March 12, 2023

Roast Chicken & Garlic Confit - The Anti-depressant Diet by Yalda Alaoui

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Roast Chicken & Garlic Confit - The Anti-depressant Diet by Yalda Alaoui

We have partnered with naturopathic nutritionist Yalda Alaoui, or Eat, Burn Sleep, to discuss how quality meat can benefit your gut and overall health.  60% of mood and anxiety regulation neurotransmitters are produced in a healthy gut.

The Anti-depressant Diet

If your gut microbiota is compromised, these important mood-regulating neurotransmitters will not be produced.

Eat Burn Sleep’s nutrient-rich recipes heal both mind and body and treat the taste buds with sensational flavours.

In this recipe, 40 cloves of garlic give a lovely anti-depressant boost, through their interaction with serotonergic, GABAergic, dopaminergic, and adrenergic systems. 

With Tryptophan-rich chicken, boosting serotonin and delivering a whole load of B vitamins, this delightful dish will most definitely lift your mood!

 Get 15% when you subscribe to Eat Burn Sleep's gut health programme with our exclusive discount code PROVENANCE15

Ingredients:

1 whole free-range chicken

40 garlic cloves

3 bay leaves

1 tbsp olive oil

2 tsp sea salt

1/2 tsp black pepper

15ml water

Method

  1. Preheat your oven to 190 C / 380 F fan.

  2. Place the chicken in an oven-proof pan with a lid.

  3. Add the garlic cloves, olive oil, salt, pepper, bay leaves, and water.

  4. Cover with the lid and cook for 90 minutes or as long as needed depending on the weight of your chicken.

  5. After 90 minutes, remove the lid and cook for a further 10 minutes.

  6. The chicken is ready, and the garlic confit to perfection!

Serving Tips

The garlic confit is delicious spread on some toasted paleo bread or pure seed bread.