A while back, I purchased a dutch oven specifically to make Clean Eating Dutch Oven Bread. Since then, that little dutch oven has just been sitting there on my shelf feeling rather lonely. Having never cooked in one prior to making that bread recipe, I wasn’t sure what to do with it, as the cooking environment in a dutch oven is a bit different than a regular oven. So I thought it was high time that I experiment a bit.
I love that this chicken turned out so moist. When I bake chicken in the oven, it’s easy to overdo it and dry it out. But it seems that in a dutch oven, the moisture really tends to stay put. I enjoyed this with veggies for dinner, although I have to say that a little salt really helps bring out the flavors. Mini Chef even enjoyed a few bites, but I wouldn’t say that this dish is a great kids meal. Definitely more of an adult flavor. This is also fantastic to chop up and take with you on the go with some easy veggies like carrot sticks. Hope you enjoy it!
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Ingredients:
- 1 tablespoons olive oil OR ghee OR coconut oil
- 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 8 oz. each)
- 1/2 cup cashews, chopped, unsalted
- Juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger
- 2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
- Spread the oil in the bottom of your dutch oven.
- Place the chicken on the bottom.
- Add all other ingredients over the top.
- Bake at 350 F. for approximately 30 minutes or until the chicken reaches at least 175 F. on a meat thermometer and is cooked through.
Nutritional Content:
(Data is for 1/2 chicken breast)
Calories: 284
Total Fat: 16 gm
Saturated Fats: 5 gm
Trans Fats: 0 gm
Cholesterol: 53 mg
Sodium: 62 mg
Carbohydrates: 7 gm
Dietary fiber: 1 gm
Sugars: 1 gm
Protein: 29 gm
Estimated Glycemic Load: 2
PLEASE NOTE: Nutritional Information estimated at Nutritiondata.com. Data may not be accurate and is subject to the availability of specific foods in their database. Where one ingredient is not listed, substitutions must be used. Therefore, you should not refer to this data as being exact. It’s more of a ballpark figure. The Gracious Pantry does not take responsibility for the inadequacies of the nutrition calculator used. This data is provided as a courtesy and general reference only. It is not exact.
I want to switch from nonstick to cast iron but i am really unsure how well it will work for clean eating. What are your thoughts?
Thank for this recipe, it appears to be paleo too!
I love cast iron. It’s all I cook with.
This looks yummy — I plan to try it this weekend. The recipe calls for cashews, but that looks like walnuts in the photo. Am I seeing wrong?
It’s cashews.
You could try it, but the slow cooker is a much wetter environment. It may not turn out the same.
Oh this sounds yummy! making tonight!!!!
I made this recently and it turned out SO DELICIOUS. My only changes for the next time I make it, that’s different than the recipes calls for, would be to mix the spices together beforehand and then spread them over the chicken. My husband and I got a quite a few bites of mainly cinnamon or a lot of cumin…still delicious, but the blending of the spices would be better! And, my chicken breasts were pretty thick, so they could’ve used more flavor on the thicker end of the chicken. I would simply pound the breasts out thinner so they would be more coated in the yummy seasoning blend! THANK YOU for this recipe…it was a family pleaser, for sure!!
This sounds wonderful! I don’t have a dutch oven…would you have a equivalent for a regular oven? Thank you.
Not for this one. But I have lots of other chicken recipes here.
I am trying to cook healthy for my family and am so excited to have found your website. We are all kind of picky eaters. I have 3 boys and they love anything that comes in a package and turn their noses up at most things that are healthy. This is the first receipe that I’m going to try and then the alfredo sauce. Thank you for providing all this wonderful information.
Emmy – My pleasure! But I’m not sure this is a recipe you want to start your kids on. I have a kids section, you might be better off starting with one of those. This one would be more of an acquired taste for kids.