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    French potted chicken (or turkey) rillettes spread (paleo, AIP)

    Published: Nov 26, 2021 · Updated: Nov 27, 2021 by gohealthywithbea | This post may contain affiliate links | 1 Comment

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    a glass jar full of chicken rillettes next to a wooden board with bread rolls and cornichons on it
    a glass jar full of chicken rillettes next to a wooden board with bread rolls and cornichons on it

    French potted chicken (or turkey) rillettes are a very easy way of using up some leftover chicken or turkey. You will only need 6 very simple ingredients to make this delicious spread.

    Potted chicken rillettes are a real French classic. It is often served on charcuterie boards or in a sandwich or just as a spread for appetizers or at a picnic. Whichever way it is served, it's always eaten with a fresh slice of bread.

    a glass jar full of chicken rillettes next to a wooden board with bread rolls and cornichons on it and a bowl of lettuce in the background

    Last week I published my Gluten free no yeast biscuits (dairy free, vegan, paleo, AIP) recipe. As always, before publishing a new recipe, I ended up having tons of biscuits. I made several batches to make sure that my recipe was good and an extra batch for the photo shoot. So, even though most of them went to the freezer, I ate quite a lot of them. And guess what I spread on them? Rillettes! That's how I came up with the idea of this new gluten free, dairy free, coconut free, paleo and AIP recipe.

    What are rillettes?

    Rillettes are a dish where meat is slow cooked in fat at a slow rate for several hours. 

    Traditional French rillettes are either made with pork, chicken, duck, goose, game birds or rabbit. But you can also find fish rillettes and vegetable rillettes. Pork rillettes and chicken rillettes being the most common ones.

    Well, at first, I thought that I would publish a pork rillettes recipe. But considering that we are at that time of year when many people around the world eat roast turkey, I thought it would be best to first publish potted chicken rillettes. These rillettes are made with leftover roast chicken and can totally be made with leftover turkey.

    Ingredients

    • Boneless, skinless leftover roast chicken or turkey
    • Shallot
    • Duck fat
    • Bone broth
    • Fresh tarragon (or other herb of your choice: basil, oregano...)
    • Sea salt

    See recipe card for quantities.

    French potted chicken or turkey rillettes spread ingredients set up on the kitchen counter

    Instructions

    • Peel and thinly slice the shallot.
    Peeled and chopped shallot on a wooden cutting board
    • Transfer the shallot to a Dutch oven with one teaspoon of duck fat and make it sweat on low heat.
    chopped shallot sweating in duck fat in a Dutch oven
    • In the meantime, shred the chicken (or turkey).
    Shredded chicken on a wooden cutting board
    • Then add the shredded chicken (or turkey) to the Dutch oven along with all the other ingredients.
    all the ingredients for the chicken rillettes cooking together in a dutch oven
    • Cover and let it simmer on low heat until all liquid is absorbed (about 3.5 hours).
    chicken rillettes once cooked: the liquid has been absorbed
    • Transfer the mixture to an airtight glass jar. Once cooled down, store in the fridge overnight.
    chicken rillettes transferred to a glass jar

    How to serve this?

    French potted chicken (or turkey) rillettes are best served at room temperature, spread thickly on toasted bread. optional: you can serve these rillettes with cornichons (pickles).

    a glass jar full of chicken rillettes next to a wooden board with bread rolls and cornichons on it

    Equipment

    • Cast iron Dutch oven. To make this recipe you will need a cast iron Dutch oven. If you don't have one, you can also use a sauce pan. But you will need to adapt the cooking time.
    • An airtight glass jar to store your French roast chicken (or turkey) rillettes spread. You will need a glass jar of at least 350 ml (12 oz).

    Storage

    Store your rillettes in the fridge for up to 2 days.

    Other recipe to use up turkey or chicken leftovers

    You can also try my now quite popular Chicken (or turkey) muffins (Gluten free, AIP, paleo)

    a glass jar full of chicken rillettes next to a wooden board with bread rolls and cornichons on it

    French potted chicken (or turkey) rillettes spread (paleo, AIP)

    gohealthywithbea
    You will only need 6 simple ingredients to make this delicious spread.
    5 from 3 votes
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 3 hrs 30 mins
    Resting Time 8 hrs
    Total Time 11 hrs 45 mins
    Course Appetizer
    Cuisine French
    Servings 6 people
    Calories 313 kcal

    Equipment

    Cast iron Dutch oven
    350 ml (12 oz) airtight glass jar

    Ingredients
     
     

    • 300 grams boneless skinless roast chicken or turkey
    • 150 grams duck fat
    • 300 milliliters bone broth
    • 1 shallot
    • 2 teaspoons fresh tarragon or other herb of your choice (basil, oregano...)
    • Pinch of sea salt

    Optional :

    • Pinch of black pepper omit if on AIP

    Instructions
     

    • Peel and thinly slice the shallot.
    • Transfer the shallot to a Dutch oven with one teaspoon of duck fat and make it sweat on low heat.
    • In the meantime, shred the chicken (or turkey).
    • Then add the shredded chicken (or turkey) to the Dutch oven along with all the other ingredients.
    • Cover and let it simmer on low heat until all liquid is absorbed (about 3.5 hours).
    • Taste and adjust seasoning to your own taste. Transfer the mixture to an airtight glass jar. Once cooled down, store in the fridge overnight. And voilà! Serve at room temperature with fresh bread.
      Bon appétit!

    Notes

    Please keep in mind that the nutritional information is calculated using a nutrition facts calculator. It is a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

    Nutrition facts per serving

    Calories: 313kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 14gFat: 28gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 57mgPotassium: 135mgFiber: 1gVitamin A: 49IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg
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    1. zori

      May 03, 2022 at 12:18 pm

      5 stars
      I love this recipe. Enjoyed this one, thank you for posting.

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