Cooking a whole chicken in a Dutch Oven with the lid on, or in parchment paper, keeps the meat extremely moist and juicy. You can use this method and add any type of seasonings you would like. Try garlic and fresh minced herbs (like sage, parsley, and rosemary), or spices like cumin and chipotle chili powder. Serve chicken with rice or riced cauliflower and steamed broccoli for a simple, nourishing family meal. I use a 9-quart enamel-lined cast iron Dutch Oven for this recipe.
Ingredients
1
whole chicken
(about 5 pounds)
1 large
onions
sliced
3
celery stalks
chopped
2 tablespoons
extra virgin olive oil
2 teaspoons
sea salt
1 teaspoons
black pepper
3 teaspoons
turmeric powder
Nutrition Facts
Per serving Recipe serves 6
- Protein 31%
- Net carbs 4%
- Fat 66%
Full nutrition facts
Macros
Energy & Macronutrients
- Calories
- 393kcal
- Protein
- 29.4g
- Total Carbohydrates
- 5.3g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1.8g
- Net Carbs
- 3.5g
- Total Sugars
- 1.9g
- Glucose
- 0.72g
- Fructose
- 0.33g
- Galactose
- 0.53g
- Total Fat
- 27.8g
- Saturated Fat
- 7.3g
- Monounsaturated Fat
- 12.9g
- Polyunsaturated Fat
- 5.5g
- Trans Fat
- 0.15g
- Cholesterol
- 115mg
- Sodium
- 860mg
Vitamins
Water-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin C
- 6mg
- Thiamin (B1)
- 0.12mg
- Riboflavin (B2)
- 0.23mg
- Niacin (B3)
- 10.7mg
- Pantothenic Acid (B5)
- 1.6mg
- Vitamin B6
- 0.61mg
- Folate (B9)
- 34.1µg
- Vitamin B12
- 0.48µg
- Choline
- 97.2mg
Fat-Soluble Vitamins
- Vitamin A (Retinol)
- 62.9µg
- Vitamin D
- 0.31µg
- Vitamin E (Alpha-Tocopherol)
- 1.3mg
- Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone)
- 22.2µg
Minerals
Minerals
- Calcium
- 49.3mg
- Iron
- 2.4mg
- Magnesium
- 43.2mg
- Phosphorus
- 251mg
- Potassium
- 507mg
- Zinc
- 2.2mg
- Copper
- 0.13mg
- Manganese
- 0.48mg
- Selenium
- 22.5µg
- Fluoride
- 2.6µg
Amino Acids
Essential Amino Acids
- Histidine
- 0.85g
- Isoleucine
- 1.4g
- Leucine
- 2.1g
- Lysine
- 2.4g
- Methionine
- 0.76g
- Phenylalanine
- 1.1g
- Threonine
- 1.2g
- Tryptophan
- 0.33g
- Valine
- 1.4g
Non-Essential Amino Acids
- Alanine
- 1.7g
- Arginine
- 1.8g
- Aspartic Acid
- 2.7g
- Cystine
- 0.39g
- Glutamic Acid
- 4.3g
- Glycine
- 1.9g
- Proline
- 1.4g
- Serine
- 1g
- Tyrosine
- 0.93g
Fatty Acids
Medium-Chain Fatty Acids (MCFAs)
- Capric Acid (10:0)
- 0.01g
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids
- Oleic Acid (18:1 cis)
- 11.2g
Omega-3 Fatty Acids
- ALA (18:3 n-3)
- 0.25g
- EPA (20:5 n-3)
- 0.02g
- DPA (22:5 n-3)
- 0.02g
- DHA (22:6 n-3)
- 0.05g
Omega-6 Fatty Acids
- Linoleic Acid (LA)
- 4.9g
- Arachidonic Acid (AA)
- 0.12g
Other
Carotenoids
- Alpha-Carotene
- 0.06µg
- Beta-Carotene
- 150µg
- Beta-Cryptoxanthin
- 0.12µg
- Lutein + Zeaxanthin
- 159µg
- Lycopene
- 0.1µg
Plant Sterols (Phytosterols)
- Phytosterols
- 17.4mg
Other Compounds
- Betaine
- 12.2mg