Roasted Chicken Breasts & Jerusalem Artichokes

Name: Roasted Chicken Breasts & Jerusalem Artichokes
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters dry white wine; 237 milliliters green olives, pitted (i use lindsay); 454 grams uniformly sized jerusalem artichokes, peeled and kept in acidulated water; 2 lemons; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 4 servings salt and pepper; 8 shallots, halved; 3 Tbsps thyme leaves; 2 Tbsps unsalted butter, cut into small pieces

One portion of this dish contains around 5g of protein, 22g of fat, and A mixture of salt and pepper, thyme leaves, butter, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Rub chicken breasts on all sides with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Then liberally season them with salt and pepper.

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Chicken Breast

Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Oven

Place chicken into a shallow sided roasting pan or jelly-roll sheet pan. Arrange the chicken in a single layer leaving as much room between each breast as possible. Set aside

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Whole Chicken

Jelly

Roll

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Roasting Pan

Zest one of the lemons into long strips. Zest the other lemon with a fine grater such as a micro-plane. Keep the zests separate and set them aside. Juice both lemons into a small bowl and set it aside.

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Lemon

Juice

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Grater

Bowl

Combine the strips of lemon zest, whole garlic cloves, Jerusalem artichokes, halved shallots, and 2 tablespoons of the thyme leaves.

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Jerusalem Artichoke

Whole Garlic Cloves

Thyme

Lemon Zest

Shallot

Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season well with more salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Olive Oil

Pour this mixture over the chicken, tossing as you go until all the chicken is well coated.

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Whole Chicken

Roast the chicken until golden brown, about 40 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

Carefully remove the hot chicken from the oven, and add the reserved lemon juice, wine, and olives. The pan will sizzle, so quickly scrape up any of the crusty brown bits and deglaze as well as you can with the chicken still in the pan. Scatter the diced butter cubes all around the pan.

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Lemon Juice