Plant Paradox Recipes with Pasture-Raised Chicken. 29 Healthy Meal Ideas. (2024)

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You are what the things you are eating ate The world’s first lectin-light chicken and lectin-light chicken feed How much chicken/protein can I have if I follow the Plant Paradox protocol? Where to buy pasture-raised chicken near me? Places where you can buy pasture-raised chicken My favorite plant paradox recipes with chicken Chicken Kofta Recipe With a Twist Baked Chicken Satay Chicken Tahini Salad With Chickpeas and Asparagus Chicken and Fonio With Herb-Avocado Cream, Easy Summer Meal Easy Green Plantain Curry with Chicken Chicken Gyro Platter With Tzatziki Low Histamine Chicken Curry Easy Turkey or Chicken Salad With Egg-Free Mayonnaise Persian Style Chicken with Pomegranate Reduction Kohlrabi Chicken Soup With Lemongrass and Ginger Low-Histamine Chicken and Cabbage Soup Roasted Za’atar Chicken Platter with Sweet Potato Salad Chicken Coconut Soup with Shiitake Mushrooms Italian Chicken Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette Lectin-Free Chicken Pot Pie and More Orange Chicken with Brussel Sprouts and Cranberry Sauce Sea Vegetables Chicken Salad with Miracle Noodles Creamy Mushroom and Chicken, Romanian Style Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast Three Ways Easy, Grain-Free Chicken Schnitzel Moroccan Chicken with Baby Broccoli and Almonds Mustard Sage Crispy Chicken Wings Platter Chicken Salad Nori Rolls with Organic Miracle Rice Tarragon Chicken Salad with Cranberries and Avocado Mayonnaise Homemade Chicken Nuggets Lectin-Free Miso Ramen Soup with Shirataki Noodles Aji de Gallina, a Classic Peruvian Made Healthy Herb-Infused Grilled Spatchcock Chicken Healthy Ground Chicken Soup FAQs

If you are reading this, chances are you have started the plant paradox protocol and are confused about what chicken or poultry is plant paradox compliant and where to get it from. Or, you are just looking for more ideas on making lectin-free, plant paradox recipes using pasture-raised chicken.

I’ve been following the Plant Paradox protocol since August 2017. This is one of the most frequent questions I see in forums and social media. I hope this article will clarify most of your chicken and poultry questions and help you cook some yummy plant paradox recipes with chicken.

You are what the things you are eating ate

This is a major rule of the Plant Paradox protocol.

Naturally, chickens are supposed to roam pastures, soak in the sun and eat grasses, bugs, insects, worms, and everything they may find in the soil. You want to eat poultry that is never given antibiotics, hormones, and steroids and is not supplemented with GMO corn, wheat, and soy.

Unfortunately, the free-range label doesn’t mean much, and it just means the birds are given at least 5 minutes of access to air per day. They are still crowded in barns most of the time. Chicken are omnivores. So you don’t want a chicken advertised as “vegetarian fed”, as it will be loaded with GMOs, glyphosate, and lectins.

Ideally, you want all poultry and eggs to be “pasture-raised” and lectin-free. However, there are instances when pasture-raised chicken is supplemented with non-GMO corn and oats. That’s a limit you can cross if that’s the best poultry you can find, provided that it doesn’t give you a reaction (which is possible if you are extremely sensitive to lectins). Try it, and do the best you can.

As a general rule, know that all chicken, even if raised on pastures 24/24, is still supplemented. As long as is non-GMO, and the feed doesn’t contain soy, you should be ok.

The world’s first lectin-light chicken and lectin-light chicken feed

The good news is that a ‘lectin-light feed for chicken’ already exists. It was developed by Dan Walter, owner of Pastured Steps, a regenerative farm in Midlothian, Texas, just a short drive from Dallas.

I had the honor to meet Dan a few years ago, at his farm. You can find more about him and his farm in this article: Raising Lectin-Free Chicken. Interview with Dan Walter, Owner and Farmer at Pastured Steps in Dallas.

We produce high-quality Lectin-Light Chicken™. Our chickens are pasture-raised and fed a supplemental diet consisting of ingredients on Dr. Gundry’s “Yes” list. Our homemade feed is SOY-Free, Corn-Free, Wheat-Free and does NOT contain peanuts, peas, oats, rice, sunflower, or any of the other typical lectin-heavy grain substitutes. Yes, you can finally eat chicken again! We have selected a specialty breed of broiler that is known for its gourmet flavor. This makes our chicken both nutritious and delicious! In addition, we use regenerative farming practices to promote soil health and animal welfare.

Dan Walter, Owner, Pastured Steps

So excited to announce the world’s first chickens raised on a 100% Plant Paradox-friendly diet! Finally, Pastured Steps takes the worry out of eating my favorite food… and probably yours too. And they taste delicious too!

Dr. Steven Gundry

In the book The Plant Paradox Quick and Easy, Dr. Steven Gundry advises the best next thing after pastured poultry is Mary’s Free Range, Pasture Raised, Air Chilled Chicken, which you will find in Whole Foods or other similar stores. “It’s not lectin-free, but it’s a fine substitute in a pinch”, he says. I buy the duck from Mary’s Free Range, air-chilled on rare occasions, and it’s been great for me.

How much chicken/protein can I have if I follow the Plant Paradox protocol?

Contrary to what some people may think, the Plant Paradox is a low to moderate animal protein protocol, with Dr. Gundry personally encouraging a vegetarian/flexitarian diet.

The general rule is 8oz a day, 4oz per serving, if you are in Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Plant Paradox program (and eggs count towards animal protein!).

The recommended daily amount (RDA) is 0.8 grams of protein / kg of body weight, so multiply your weight in kg with 0.8 to get the RDA (if you only know your weight in pounds, divide weight in lbs to 2.2 to get weight in kg). Now, we know Dr. G recommends a smaller amount, but only when it comes to animal foods. The palm of your hand (without fingers) is a good guideline to how much protein you can have in one serving. Also, the need for protein is bio-individual and depends on your age, health, body weight, level of physical activity, etc. Best is to experiement and see what serves you and your goals best. Since plant based protein is incomplete (doesn’t contain all the amino acids), you have to make sure you consume a variety of plant foods to cover all your body needs. Also, remember excess protein is stored as fat, not muscle.

If you transition to Phase 3, when you can introduce some high protein lectin foods, pressure cooked, such as beans and lentils, you should be able to reduce your animal protein to 2oz daily.

I love the below food pyramid created by Dr. Steven Gundry for a visual representation of how much low to moderate animal protein means. As you can see, poultry is toward the tip of the pyramid (“ok to eat a limited quantity per meal), while red meat is all the way at the top (1, 2 times a week).

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Where to buy pasture-raised chicken near me?

As mentioned above, most of the time, farms supplement their chickens with lectin food such as non-GMO corn and oats, and that might be the best you can find.

I used to buy most of my poultry from Burgundy’s Local, a store in Dallas that sells local 100% grass-fed beef, lamb, and pasture-raised pork and partners with local farms for pasture-raised chickens and eggs. I know they are supplemented with non-GMO corn and oats, but I’ve decided that’s good enough for me.

But there are options for everyone, and most of these responsible farms deliver across the country.

When I discovered Pastured Steps (see below details), I started to order from them. They are probably the only place in the world intentionally raising lectin-light chicken. But I’m sure others will follow now that they have shown the world is not impossible.

I put together the below list with places where you can buy pastured chicken, no matter where you are in the US. If you are outside the US, check your Farmer’s Markets, and locate and talk to local farmers around you. Find out how they raise their poultry (you can also leave a comment below with your location and the source you are buying from, it may help other people in your area).

Chances are you will find something good enough. If not, maybe raising your own chickens is something you would like to consider (for both meat and eggs). I grew up on a farm, where we raised chickens, ducks, turkeys, geese, etc. I know it’s possible if you have the land and love farm life.

Places where you can buy pasture-raised chicken

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Pastured Steps, Midlothian, Texas (near Dallas); deliveries throughout the US, and pick up in the Dallas area. Pastured Steps is the only place in the US (and probably the world) that produces lectin-light chicken and lectin-light chicken feed. I also love that they practice regenerative agriculture practices. The best is to pre-order.

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Burgundy Pasture Beef partnered with Cobb Creek Farm, TEXAS, to provide pasture-raised chicken; deliveries only in TEXAS. I buy from them because I live nearby their store in Dallas, I love the convenience and their products.

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The Provisions House, shop and deliveries in Dallas. What I like about them is that all their meat/chicken is flash-frozen. So it’s been a safer option for me since my low histamine journey (freezing stops the build of histamine triggering bacteria).

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Circle C Farms, based in FLORIDA, delivers in all US states.Their poultry is some of the best you can find in the country, but they also specifically attend to the Plant Paradox protocol by selling boxes with 4oz portions. My sister (who lives in New York City) buys from them, and she loves the personal service and quality.

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Pasture Bird, a farm located in CALIFORNIA, is one of my favorite farms. They farm responsibly and make an effort to educate the public on what it means to eat poultry that is tasty and healthy and raised in a sustainable way. For national deliveries, they partner with the sellers that distribute nationwide, such as Primal Pastures, and Crowd Cow. I follow them on Instagram. Check them out. They are awesome.

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My favorite plant paradox recipes with chicken

And now the fun part. I love to cook and create lectin-free, plant paradox recipes, and chicken has been one of my favorite ingredients to play with.

While I try to have a more flexitarian, vegetarian diet, my husband loves his protein, and I’m doing my best to make healthy food that both of us eat and enjoy. My husband is not 100% on the plant paradox program (he loves beer too much, haha), but he eats lectin-free about 70% of the time, thanks to my compliant cooking, which is great.

All the below recipes are phase 2 plant paradox compliant (with just a couple using some phase 3 ingredients). For Phase 1 recipes and ideas (using pasture-raised chicken), please check this article: A Three Day Plant Paradox Cleanse Guide.

If you made any of the below plant paradox recipes and you loved them, I’d love to hear from you.

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Chicken Kofta Recipe With a Twist

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Baked Chicken Satay

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Chicken Tahini Salad With Chickpeas and Asparagus

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Chicken and Fonio With Herb-Avocado Cream, Easy Summer Meal

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Easy Green Plantain Curry with Chicken

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Chicken Gyro Platter With Tzatziki

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Low Histamine Chicken Curry

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Easy Turkey or Chicken Salad With Egg-Free Mayonnaise

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Persian Style Chicken with Pomegranate Reduction

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Kohlrabi Chicken Soup With Lemongrass and Ginger

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Low-Histamine Chicken and Cabbage Soup

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Roasted Za’atar Chicken Platter with Sweet Potato Salad

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Chicken Coconut Soup with Shiitake Mushrooms

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Italian Chicken Salad with Balsamic Vinaigrette

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Lectin-Free Chicken Pot Pie and More

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Orange Chicken with Brussel Sprouts and Cranberry Sauce

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Sea Vegetables Chicken Salad with Miracle Noodles

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Creamy Mushroom and Chicken, Romanian Style

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Spinach Stuffed Chicken Breast Three Ways

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Easy, Grain-Free Chicken Schnitzel

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Moroccan Chicken with Baby Broccoli and Almonds

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Mustard Sage Crispy Chicken Wings Platter

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Chicken Salad Nori Rolls with Organic Miracle Rice

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Tarragon Chicken Salad with Cranberries and Avocado Mayonnaise

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Homemade Chicken Nuggets

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Lectin-Free Miso Ramen Soup with Shirataki Noodles

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Aji de Gallina, a Classic Peruvian Made Healthy

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Herb-Infused Grilled Spatchcock Chicken

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Healthy Ground Chicken Soup

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FAQs

Can you eat chicken on The Plant Paradox diet? ›

In The Plant Paradox, his readers buy grain-free, pasture-raised chicken to avoid lectins. To summarize his dietary advice, he recommends avoiding all foods containing lectins.

What are the 3 foods Dr. Gundry says to avoid? ›

Gundry specifically recommends pressure-cooking dry beans to eliminate lectins. Eliminate foods high in lectins. These foods include legumes, grains, nuts, seeds, dairy products, certain meats, and sugary snacks.

What is Dr. Gundry's one Superfood? ›

Gundry's #1 superfood. It's no secret that Dr. Gundry advocates for gut health, and recommends that you do everything you can to boost your microbiome. For that reason prebiotic fiber, which supports healthy gut flora, is the number one superfood that you should consume every day.

What are the side effects of The Plant Paradox diet? ›

It's true that lectins can cause issues for some people, and eating high amounts can be especially problematic. This is because lectins are very difficult for the body to digest and can easily stick to the intestinal walls, increasing the risk of digestive distress and symptoms like gas, bloating and constipation.

How do you remove lectins from chicken? ›

Cooking, especially with wet high-heat methods like boiling or stewing, or soaking in water for several hours, can inactivate most lectins. [6] Lectins are water-soluble and typically found on the outer surface of a food, so exposure to water removes them.

What is the one food Dr Gundry says to avoid? ›

Some examples of foods that should be avoided on a lectin-free diet, according to Dr. Gundry's book, include: Peanuts. Soy.

What are the worst lectin foods? ›

Some foods that contain higher amounts of lectins include beans, peanuts, lentils, tomatoes, potatoes, eggplant, fruits, and wheat and other grains. Lectins serve a protective function for plants as they grow. They don't have any nutritional value when consumed in foods.

What is the number 1 unhealthiest food? ›

1. Bacon
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  • Potato chips. ...
  • Added sugars. ...
  • Processed oils. Advertisement. ...
  • Hydrogenated fats. This category of fats lurks in many packaged foods and fast food products. ...
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What happens if you eat oatmeal every day according to Dr. Gundry? ›

Did you know that oats in oatmeal are packed with lectins which poke holes in your gut lining and can lead to health issues in the future, according to Dr. Gundry. One great way to avoid this is by using sorghum in your breakfast bowl rather than oats.

Are blueberries high in lectins? ›

Lectin-free fruits include pomegranates, lemons, beets, blackberries, blueberries, apples, plums, sweet oranges, tangerines, and dates.

What is the criticism of the Plant Paradox? ›

He debunks Gundry's thesis, giving “7 science-based reasons it's a scam”: The Plant Paradox is rife with inaccuracies, misrepresentations, and outright misinformation, and the diet espoused in it is unnecessarily restrictive and blatantly designed to sell people overpriced and ineffective supplements…

What not to eat on the Plant Paradox diet? ›

The basis of the Plant Paradox diet is simple: Avoid lectins, a type of protein found in many common foods. The list includes: Legumes such as beans, lentils, peanuts and soybeans. Nightshade vegetables like eggplants, peppers, potatoes and tomatoes.

What is the Plant Paradox diet Kelly Clarkson? ›

The Plant Paradox diet requires followers to eliminate lectin-rich foods, including: legumes like beans (including all soy), peas, lentils, and peanuts. grains, such as wheat, rice, oats, corn, and quinoa. some nuts and seeds, including cashews, chia, sunflower, and pumpkin.

Does chicken contain lectin? ›

Just as lectins compound in our bodies when we eat certain plants, they do the same to animals—meaning that grain- and soy-fed chickens, cows, pigs, and seafood contain lectins in their meat, milk, and eggs.

Is chicken low lectin? ›

Simply put, pasture-raised chicken is a much healthier choice than typical commercial raised chicken, however, it does contain lectin.

Is chicken and egg paradox? ›

The question represents an ancient folk paradox addressing the problem of origins and first cause. Aristotle, writing in the fourth century BCE, concluded that this was an infinite sequence, with no true origin.

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