IP LEMON CHICKEN, SCD COMPLIANT

IP Lemon Chicken, SCD compliant image

Provided by C C

Categories Chicken

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 17

about 3 Tbsp light flavored olive oil or cooking oil
about 3.5 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs (3 costco packages)
salt (about 2 tsp.) and black pepper (about 1 tsp.), to preference
3 Tbsp italian seasoning, or mix of basil, oregano, marjoram, thyme & rosemarry
2 1/4 tsp granulated garlic (penzeys & mccormick brands are scd friendly last i checked)
2 tsp smoked paprika (penzeys & mccormick brands are scd friendly, last i checked)
AFTER BROWNING, ADD:
1-2 onions, diced
7 Tbsp lemon juice (or juice from 3 lemons, zest reserved for sprinkling on top)
1 tsp frontier coop lemon flavoring (optional, may use zest from the lemons instead)
1/3 c water or homemade chicken broth
AFTER PRESSURE COOKING 7 MIN., STIR IN:
6 Tbsp dripped scd yogurt, made with half & half, (cream cheese, heavy cream, or coconut cream may be substituted, but cream cheese and heavy cream are not scd compliant)
TO SERVE, OPTIONS TO SPRINKLE ON TOP:
lemon zest
fresh herbs such as parsley, basil, or lemon thyme
more freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

1. Pour light olive oil into Instant Pot, then top with chicken. Sprinkle chicken with seasonings. Press "Sauté" button, and cook on sauté mode without stirring, until the chicken has nicely browned on the bottom. Stir, and cook a bit more to brown as many sides of the chicken as you can. Add the onion & cook a bit longer. Press cancel.
2. Add the lemon juice, lemon flavoring (or lemon zest), and water or chicken broth. Pressure cook on high for 7 minutes. Let it natural pressure release for 2 minutes, then manually release the pressure.
3. Stir in the SCD dripped yogurt made with half & half. Serve and sprinkle any additional garnishes on top. Goes well with a side of steamed broccoli.