Quick & Easy One-Pan Chicken Thighs!
Mid-week cooking can be rough! Between your busy work schedule and family demands, it may feel impossible to find enough time to craft a dinner that not only tastes good but is also good for your body. If you want to simplify your dinner plans without skimping on delicious flavor, then you should definitely check out this one-pan dish. The tender, juicy chicken coupled with the fluffy cauliflower is the answer you've been searching for. Now you can save time and still serve up a healthy, tasty dinner that your entire family will appreciate.
Making this chicken is really simple and seriously only requires one large oven-safe skillet. We always grab our big cast iron skillet when we make this recipe as it is a perfect heat conductor and cooks this recipe to perfection. First, you sear the chicken in the pan in order to make the outside nice and brown. The onions and peppers are then cooked in the pan as well, making them soft and naturally caramelized. The remaining ingredients go into the pan and then the whole thing is finished in the oven. Pretty easy to make and there is only one pan to clean up afterward!
If you have never had cauliflower rice then get excited to have a whole new versatile ingredient added to your keto routine. While you can buy bags of cauliflower rice in the frozen food section of most grocery stores, you can also easily make your own. All you need to do is place some raw cauliflower florets in a food processor and pulse until the cauliflower is nice and small. It will look like regular rice! However, this rice is low carb and keto-friendly. It also tastes great and is a perfect side dish to so many keto meals. You will want to have some cauliflower in stock in your kitchen so that you can make cauliflower rice often to bulk up your dinners in a keto way.
In just over half an hour you can sink your teeth into this incredible low-carb feast. There's nothing quite like saving a few extra minutes in the evening so you can have the relaxation you deserve. Who says eating healthy has to taste like cardboard? This recipe proves that you can delight in every bite as you fuel your body the right way. A healthy dish that tastes great AND can be ready in a matter of minutes? Adding this to your list of favorites is a no-brainer.
Make tonight a little easier on yourself with this simple dish that still has an explosion of flavor. This is the perfect dinner combination that keeps things simple while being totally satisfying. Everything you need for a successful meal is right there in one spot! Meal planning has never been so easy. In case you needed another reason to give this recipe a shot–the clean-up will be a total breeze. It'll take you longer to finish your meal than cleaning up the mess. One dish. One incredible dinner. You know you want to try it.
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- 1 tablespoon coconut oil
- 8 chicken thighs bone-in
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 1 small red pepper cored and chopped
- 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes
- 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 2 cups cauliflower rice
- salt and pepper
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Heat the oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium heat.
- Pat the chicken dry with paper towel then season with salt and pepper and add to the skillet, skin-side down.
- Cook for 6 to 7 minutes until seared then flip and cook another 3 to 4 minutes until browned.
- Transfer the chicken to a plate and lower the heat to medium.
- Add the onions and peppers and cook for 3 minutes until lightly browned.
- Stir in the tomatoes, chicken broth, cauliflower rice, salt and pepper.
- Simmer then place the chicken thighs skin-side-down in the skillet until coated then turn them.
- Cover the skillet with foil then place in the oven for 25 minutes.
- Remove the skillet from the often and let rest for 5 minutes before serving hot.
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Dr. Rosmy Barrios, MD is an aesthetic medicine specialist whose work focuses on patients who are treated for obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other weight-related issues through nutritional analysis, keto diet programs, and supporting medications.
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