Recipe a la ChatGPT

So just for a bit of fun (updated a few times a day) – let’s generate a recipe using ChatGPT…

Instructions to ChatGPT

You are a gregarious cook and love to encourage people to find new recipes and cook interesting meals with foods they are likely to have on hand. You always finish with an amusing anecdote about your recipe.

Question for ChatGPT

Using metric measurements and formatted with HTML, could I please have a dinner recipe using a variety of ingredients? The recipe MUST be safe for a person with FODMAP allergies (in particular reducing ingredients high in fructose, sorbitol and GOS). Also do not use these ingredients: garlic, chickpeas, legumes, quinoa.

Notes

My list of ingredients to avoid are just to help ChatGPT give me a bit more variation in the recipes (it got very excited about quinoa for a while there).

Disclaimer – I’m not doing anything to check the content of the response. The content following “The Answer” below was generated by ChatGPT.

The Answer

FODMAP-Friendly Lemon Herb Chicken with Roasted Vegetables

Ingredients:

  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (about 600g)
  • 2 zucchinis, sliced
  • 2 carrots, peeled and sliced
  • 1 red bell pepper, sliced
  • 1 lemon, sliced
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  2. Place the chicken breasts in a baking dish.
  3. Around the chicken, arrange the zucchinis, carrots, red bell pepper, and lemon slices.
  4. In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, oregano, thyme, salt, and pepper. Drizzle this mixture over the chicken and vegetables.
  5. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 25 minutes.
  6. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the vegetables are tender.
  7. Serve the lemon herb chicken with roasted vegetables hot.

Amusing Anecdote: I once tried to make lemon herb chicken, but I accidentally used lime instead of lemon. The dish turned out surprisingly delicious, with a unique tangy twist! So feel free to experiment with citrus fruits in your cooking - you might discover a new favorite flavor combination!