Citrus Fresh-Lime Baked Chicken

The simple things in life are what make it worth living. Dinnertime is one of those simple things. It is a time to gather around a dinner table with loved ones to enjoy a delicious, home-cooked meal that was prepared with the sole purpose of pleasing those you care about. Add to that the element of 100% pure, therapeutic-grade essential oils, and you have now enhanced dinnertime with nutrients the way Young Living and nature intended.

That being said, it is time to share another mouth-watering dinner suggestion: This month’s recipe comes from health coach and Young Living distributor­ Tara Rayburn.

Citrus Fresh-Lime Baked Chicken

Recipe modified from Essential Gluten-Free Recipes by Tara Rayburn and Mary Vars

Ingredients:

• organic, whole chicken, fried or roasted

• 1/2 cup coconut oil

• 1/2 whole garlic bulb, peeled and crushed

• 1 medium yellow onion

• 1 lemon, quartered

• 1/2 lime, quartered

Spices:

• 1 tsp. turmeric

• 3/4 tsp. cumin

• 1/4 tsp. sea salt

• 1 tsp. rosemary or a large bunch of fresh rosemary 

sprigs

• 1/8 tsp. black pepper or lemon pepper

Young Living Essential Oils:

• 3–5 drops Citrus Fresh™ essential oil blend

• 3–5 drops lime essential oil

Preparation:

• Heat oven to 350° Fahrenheit.

• Remove gizzards and goodies from the inside of the chicken. (Don’t laugh—it’s easy to forget!)

• Use glass baking pan and spread with coconut oil.

• Chop garlic and onion.

• Combine all spices in small glass cup, add essential oils, and mix with a toothpick.

• Quarter lemons and limes, squeeze over chicken.

• Stuff chopped garlic, onion, lemons, and limes into the chicken.

• Trickle overflow chopped items and add any optional vegetable(s) (potatoes or other favorites) around the chicken. Place extra fresh rosemary sprigs around the inside of the pan.

• Baste chicken 1–3 times while baking.

• Bake for approximately 1 hour 30 minutes.

Be sure to thank Tara for this fantastic recipe and share your thoughts below. Bon appetite!

 —Marco Colindres III, YL Product Marketing Manager

Young Living Product Blog.