Green Chili Turkey Burgers:

The perfect side would be sauteed okra. Slice the okra and toss to coat in a bowl with: almond flour, chili powder, paprika, cumin and black pepper. Sautee in a pan of heated grapeseed oil until brown. Serve. Beware, they go fast!!!!!!! Yum!

Don’t forget to enter yesterdays giveaway to win the book Feeding Baby Green by Dr. Alan Greene.

Happy New Year everyone!

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These Green Chili Turkey Burgers are based on a fabulous recipe from Mark Sisson’s Primal Blueprint Cookbook. His recipe is actually called Fried Eggs Over Green Chili Burgers, and is yet another high-protein entree from the king of primal that my entire family enjoyed.

Green Chili Turkey BurgersNote: There is a print link embedded within this post, please visit this post to print it.
2 (4 oz.) cans diced green chiles
1 pound ground turkey
1 cup cilantro, finely chopped
½ cup onion, finely chopped
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon celtic sea salt

  1. In a medium sized bowl mix diced chiles with turkey, cilantro, onion, cumin, chili powder and salt
  2. Form into burgers and grill
  3. Serve

As you can tell from the directions above, and as one Amazon user commented about recipes in The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook, this recipe is definitely one of those “quick and dirty dump and stir affairs.”

My burgers have more “junk” in them than Mark’s do, as I prefer a pattie that is very heavy on the vegetables.

The winner of last weeks giveaway for Mark Sisson’s Primal Blueprint Cookbook is Emily! Emily’s favorite paleo recipe from Elana’s Pantry is my Mexican Chicken and “Rice.” Thanks Emily! It’s one of my favorites too.

We’re continuing giveaway madness today with a copy of Mark Sisson’s other book, The Primal Blueprint. To enter this giveaway leave a comment below and let us know what you would serve alongside these primal Green Chili Turkey Burgers.

Don’t forget to enter the other great giveaway from last week, a bamboo chopping board to make your Chopping Board Pesto! hurry, that giveaway ends this Wednesday, September 1st.

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]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/green-chili-turkey-burgers/feed/ 130 Grilled Salmon Paprika http://www.elanaspantry.com/grilled-salmon-paprika/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/grilled-salmon-paprika/#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:53:45 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=15317 This recipe for quick and easy grilled salmon is based on Kalyn’s Grilled Salmon with Maple Syrup Glaze from Kalyn’s Kitchen.  I find that her site is a fantastic source overall, and particularly for protein filled entrees.  I had the pleasure of being on a panel at Blogher last year with Kalyn, and am looking [...]

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This recipe for quick and easy grilled salmon is based on Kalyn’s Grilled Salmon with Maple Syrup Glaze from Kalyn’s Kitchen.  I find that her site is a fantastic source overall, and particularly for protein filled entrees.  I had the pleasure of being on a panel at Blogher last year with Kalyn, and am looking forward to seeing her again this year.  The Blogher Food Conference is less than 2 months away.

Both of my boys liked this gluten free high protein entree.  In fact my older son said to me, “Mom, this chicken is really good!”  Um, I guess I’ll take that as a compliment even though this is a salmon dish.  The fact that they ate it says a lot to me.

Grilled Salmon PaprikaNote: There is a print link embedded within this post, please visit this post to print it.
1 ½ pound salmon fillet, cut into (6) 4 ounce pieces (leave skin on)
¼ cup agave nectar
1 tablespoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon celtic sea salt

  1. Rinse salmon, pat dry and place in an 11 x 7 baking dish
  2. In a small bowl, combine paprika, cumin and salt
  3. Drizzle agave over salmon, the sprinkle with paprika mixture
  4. Marinate for 30 minutes to 5 hours
  5. Grill salmon (skin side down) for 4-5 minutes, then turn over
  6. Grill on other side for 3 minutes, or until salmon is cooked through

I’ve been grilling up a storm over here.  Last night we had a delicious dinner of Mustard Lime Chicken and a big salad with Asian Salad Dressing.  I also made a roasted potato dish for the boys, with leeks from our garden.  I don’t eat potatoes because I am following an eating plan that is very close to Paleo.

So, my question is this… Do any of you have yummy paleo-esque recipes for leeks?  I have a gluten free, grain free recipe in my book, The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook, for Smoked Salmon Leek Tart.  I could make that 6 times and still have leeks left over.  Any ideas?

If you are wondering why I haven’t announced the winner of last weeks giveaway for the Ball Canning Discovery Kit It is because Twitter is having some problems right now. So, I will update this post later today soon with the name of the winner. Stay tuned!

Okay! Thank you for your patience. To make up for the lag time in announcing the winner I’ve decided to giveaway TWO Ball Canning Discovery Kits for this giveaway. The lucky winners (picked at random) are Christy & jennir0212. Congratulations and enjoy your kits!

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]]> http://www.elanaspantry.com/grilled-salmon-paprika/feed/ 23 Rosemary Lemon Chicken http://www.elanaspantry.com/rosemary-lemon-chicken/ http://www.elanaspantry.com/rosemary-lemon-chicken/#comments Mon, 02 Aug 2010 18:06:44 +0000 elana http://www.elanaspantry.com/?p=14522 This Rosemary Lemon Chicken has become my go to dinner dish this summer.  In fact, I’ve been making it a couple of times a week and loving it, as has my family –children included.  It’s super easy to make, very healthy and fabulously fresh and delicious with hints of garlic, lemon and rosemary complementing the [...]

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This Rosemary Lemon Chicken has become my go to dinner dish this summer.  In fact, I’ve been making it a couple of times a week and loving it, as has my family –children included.  It’s super easy to make, very healthy and fabulously fresh and delicious with hints of garlic, lemon and rosemary complementing the flavor of grilled chicken.

Rosemary Lemon ChickenNote: There is a print link embedded within this post, please visit this post to print it.
1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast
2 tablespoons olive oil
¼ cup lemon juice
2 cloves garlic, pressed
¼ cup fresh rosemary, minced
½ teaspoon celtic sea salt

  1. In a medium bowl, combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, rosemary and salt
  2. Rinse chicken breasts, pat dry and place in an 7 x 11 inch baking dish
  3. Pour marinade over chicken, cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 6 hours
  4. Heat grill and cook chicken for 5-7 minutes per side until browned and cooked in the center
  5. Serve

minced rosemary

I love to make this gluten free chicken recipe along with some grilled zucchini and other summer squash.  Stay tuned, as I’ll be posting my delicious recipe for grilled zucchini next.  Quite necessary, I think, as the attack of zucchini is rapidly approaching those of us with backyard gardens!

I’ll be in Davis, California for my 25th High School Reunion this weekend and I’ll be doing a signing for my book, The Gluten-Free Almond Flour Cookbook, this Thursday, August 5th at The Avid Reader at 7:30pm PST and another at the Davis Lutheran Church (Fellowship Hall) on Saturday, August 7th from 12-3pm PST. Hope to see you there!

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