Chicken with Tandoori Spice Blend

My anti-inflammatory Tandoori Spice Blend from India helps create this wonderfully flavorful chicken dish. If not following a gluten-free or ketogenic/low-carb diet, serve this dish with rice or naan bread and my Blue Zone Apple-Sage Cauliflower or my Simply Curry Cabbage Slaw.

Benefits

Chicken has protein for building strong muscles, vitamin B12 for helping the body create energy on a cellular level, and niacin, which plays a role in repairing DNA. Tomatoes contain lycopene, an antioxidant that may lower cancer risk, aid cognitive function, and promote prostate health.

Serves 4

Ingredients

8 Tbs. Tandoori Spice Blend, divided

1 whole chicken (3–4 lbs.), cut into quarters

2 Tbs. coconut oil

¾ cup tomato sauce or canned crushed tomatoes

Procedure

1. Sprinkle the chicken with 4 Tbs. Tandoori Spice Blend, coating thoroughly.
2. In a small bowl, mix the remaining spice blend and the tomato sauce.
3. Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and brown for 4 minutes on each side or until golden brown.
4. Add the spiced tomato sauce to the skillet and simmer over low heat for 15 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink in the center.

Gluten-Free

Ketogenic or Low-Carb