Turmeric Roasted Chicken with Golden Beets and Leeks

Serving Size: 10

This recipe is courtesy of dietician Karin Adoni, and comes from her cookbook Clean Diet by Karin Adoni Company. Turmeric and ginger adds golden color and delicious flavor to this oven roasted dish. Note: This recipes requires (2) 9x13 inch baking dishes for 7-10 servings.

Recipe by: Karin Adoni Ben-David

Cook Times

Active Prep15

Hands-On Cook0

Hands-Off Cook50

Passive0

Total Time1 5

Recipe Serving Size10

Cooking Tools Required

9x13 inch glass baking dish, Cutting board, Kitchen towels, Measuring cups and spoons, Mixing bowls, Sharp Knives

Ingredients

4 leek white and light green parts only
2 bunch golden beet with their greens, scrubbed
4 clove garlic minced
4 teaspoon ground turmeric divided
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon coriander
2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1 teaspoon Kosher salt more or less to taste
0.5 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice freshly squeezed
4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
3 pound chicken drumstick optional skin removed
1 cup chicken stock

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425° F.
Slice the leeks in half lengthwise. Rinse them, fanning out the outer layers to wash away any grit. Slice the cleaned leeks into thin half-moons.
Remove the greens from the beets. Rinse them and coarsely chop. Halve the beets and cut each section into four wedges.
In a large mixing bowl, toss the leeks, beets, and beet greens together with the garlic, 1/2 of the turmeric, ginger, salt, pepper, lemon juice, and olive oil until thoroughly combined. Spoon the mixture into a 9 x 13-inch baking dish(s) or casserole pan and arrange in an even layer
Add the chicken and the remaining turmeric to a large mixing bowl and toss to coat. Transfer the chicken legs to the baking dish and nestle in the beet mixture.
Drizzle any of the remaining marinade over the top of the chicken and pour the chicken broth around the sides of the dish.
Roast, uncovered, until the chicken is fork tender and the beets are soft, about 1 hour.

Reheating Instructions

Heat in a 350 degree oven for 20 minutes or until heated through.

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