
Oven-Roasted Star Anise and Cinnamon Chicken
There’s not a lot of complicated fiddling around to make this chicken – it’s pretty much as basic as Paleo recipes get. Take some protein, add some spices and oil, apply heat until cooked. But it doesn’t need a lot of complicated fiddling, because it’s good exactly as it is. Recipe from Paleo Leap
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts boneless, skinless
- 1/3 cup coconut aminos
- 1/4 cup chicken stock
- 4 tbsp honey raw (optional)
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp ginger fresh, minced
- 3 star anise
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1/4 tsp ground fennel seed
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- To make the marinade, whisk together all the ingredients except for the chicken, and season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Place the chicken breasts with the marinade, and marinate for 2 to 4 hours. (To save dishes, you could do this in an oven-safe dish, like Pyrex)
- Preheat your oven to 400 F.
- If your marinating container wasn’t oven-safe, transfer the chicken breasts to a baking dish with the remaining marinade.
- Bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until cooked through and no longer pink, basting every 10 minutes.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Oven-Roasted Star Anise and Cinnamon Chicken
Amount per Serving
Calories
362
% Daily Value*
Fat
6
g
9
%
Saturated Fat
1
g
6
%
Cholesterol
145
mg
48
%
Sodium
739
mg
32
%
Potassium
897
mg
26
%
Carbohydrates
25
g
8
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
19
g
21
%
Protein
49
g
98
%
Vitamin A
68
IU
1
%
Vitamin C
3
mg
4
%
Calcium
25
mg
3
%
Iron
1
mg
6
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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By Jason Fung, MD
Jason Fung, M.D., is a Toronto-based nephrologist (kidney specialist) and a world leading expert in intermittent fasting and low-carb diets.