Meal Type: Dinner
Diet Type: Phase 1 Restricted, Egg free, Gluten free, Grain free, Low FODMAP, Phase 1 Semi Restricted, Phase 2 Reintroduce
Cooking Time: Under 1.5 hours
Diet Type: Phase 1 Restricted, Egg free, Gluten free, Grain free, Low FODMAP, Phase 1 Semi Restricted, Phase 2 Reintroduce
Cooking Time: Under 1.5 hours
The humble roast chicken is transported to a new world with the addition of the lemon thyme mix. By placing it under the skin, it helps to keep the meat moist and imparts a lovely flavour as well. Perfect for mid-week meals but fancy enough to impress your dinner party guests. Use any leftovers for chicken salads.
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Ingredients
- 1 whole free range chicken
- 4 tbs ghee, softened
- 1 lemon
- 1 bunch thyme
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp pepper
- 1 tbs olive oil
- 1 bunch baby carrots, washed and trimmed
Method
- Pre-heat your oven to 350F.
- Place the softened ghee in a bowl. Zest the lemon and add it to the bowl. Set the lemon aside. Remove about 1 tablespoon of thyme leaves from the bunch and chop lightly. Add to the bowl.
- Add 1 teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Stir to combine. Set aside.
- Rinse and pat dry your chicken. Carefully separate the skin away from the meat on the breast and leg meat, by sliding your nger under the skin and gently pulling it away from the meat. This will allow you to create a pocket for the avoured ghee.
- Taking a spoonful at a time, slide the ghee mixture under the skin, being careful not to pierce the skin. Insert ghee to cover the breast and leg meat. Place the lemon inside the cavity along with half of the thyme. Secure the legs together with kitchen string. Rub olive oil over the chicken, then sprinkle with the remaining salt and pepper.
- Place the remaining thyme on the base of a roasting tray. Place the chicken on top of it. Add the carrots around the chicken. Place in the oven for 1 hour, or until the chicken is cooked through. If the chicken is browning too quickly, cover it lightly with foil.
- Once cooked, remove from the oven, cover and let rest for 15 minutes before carving. Serve with roasted carrots.
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Hi Rebecca I made this recipe and I agree with Alex it was horrific I found that it was very dry and blend and I also agree that this is not a recipe that should be used in phase one restricted diet it caused me problems thanks Joan
Hi Joan
Thanks for your feedback. Like I said to Alex, I have cooked this dish hundreds of times. It is on regular rotation in our house and I have never had problems with it.
Please remember that all of the available SIBO diets are a starting point and that you may need to modify what is ‘allowed’ to suit your personal preferences and tolerances.
Ghee is included from Phase 1 Restricted and butter is included from Phase 1 Semi Restricted on the SIBO Bi Phasic Diet. However, if you do not tolerate butter or ghee, I would not recommend using it.
If you had a very small chicken, you may need to reduce the cooking time so that the meat does not dry out. The inclusion of the ghee/thyme mixture under the skin and lemon in the cavity also adds moisture. So I can only assume your chicken was overcooked to dry it out.
Are you able to explain what found found ‘horrific’ about this recipe? The main flavours of this dish are lemon and thyme so if you don’t like either, you won’t enjoy this recipe (I personally love both of those flavours!). I may be able to give you some pointers to make it more suitable for your pallet and current dietary requirements if you can share more with me.
Kind regards
Rebecca
Hi Rebecca, this dish looked really nice but I don’t think it’s good for phase 1 – restricted diet.
The Sibo diet states no dairy, in preparing this dish I was doubtful about using ghee although its apparently ok for phase 1 – restricted.
The results were horrific… so by experience, I wouldn’t recommend this dish for those on phase one restricted diet.
Cheers
Hi Alex
Ghee is included in Phase 1 Restricted, with butter coming in from Phase 1 Semi Restricted.
I’ve made this dish hundreds of time and it’s always been delicious. What made it ‘horrific’ for you?
Rebecca
Your “Succulent Lemon and Thyme Roast Chicken” looks terrific. I am eager to try it, but I need to purchase a baking pan, and I am wondering what size to get. Can you provide me with some guidance regarding the size of chicken/size of pan (dimensions)? (If you have specific brands of baking dishes you use for this recipe, I would be interested in what you use.) Thank you so much for your help.
Hi Yvonne
The size of the pan really depends on the size of the chicken. Go for a size that will fit comfortably in your oven and looks like it will be able to hold a chicken.
Kind regards
Rebecca