AIP Friendly Garlic-Mushroom Chicken Zoodle Bowl
This bowl is the kind of deeply satisfying, weeknight-worthy dinner that makes it genuinely easy to stick to an elimination-style protocol without feeling like you're missing out. Crispy-skinned chicken thighs seasoned with turmeric and ginger sit on a tangle of tender zucchini noodles, all blanketed in a rich garlic-mushroom sauce that tastes far more indulgent than its clean ingredient list suggests. The sauce gets its savory depth from bone broth and coconut aminos — a soy-free swap that works beautifully here — while arrowroot starch thickens everything to a glossy, spoon-coating consistency without any grain-based thickeners. One of the trickier parts of cooking this way is finding a sauce that feels luxurious but stays within the rules, and this one genuinely delivers. A squeeze of lemon and a handful of fresh parsley at the end brighten the whole dish and keep it from feeling heavy. It serves four, so it's practical for a family dinner or for meal-prepping a couple of lunches for the week ahead.
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4 servings
For the chicken
- 4 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 2 lb total)
- 1 tsp fine sea salt, divided
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
For the sauce
- 10 oz cremini mushrooms, sliced ¼ inch thick
- 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 1 cup bone broth
- 2 tbsp coconut aminos
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp arrowroot starch
- 1 tbsp cold water
- 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
For the zoodles
- 4 medium zucchini (about 2 lb total), spiralized into noodles
- 1 tsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
For serving
- 2 tbsp fresh parsley, roughly chopped (optional)
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Pat the chicken thighs completely dry with paper towels. In a small bowl, combine 3/4 tsp of the salt, the turmeric, and the ginger, then rub the mixture evenly over both sides of each thigh.
- 2
Heat the coconut oil in a 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add the chicken thighs skin-side down and sear undisturbed for 6–7 minutes, until the skin is deep golden and releases easily from the pan. Flip and sear the second side for 4 minutes.
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