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Herb-Roasted Chicken Breasts

Lemon-Roasted Asparagus
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Ingredients

  • 3 bone in, skin on chicken breasts
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
  • 2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted
  • 2 tsp lemon zest
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp pepper

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Run fingers under chicken skin to loosen skin from flesh.
  2. Combine garlic, thyme, rosemary, oil, lemon zest, salt, and pepper. Rub mixture under chicken skin.
  3. Place chicken on a rack in a broiler pan rubbed with oil. Season lightly with additional salt and pepper, if desired. Bake 40 minutes.
  4. Increase oven temperature to broil. Broil chicken 3 to 5 minutes or until skin is crisp. Let stand 5 minutes before serving; cut chicken pieces in half to serve.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 2 lb thin asparagus, ends trimmed
  • 3 carrots, sliced
  • 1 tsp lemon zest
  • 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp coconut oil, melted
  • ½ tsp garlic salt
  • ½ tsp pepper

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Combine asparagus, carrots, lemon juice and zest, oil, garlic salt, and pepper on a rimmed baking sheet; toss.
  2. Bake 6 minutes or until asparagus is crisp-tender.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
254
53
307
Fat (g) 16 2 18
Sat. Fat (g) 7 2 9
Protein (g) 25 3 28
Carb (g) 1 7 8
Fiber (g) 0 3 3
Sodium (mg) 464 100 564
T. Sugs (g) 0 3 3
A. Sugs (g) 0 0 0

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