AIP Friendly Skillet Chicken with Mushroom & Pomegranate Pan Sauce

Total time40 min

Prep time15 min

Cook time25 min

AIP Friendly Skillet Chicken with Mushroom & Pomegranate Pan Sauce

Eating this way doesn't mean settling for bland, repetitive meals — and this skillet dinner is proof. Thin chicken cutlets are dusted with turmeric, ginger, and arrowroot starch, then seared in a cast-iron pan until deeply golden and cooked through. The real magic happens in the pan sauce: cremini mushrooms get properly browned before pomegranate juice, apple cider vinegar, and bone broth go in, lifting all those caramelized bits off the bottom of the skillet. Everything in the sauce — from the arrowroot slurry that makes it glossy to the AIP-compliant broth — is carefully chosen to stay within the protocol's strict boundaries, with no grains, dairy, nightshades, or eggs anywhere in sight. The result is a rich, slightly tart, deeply savory sauce that tastes far more indulgent than the ingredient list suggests. It serves four straight from the skillet, which means easy cleanup and a genuinely impressive dinner on the table without a lot of fuss.

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Ingredients

4 servings

For the chicken

2 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 1 ½ lb total)
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½ tsp fine sea salt, plus more to taste
¼ tsp ground turmeric
¼ tsp ground ginger
2 tbsp arrowroot starch
2 tbsp olive oil, divided

For the sauce

10 oz cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup pomegranate juice (100% juice, no added sugar)
2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
1 cup bone broth (homemade or aip-compliant brand)
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
1 tsp arrowroot starch
1 tbsp cold water

For serving

1 tbsp fresh flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped (optional)

Instructions

1
Halve each chicken breast horizontally to make 4 thin cutlets. Place each cutlet between two sheets of plastic wrap and pound with a meat mallet or rolling pin to an even 1/2-inch thickness.
2
In a small bowl, stir together the salt, turmeric, ginger, and arrowroot starch. Dust both sides of each cutlet evenly with the mixture, pressing lightly so it adheres.

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