Whole30 Oven Baked Chicken with Sweet Potato Croquettes - Lunch Version

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Whole30 Oven Baked Chicken with Sweet Potato Croquettes - Lunch Version

Olivia
The Cook
6 Servings
26 Ingredients
2 Comments

Our Paleo Chicken N' Biscuits aims to bring a comforting familiarity to your morning meal. Succulent chicken thighs coated in a crust of crispy nuts are joined by pan fried sweet potato biscuits beneath a drizzle of hot and tangy apple sauce for this down home reminiscent dish.

6 Servings
26 Ingredients
2 Comments

Ingredients

  • ½ cups chop Almonds, Raw
  • ½ cups chop Cashews, Raw
  • ½ cups Coconut, Flakes
  • ½ teaspoons Salt #1
  • ½ teaspoons Cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoons Black Pepper
  • 2 tablespoons Coconut Oil #1
  • 1 ½ pounds Chicken, Thighs, Boneless/Skinless
  • ½ cups Water
  • 2 ¼ teaspoons Chia Seeds
  • 1 ½ cups cook and mash Sweet Potato
  • ¼ cups Almond Flour
  • 2 tablespoons Arrowroot
  • 1 teaspoon Salt #2
  • 2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • ½ teaspoons Vanilla Extract
  • 2 tablespoons Ghee #1
  • 2 tablespoons Ghee #2
  • 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
  • 2 tablespoons Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1 ½ tablespoons Mustard, Yellow
  • ¼ cups Applesauce
  • 1 ¼ teaspoons Salt #3
  • ¼ cups Olive Oil
  • ½ cups Coconut Oil #2
  • 2 tablespoons Sriracha Sauce

Containers

Supplies

  • Labels
  • Foils
  • Baking Sheets

Cooking Instructions

Freeze For Later Cooking Day Directions

Bake

These directions help you cook or prepare this meal PRIOR to being frozen for serving later (see Serving Day Directions when you are ready to prepare it to eat).

Why would I want to freeze this?

  1. Combine almonds, cashews and coconut flakes in a food processor. Process until chopped into a fine meal.
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Make From Frozen Serving Day Directions

Easy Assembly/Ready to Eat

These directions help you cook or reheat this meal AFTER it's been frozen for when you are ready to eat it.

  1. Thaw: In fridge
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Make It Now Cooking Directions

Oven Cook

These directions are for cooking this recipe to serve immediately and NOT to freeze for later.

  1. Combine almonds, cashews and coconut flakes in a food processor. Process until chopped into a fine meal.
  2. In a shallow bowl add together nut mixture with salt #1, cinnamon and black pepper.
  3. Melt coconut oil #1 for 30-45 seconds in microwave.
  4. Unwrap chicken thighs so they lay flat with no overlap of meat. Place on a foil lined baking sheet.
  5. Working with one thigh at a time brush both sides with coconut oil, place in nut mixture, turning to fully coat all sides. Return coated thigh to baking sheet.
  6. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes until chicken is cooked through and outside is golden and crispy.
  7. Combine water and chia seeds in a cup and beat vigorously with a fork or whisk. Let sit for 5-10 minutes.
  8. Add mashed sweet potato to a bowl along with chia seed mixture (stir one additional time before adding to potato), almond meal, arrowroot powder, salt #2, pumpkin pie spice, vanilla extract and ghee #1
  9. Place 1/3 cup of sweet potato mixture into your hand and gently form into a ball. Press down to form a disk. Repeat until all croquettes are formed.
  10. Fry in a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat using about 1 TBLS ghee #2 in skillet for each round of frying.
  11. For topping: combine lemon juice, apple cider vinegar, mustard, applesauce, salt #3, olive oil, coconut oil #2 and sriracha.
  12. Place chicken on top of sweet potato biscuit and top with a generous amount of sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe
6 Servings
Serving Size
about 4 oz chicken w/ 1 croquette
Amount Per Serving
Calories
812
Total Fat
67g
Saturated Fat
32g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
109mg
Sodium
1126mg
Total Carbohydrates
24g
Fiber
8g
Sugar
5g
Protein
32g
WW Freestyle
31

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