Savory Baked Chicken

Name: Savory Baked Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 sprig Garnishes: fresh cilantro steamed green beans; 3 fresh cilantro sprigs; 10 garlic cloves; 1 teaspoons coarsely ground pepper; 1 Tbsp grated lime rind; 237 milliliters plain low-fat yogurt; 2 teaspoons salt, divided; 2 kilograms whole chicken

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Savory Baked Chicken a try. This gluten free and primal recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 49g of protein, 38g of fat, and a total of 578 calories. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 20 minutes. Head to the store and pick up chicken, cilantro sprigs, garlic cloves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lime rind you could follow this main course with the Key Lime Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Process garlic and 1 tsp. salt in a food processor 2 seconds or until smooth, stopping to scrape down sides as needed.

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Garlic

Salt

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Food Processor

Remove and reserve 1 Tbsp. garlic mixture. Stir together remaining garlic mixture, yogurt, and lime rind.

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Lime Peel

Garlic

Yogurt

If applicable, remove giblets from chicken, and reserve for another use. Rinse chicken, and pat dry. Loosen and lift skin from chicken with fingers (do not detach skin); spread reserved 1 Tbsp. garlic mixture evenly underneath the skin.

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Whole Chicken

Garlic

Spread

Place cilantro sprigs underneath skin. Carefully replace skin, and secure with wooden picks.

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Cilantro

Spread yogurt mixture evenly over chicken and inside cavity. Cover and chill 8 hours.

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Whole Chicken

Spread

Yogurt

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Wipe excess yogurt mixture from outside of chicken with a paper towel.

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Whole Chicken

Yogurt

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Paper Towels

Place chicken on a lightly greased wire rack in an aluminum foil-lined broiler or jelly-roll pan. Coat chicken with cooking spray, and sprinkle with pepper and remaining 1/2 tsp. salt.

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Cooking Spray