Green Goddess Chicken

Green Goddess Chicken is marinated in a buttermilk, garlic, and herb mixture and then roasted. Serve with a side of homemade Green Goddess Dressing for extra flavor. This is a low carb meal that’s great served with a green salad or steamed vegetables.

Green Goddess Dressing is a retro favorite made from fresh herbs in a creamy base. It typically has anchovies in it for flavoring. If you don’t want to use anchovies, you can sub a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce. But I do recommend using the anchovies. They really help boost the flavor and you will not notice any fishy taste.

Marinating chicken in buttermilk really helps keep the meat tender and moist and this is really important with the lower fat white meat which tends to dry out.

The buttermilk is blended with fresh chives, parsley, and tarragon plus garlic, lemon juice, and anchovy fillets for tons of flavor. Tarragon has a very strong, almost licorice-like taste. If you’re not a fan, you could substitute basil for the tarragon.

You want to let the chicken marinate for at least 2 hours and up to 24 hours. Then roast the chicken for about 30 minutes in a 375 degree oven.

So easy and so delicious!

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Green Goddess Chicken

Green Goddess Chicken is marinated in a buttermilk, garlic, and herb mixture and then roasted. Serve with a side of homemade Green Goddess Dressing for extra flavor. This is a low carb meal that's great served with a green salad or steamed vegetables.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Southern

Keyword low carb, Paleo

Prep Time 2 hours

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 2 hours 30 minutes

Servings 4

Calories 382 kcal

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chopped fresh chives
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 2 anchovy fillets rinsed
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 4 bone-in chicken breasts

Instructions

1. Process chives, parsley, 1/4 cup buttermilk, lemon juice, tarragon, garlic, anchovies, pepper, and Tabasco sauce in a blender for 30 seconds.

2. Transfer 2 tablespoons of this mixture to a small bowl. Add mayonnaise and 1 tablespoon buttermilk. Stir. Cover and refrigerate until needed.

3. Place remaining herb mixture in a large ziptop bag. Add salt and chicken. Seal the bag and turn to coat the chicken evenly. Refrigerate 2 to 24 hours.

4. Preheat oven to 475 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.

5. Place chicken skin side up on baking sheet, leaving any marinade stuck to the chicken on the chicken.

6. Place baking sheet on the middle oven rack and raost for 30 minutes, or until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees.

7. Serve chicken with sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Green Goddess Chicken

Amount Per Serving

Calories 382 Calories from Fat 243

% Daily Value*

Fat 27g42%

Saturated Fat 6g38%

Cholesterol 124mg41%

Sodium 1123mg49%

Potassium 474mg14%

Carbohydrates 2g1%

Sugar 1g1%

Protein 39g78%

Calcium 58mg6%

Vitamin C 17mg21%

Vitamin A 1025IU21%

Iron 1.9mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Recipe adapted from Cook’s Country

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