Paleo Cranberry Apple Chicken Thighs with Rosemary (Whole30)

Name: Paleo Cranberry Apple Chicken Thighs with Rosemary (Whole30)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 pieces Chicken Thigh (4 large bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (approximately 6 ounces each)); 0 pieces Table Salt (salt (to taste)); 0 pieces Black Pepper (freshly cracked black pepper (to taste)); 1 tbsp Clarified Butter (1 tablespoon ghee (or olive oil)); 1 piece Apple (1 medium apple (cored, sliced)); ⅓ cup Dried Cranberries (⅓ cup Ocean Spray® Craisins® Original Dried Cranberries (see Notes for Whole30)); 2 cloves Garlic (2 cloves garlic (minced)); ⅔ cup Cranberry Apple Juice (⅔ cup Ocean Spray® 100% Juice Organic Cranberry Apple); ⅓ cup Chicken Stock (⅓ cup chicken stock); 5 sprig Rosemary (5 sprigs fresh rosemary)

Paleo Cranberry Apple Chicken Thighs with Rosemary (Whole30) - Main Course (American)

55 minAmerican

Servings4

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Steps

1Season chicken
2Preheat oven to 375° Fahrenheit. Place chicken thighs on cutting board. Season generously with salt and black pepper to taste, then flip chicken thighs over and season other side.
3Melt ghee
4Heat large, oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. When pan is hot, add ghee. Continue warming pan until ghee is melted, swirling pan occasionally to move ghee around to coat.
5Add chicken to skillet
6When ghee is melted, place seasoned chicken thighs in skillet, skin-side down. Place thighs so they can cook evenly without needing to be moved.
7Brown chicken
8Cook chicken thighs skin-side down, undisturbed, 7 minutes, or until skin-side is evenly browned and releases easily from pan. If skin sticks, continue cooking until skin releases easily.
9Bake chicken
10Once chicken thighs are ready, place skillet in preheated oven. Cook 13 minutes, or until internal temperature of chicken thighs reach between 175°-180° Fahrenheit.
11Remove chicken from skillet
12When chicken thighs are ready, carefully remove skillet from oven and transfer chicken thighs to plate. Set plate aside to rest and return skillet to stovetop over medium-high heat. Note: use potholder from this point forward. Skillet will stay very hot.
13Add apple and craisins
14Place apple slices and Craisins in skillet. Cook 2 to 3 minutes or until apples are lightly golden-brown and just softened.
15Add garlic to skillet. Sauté garlic, stirring constantly, 30 to 60 seconds or until garlic is just fragrant.
16Add liquids and aromatics
17Add cranberry apple juice, chicken stock, and rosemary to skillet. Stir to incorporate, then increase heat to high and bring mixture to boil. Once mixture begins to boil gently, immediately reduce heat to low. Simmer 2 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce has reduced slightly.
18Return chicken thighs
19After simmering, taste sauce and add more salt and/or pepper if desired. Return chicken thighs to skillet and cover with spoonfuls of sauce. If needed, return skillet to low heat just until chicken is warmed-through, then serve chicken with desired sides and plenty of sauce.