Makes dinner for two, with leftovers for lunch.
Approximate cooking time: 50 minutes
Ingredients
- 3 Tbs olive or coconut oil
- 1 (3 lb) chicken, cut up
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 medium yellow onion, sliced
- 1/2 lb mushrooms, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (16 oz) can diced tomatoes
- 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 large bell pepper, cut into 1" pieces
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat.
- Season chicken with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- When pan is hot, add chicken and brown on all sides, about 10 minutes.
- Remove and drain on paper towels.
- Add onions and mushrooms to the hot pan and sauté until onions are slightly translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add remaining ingredients. Stir well.
- Return chicken to pan and bring to a boil.
- Once boiling, reduce heat, cover and simmer 30 minutes, until chicken is tender.
27 Comments
Peter Haas
added 1 tsp of basil and 1 tsp red pepper flakes for a bit more flavor, and 6 oz of tomato paste to thicken things up.
myrustynail
is it best for this recipe to just buy a whole chicken and cut it up before browning?
Neely
Yes, that’s right.
lilrocker34
It would be nice if the recipe gave you an alternative such as baking. I like to keep away from anything fried so I would appreciate an alternate method of cooking with the recipes.
patrick
I made this with the following mods and it was AWESOME:
– doubled the onion (used 1 large yellow onion)
– doubled the peppers (1 red, 1 green)
– doubled the oregano
– doubled the garlic
– 24oz of fire roasted diced tomatoes (muir glen)
– 1/2 bottle decent cabernet savignon
– punch of salt instead of 1/2 tsp
– 1tsp of red chili flakes
– simmered about 45 – 60 mins for the booze to cook off
Totally amazing!
Neely
Patrick, this sounds delicious! Thank you for the suggestions!
oliveoh
I usually put capers in mine is that still paleo?
Neely
@oliveoh – Sure. If you do ok with vinegar. It’s sort of a gray area in Paleo/Primal land, but we’re alright with vinegar at Paleo Plan.
olivia
Absolutely delicious!! I made this for my husband and his friend, who are both doing Paleo, and they loved it!! They both couldn’t believe it was Paleo because it tasted so good. I made a lot hoping for leftovers for myself for the next day, and needless to say there were no leftovers! I will definitely make this again in the near future!!
Ree
@lllrocker34–I do mine in a crockpot, no frying required!!!
Carol
Ree,
Do you brown the chicken before putting in the crock pot and then how long do you cook it?
Luke
@Carol,
Short answer: don’t worry about it.
Long answer:
As chefs such as Jaime Oliver have shown, there is no need to brown meat before slow-cooking (there are certain flavor advantages, though).
Normally with chicken (breast especially) it will tend to dry out a lot in a slow cooker. The trick is to dust the meat first, which helps seal it a bit (this is even more advantageous when first browning, but I digress). Normally the ideal ingredient would be flour, but there are other options such as the typical paleo substitutes, or try a mixture of powdered garlic, onion and mustard, but this will give you a sub-par result, as it’s the gluten in the flour that does most of the binding..
Megan Jolly
Loved it! I added red pepper flakes for some added heat. I will be making this again!!
Jess
Quick question – I cut up a whole chicken but wasn’t able to keep the skin on the breasts, will that be a problem??
Neely
Jess – No, shouldn’t be much of a problem. You’d just want to watch the cook time, as the skin creates a barrier between the breast and the heat, so you don’t want to burn it.
cartertx
I followed the suggestions above – more spice and sauce. I also added a bay leaf because I had them from a previous recipe. This was great, and made a lot of food. Definitely a new family favorite!
Jana
Put all in crock pot. Delicious and tender!
Cannonball89
May sound like a stupid question, but when you say cut up chicken, do you mean still on the bone, just separated? as opposed to sliced boneless meat?
Neely
Cannonball89 – You can do either, but sometimes leaving the bone in helps make it more tender, or so I’ve been told. If you don’t want to do a whole chicken, you can just do about a pound of boneless skinless chicken (breasts or thighs or a combination of both) so you don’t have to deal with the bones.
Fyfe
Made this last night following Patrick’s updates/suggestions. It was amazing!!! I’ll definitely be making this again.
Cecily
What can I substitute for the mushrooms?
Neely Quinn
Cecily – Any veggie you like.
Jini Mapes
Ive used Halibut instead of chicken and its amazing! Just put in baking dish, cover with tamatoe and peppers and bake!
Jini Mapes
Haha spelling error *tomatoes
Juli
My husband is not a chicken fan and this is his favorite dish. Chicken thighs are best remaining moist not drying out. I read the comments and added bay leaf, basil and a few shakes of crushed red pepper. . Absolutely delicious and easy. Great as a leftover too!
Jim
As a fireman I used recipes as a “Guide Line..” I like to add other healthy ingredients. For this recipeI used a 1/2 a zucchini . Just 1/4 it up… I put it in for the last 30 mins. cook it until it is el dente’ … Another thing you can add sliced olives too. Not sure olives are allowed on the Paleo Diet
Alicia
This was a hit. I’ll defs be making it again. Thanks for sharing!