Green Circle Chicken, Bone-In and Skin-On Thighs
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D’Artagnan Green Circle™ chicken is available only here. Our founder, Ariane, developed this program herself to recreate the flavorful chicken she remembered from her childhood in France. Our Amish and Mennonite farming partners regeneratively raise the chickens free-range, without antibiotics or hormones, and feed their flocks with actual vegetables collected from local markets, along with grains. This results in flavorful chicken with a juicy texture ideal for your favorite recipes, whether weeknight suppers or special occasions. Chicken thighs offer dark meat that is delicious and satisfying, with skin that crisps up when roasted or grilled.
- Regeneratively raised on managed pasture*
- Certified Humane® by Humane Farm Animal Care
- Recognized by ASPCA and included in their “Shop With Your Heart” list for meaningful animal welfare standards
- Cornish Cross breed chicken
- Raised free-range
- Fed a diet of surplus vegetables sourced from local farms
- Wholesome grain feed, including corn and soy
- No antibiotics or hormones
- No animal by-products
- Air-chilled for no retained water & maximum flavor
- Farm-to-table audit trail
- Sold in an uncooked state
- Product of USA
- For best taste on fresh products, use or freeze within 3-5 days of receipt; for frozen products, use within 1-2 days after thawing
- Subscription Eligible
*Farming system where chickens are fed regeneratively grown grain grown on managed pasture. Waste and processing waste are composted and returned to the soil to improve soil health.
Cooking Methods: Pan-Roast, Roast, Quick-Braise, Sous Vide, Bake, Grill, Barbecue, Fry
Cooking Tips: One of our favorite chicken cuts, bone-in thighs cook quickly and are perfect for weeknight meals. Because they’re air-chilled, it’s easy to achieve deliciously crispy skin while retaining juicy, succulent meat. Versatile chicken thighs take all manner of seasonings and can be cooked using any of your preferred methods.
Simple preparation: Marinate the thighs in a mixture of olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, chopped herbs, salt, and pepper. Let the chicken marinate for 30 minutes to 4 hours. Then, either grill the chicken over medium heat for 6-8 minutes per side or bake it in a casserole dish at 375°F (190°C) for 35-40 minutes. Be sure the chicken comes to at least 165F in the thickest part of the thigh. Once cooked, let the chicken rest before serving. For an accompaniment, consider serving the herb and lemon-marinated chicken thighs with a side of wild mushroom risotto and roasted asparagus.
Our signature bird proves the saying that “a happy chicken is a tasty chicken.” Green Circle™ chicken is regeneratively raised on managed pasture and is Certified Humane® by Humane Farm Animal Care. We developed this special program with Amish and Mennonite family farms to recreate the full flavor of old-fashioned chicken—the kind that foraged in pasture and farmyards and ate supplemental vegetable scraps from the garden and kitchen.
In that tradition, we turn food waste into healthy protein. Our chickens eat a diet that includes clean surplus vegetables from local farms and markets— bruised, cut, or otherwise unattractive vegetables—along with grains like corn and soy.
Green Circle chickens enjoy more than twice the barn space required to be considered free-range; they have year-round access to the outdoors and the ability to forage naturally and are raised to 52 days, as opposed to 42 days, which is standard for commercially raised chickens.
All Green Circle chickens are air-chilled and hand-processed in a low-volume facility near the farms where they are raised. Our farmers are true stewards of the Earth, as all waste and processing waste are composted and returned to the soil to improve its health and provide for future generations.
When he first tasted Green Circle chicken, André Daguin, one of France’s most decorated chefs and the father of D’Artagnan founder Ariane, congratulated us for reinventing his grandmother’s poultry.
