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June 25, 2014

Coconut Basil Grilled Chicken – The Slim Palate Paleo Cookbook Review

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Marinated in a Thai-inspired coconut milk concoction and then grilled to juicy perfection, this paleo chicken recipe is a wonderful example of the recipes you will find in The Slim Palate Paleo Coookbook.

Paleo Coconut Basil Grilled Chicken RecipeThis one goes out to Joshua Weissman, to whom I owe a huge apology. I have been sitting on his beautiful cookbook, The Slim Palate Paleo Cookbook, for over 2 months now, meaning to give it the glowing review it deserves. Because it really is a gorgeous study in the art of simple, healthy, whole food. I have thumbed through it countless times and every time, it makes me absolutely ravenous even if I wasn’t the least bit hungry before I started looking. It’s a cookbook that appeals to me on many levels, not least of which is the dietary philosophy behind it. Low carb and paleo diets have many commonalities and similar tenets, so it makes it easy to love the recipes in this book. It’s also a visually stunning book, and the photography is done by Josh himself. You literally won’t be able to tear your eyes away. And he is as much of a carnivore as I am, as you can tell instantly from the cover shot of meaty lamb shanks piled on a platter. Good man, Josh, good man.

So what have I been waiting for? I guess my problem is that I have so ideas of my own and so many things I plan to make for this blog, I have trouble finding time to try other people’s recipes. We own countless cookbooks and we have back issues of many cooking magazines lying about, and I no longer cook from any of them. I do find plenty of inspiration in them, but I am usually adapting them to fit my own dietary needs. I don’t have to do that with Josh’s recipes (he kindly even gives substitutions to use stevia in place of honey in his desserts), but I am so unused to cooking straight out of a book, I almost don’t know how to do it any more. But when I saw a cut-up fryer chicken at Trader Joe’s the other day, I grabbed it delightedly because I knew the exact recipe I was going to make from The Slim Palate Paleo Cookbook: the Coconut Basil Grilled Chicken.

Low Carb Coconut Basil Grilled Chicken

If you aren’t familiar with Slim Palate (the blog), you should head on over and make yourself so. Joshua is an inspiring young man…and he is young, indeed. I am sure he’s very tired of everyone remarking on his age but I have to point it out to my own readers. The cookbook was published when Josh was only 17 years old! Or maybe he was 18. What’s the difference, when the boy was too young to even have a celebratory glass of champagne when his book came out? He’s immensely talented, and he loves good food as much as I do. Josh came to the paleo diet because of his health and worked hard to lose over 100 pounds. You’ve gotta respect that. And he is dedicated to the art of creating insanely delicious, healthy recipes, most of which are low carb enough for all of my readers to enjoy. You’ve really gotta respect that. And If I haven’t managed to convince you, his book was just named by Michael Ruhlman as one of his favourite cookbooks. Respect, dude. Respect.

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And the chicken? Yep, it was fabulous. The only alteration I made was putting less onion in the marinade to lower the carbs. Mind you, much of the marinade ends up coming off, so it was probably a moot point. The chicken is moist and flavourful after its long bath in the coconut basil marinade. And the marinade itself smells so good, you’ll want to just drink it. But don’t, especially not after the chicken has been in it. As hard as it may be, throw that bag of chickeny marinade away and move on. Grill your beautiful cut up chicken and enjoy. And seriously consider picking up a copy of The Slim Palate Paleo Cookbook. I can assure you, you won’t regret it!

Low Carb Paleo Coconut Grilled Chicken Recipe

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Coconut Basil Grilled Chicken
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Resting Time
10 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 
Marinated in a Thai-inspired coconut milk concoction and then grilled to juicy perfection, this paleo chicken recipe is a wonderful example of the recipes you will find in The Slim Palate Paleo Coookbook.
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Servings: 4 to 6 servings
Calories: 719 kcal
Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk
  • 1 medium onion I did half to reduce carbs
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • Zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 6 large basil leaves
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce - Red Boat is made without any sugar
  • 1 tsp coconut aminos or tamari
  • 1/2 tsp pepper
  • 1 broiler chicken cut into 8 pieces (breasts, thighs, drumsticks and wings)
  • 2 tbsp ghee or avocado oil
Instructions
  1. In a blender or food processor, combine coconut milk, onion, garlic, lime juice and zest, basil, fish sauce, coconut aminos and pepper. Puree until smooth.
  2. Place chicken in a large plastic back and pour marinade over chicken. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
  3. Preheat on side of a gas grill to high and the other side to low. When the grill is hot, grease the high-heat grates with ghee or avocado oil. Grill the chicken skin-side down for 6 to 10 minutes or until charred to your liking.
  4. Flip chicken and grill over high heat 8 minutes more, then transfer to the low heat side of the grill. Reduce the high heat to low, close the lid and let cook another 20 minutes.
  5. Let chicken rest 8 minutes before serving.
Recipe Notes

Serves 4 to 6. For 4 servings, each serving has 4.94 g of carbs and 0.41 g of fiber. Total NET CARBS = 4.54 g.

However, this includes all of the marinade and at least half of it comes off in the cooking process so I would estimate that this should be cut in half!

Food energy: 719kcal Saturated fatty acids: 20.99g Total fat: 49.20g Calories from fat: 442 Cholesterol: 222mg Carbohydrate: 4.94g Total dietary fiber: 0.41g Protein: 53.01g Sodium: 495mg

Nutrition Facts
Coconut Basil Grilled Chicken
Amount Per Serving
Calories 719 Calories from Fat 443
% Daily Value*
Fat 49.2g76%
Saturated Fat 20.99g105%
Cholesterol 222mg74%
Sodium 495mg21%
Carbohydrates 4.94g2%
Fiber 0.41g2%
Protein 53.01g106%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

 

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Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using MacGourmet software and I remove erythritol from the final carb count and net carb count, as it does not affect my own blood glucose levels. I do my best to be as accurate as possible but you should independently calculate nutritional information on your own before relying on them. I expressly disclaim any and all liability of any kind with respect to any act or omission wholly or in part in reliance on anything contained in this website.

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Comments

  1. Christine from Cook the Story says

    June 26, 2014 at 8:37 am

    This chicken sounds so flavorful and healthy!

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  2. Lia says

    June 26, 2014 at 1:03 pm

    forgive the stupid question… I don’t have a grill. Would this work out well baked in the oven?

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    • Carolyn says

      June 26, 2014 at 3:23 pm

      Yes, I think it would be great baked in the oven!

      Reply
  3. Eric says

    July 20, 2014 at 2:17 pm

    Wow! I made this for a party I gave last night, and got rave reviews. I was tempted to add something spicy to the marinade, but didn’t because there were some guests coming with their under five years old children. I marinated the chicken overnight, and then cooked it over a hardwood charcoal fire. Yuuuummmmmyyyyyy! I still might try it sometime with just a touch of sriraicha or similar, but it is rally good without it.

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