Easy and low sodium?

[sky]

Hello all, happy Easter to those who celebrate it :)

Does anyone have suggestions for relatively easy/quick recipes that are low sodium? I've gotten really conscious about how much preprocessed convenience type food I eat lately, but the trouble is I barely know the first thing about cooking. As far as dietary restrictions, I'm allergic to peanuts but otherwise I'm up for trying absolutely anything :)

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We call this "chicken with twigs"

[redbird]

This one is quick to prep, but you'll need an hour for it to cook.

Chicken parts (we use six chicken thighs, but the original recipe called for a whole chicken, cut up, and I've done it with drumsticks)
2 tablespoons olive oil, plus enough to coat a baking dish
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1 or 2 limes, cut into wedges
Black pepper to taste (try a quarter teaspoon, you can add more when you serve it)

Preheat oven to 375F (180C if you're in the metric part of the world)
Put the chicken pieces in an oiled baking dish
Mix the olive oil, lemon juice, pepper, and thyme
Pour the liquid over the chicken

Bake for 45 minutes or until a meat thermometer says it's done (my oven runs a little slow, so about 50 minutes)
Serve the chicken, with the lime pieces alongside. Squeeze lime juice onto your chicken before eating.

If you're trying for low fat as well as low salt, use skinless chicken pieces or just don't eat the skin.

There's nothing sacred about thyme, if you prefer some other reasonably strong herb.

The sauce you bake it in is edible, but not exciting, over rice.

Re: We call this "chicken with twigs"

[serene]

What's the twigs part?

Re: We call this "chicken with twigs"

[redbird]

cattitude thinks the pieces of thyme are somewhat twig-like.

Re: We call this "chicken with twigs"

[serene]

Ah, gotcha. I dislike the taste of thyme, so I didn't actually know it came as twig-like things.

Re: We call this "chicken with twigs"

[redbird]

Addendum: If you don't have or don't like thyme, try some other herb. I don't quite think tarragon would work here, even though it often goes well with chicken--maybe rosemary or basil.