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    Home » Dinner » Baked Cinnamon Chicken Recipe - Low Carb Chicken Thighs with Mint & Coconut [Keto]

    October 1, 2017

    Baked Cinnamon Chicken Recipe - Low Carb Chicken Thighs with Mint & Coconut [Keto]

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    Have you ever had cinnamon on chicken? It's a surprising combination that delivers a unique flavor. My low carb chicken thighs recipe pairs cinnamon with mint and coconut for a drool-worthy keto dinner. I present to you, baked cinnamon chicken!

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    Baked Cinnamon Chicken Thighs Recipe - Low Carb, Keto, Healthy, Coconut Milk & Mint Sauce

    The first time I experienced the magical cinnamon-chicken combo was at a 4th of July cookout. This grand tasting happened years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I was hanging around the grill, eyeing the spices and seasonings when the cinnamon caught my eye. Sure enough, as soon as my friend lifted the lid, he thoroughly coated the chicken with cinnamon.

    I was shocked. Thinking one of the bottles had been drunkenly swapped (it was that kind of party), I tried to help. "Whoa, bro. I think you've made a mistake! You just put cinnamon on the chicken!"

    Baked Cinnamon Chicken Recipe - Low Carb Chicken Thighs with Keto Coconut & Mint Sauce

    He turned and gave me the official Don't-Be-Stupid look. That was enough to keep me quiet until I could taste it for myself. When the chicken was ready, I was the first to dive in. That cinnamon chicken was the best damn chicken I had ever tasted. I was blown away!

    I grew up in a restaurant, I binge watch cooking shows while most people keep up with the Kardashians, and I spend 90% of my day in the kitchen... yet somehow a cinnamon chicken recipe had entirely escaped me until that moment. I've spent the last decade since playing with the cinnamon-chicken flavor combo in different dishes. This low carb chicken thighs recipe highlights the star ingredients while complementing the flavors with a fresh coconut-mint sauce.

    Low Carb Chicken Thighs Recipe - Keto Cinnamon Chicken Baked with Coconut & Milk

    Baked Cinnamon Chicken Recipe - Low Carb Chicken Thighs with Mint & Coconut

    This dish is a low carb chicken thighs recipe where you can decide if you want the skin on or off. If you like the extra flavor and texture of the skin, leave it on. If you don't like the skin or you're trying to cut back on calories, go for the skinless variety. Both ways taste great! You can also use reduced fat coconut milk to cut back on calories if needed.

    Baked Cinnamon Chicken Recipe - Low Carb, Keto, Coconut with Mint

    Mix ground cinnamon, minced fresh mint, dried basil, and sea salt. Thoroughly coat the chicken thighs with the mixture, focusing the majority of the mix on the top side of the thighs. If you've got the skin on, be sure to coat underneath directly on the thigh meat as well as on top of the surface.

    Combine coconut milk, chicken broth, ground cinnamon, mint, and salt in a casserole style bakeware and mix thoroughly to coat the bottom of the dish. Choose a cooking vessel that will allow the edges of the chicken to touch while laying flat on the bottom; this will expose each chicken thigh to the coconut mixture. For six chicken thighs, I use a 9 x 6-inch dish that's two inches deep.

    Place your chicken thighs in a casserole style bakeware with the skin side up (or meatier end up if you went the skinless route). Bake at 425 degrees for 60 minutes, basting the cinnamon chicken thighs with coconut sauce from the bottom of the dish every 20 minutes. I hope you enjoy my baked cinnamon chicken recipe!

    Keto Cinnamon Chicken - Low Carb Chicken Thighs Baked with Mint & Coconut

    Low Carb Chicken Thighs Recipe - Baked Cinnamon Chicken with Mint Coconut Sauce

    Baked Cinnamon Chicken Recipe – Low Carb Chicken Thighs with Mint & Coconut [Keto]

    Low carb cinnamon chicken baked in a unique coconut-lime sauce
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    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
    Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, One pot meal
    Cuisine: American
    Special Diet: Dairy-Free
    Servings: 6 Chicken Thighs
    Serving Size:
    Net Carbs: 1g
    Author: Tasha

    Ingredients

    • 6 chicken thighs cleaned and trimmed of fat
    • 3 teaspoons cinnamon ground
    • 2.5 tablespoons mint leaves fresh, minced
    • 1 teaspoon basil dried
    • 1 teaspoon sea salt
    • ½ cup coconut milk
    • 2 tablespoons chicken broth
    US Customary - Metric

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
    • Pat chicken thighs dry.
    • Combine 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, half of the mint leaves, basil, and half of the sea salt in a small mixing bowl. Thoroughly coat each chicken thigh, focusing on the top/skin side of the meat.
    • In a 9x6x2" casserole-style bakeware, mix together the remaining cinnamon, mint, and sea salt with the coconut milk and chicken broth. Coat the bottom of the dish with this mixture.
    • Line the dish with the chicken thighs skin side up.
    • Bake chicken thighs for 1 hour, basting with the coconut sauce mixture within the pan every 20 minutes.

    Notes

    To reduce fat content and calories, use skinless chicken thighs and/or reduced fat coconut milk.

    Nutrition

    Nutrition Facts
    Baked Cinnamon Chicken Recipe – Low Carb Chicken Thighs with Mint & Coconut [Keto]
    Amount per Serving
    Calories
    288
    % Daily Value*
    Fat
     
    22
    g
    34
    %
    Sodium
     
    496
    mg
    22
    %
    Potassium
     
    284
    mg
    8
    %
    Carbohydrates
     
    1
    g
    0
    %
    Fiber
     
    0
    g
    0
    %
    Sugar
     
    0
    g
    0
    %
    Protein
     
    18
    g
    36
    %
    Net Carbs
     
    1
    g
    2
    %
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    Tasha
    Tasha

    Hi, I'm Tasha–nutritionist, recipe developer, and multi-published cookbook author.

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