Herby Sourdough Baked Chicken (Low FODMAP)

15 Minutes prep • 25 Minutes cook • Low FODMAP • Serves 4 • Ok to make ahead: Step 1

This breadcrumb mixture featuring sourdough bread, capers, parsley, and lemon, is equally good on chicken or fish. It’s simple to make the crumb mixture in your food processor, and so easy to use. You can drizzle this chicken with my Easy Hollandaise Sauce, or just serve it as is alongside my Garlic Parmesan Roasted New Potatoes and one of my delicious salads.

Ingredients

4 small or 2 large chicken breasts

3 slices of real sourdough bread

1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley

2 tablespoons chopped chives or green onion greens

1 tablespoon lemon zest (finely grated lemon peel)

1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and drained

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, plus 1 tablespoon more for drizzling

1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

(1) Prepare the chicken: If the chicken breasts are quite thick, cut them horizontally to make two thin pieces out of the one thick breast. If you have the time, put the chicken in one layer on a rimmed plate or baking dish. Season both sides of each piece lightly with Kosher salt (about 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon per side). Cover the dish with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to use, ideally about 4 hours before cooking or overnight.

(2) Prepare: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.

(3) Make the breadcrumb mixture: Roughly chop the bread slices and parsley, then put the bread, parsley, chives or green onions, lemon zest, capers, salt, and pepper in the bowl of your food processor. Process until the crumb is even and the ingredients are nicely blended together. Add the olive oil and pulse a few times to blend.

(4) Bake the chicken: Press 1/4 of the crumb mixture onto the top and sides of each piece of chicken to coat. Place the chicken on the prepared baking sheet. Drizzle with the extra olive oil. Bake for 20 - 30 minutes (depending on the thickness of the chicken breasts) until the internal temperature has reached 165 degrees F. Remove from the oven and let rest for a couple of minutes.

(5) Plate and serve: Serve with a drizzle of my Easy Hollandaise Sauce, or just as is alongside my Garlic Parmesan New Potatoes and one of my delicious salads.

Eat and enjoy every bite because you can!

Recipe note: I use Diamond Crystal Kosher salt in all my recipes because it has a wonderful flat and crisp flake that tastes delicious. It is also the least salty salt available so you can use it more liberally as a seasoning than you can table salt or sea salt. If you use another type of salt, you may need to reduce the amount so it is not over-salted. 

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