This easy Paleo Chicken Liver Pate is a must-try. A flexible and nutrient-dense pate recipe that can be made with bacon and beef or duck fat and chicken! Liver is nature’s multi-vitamin and this recipes cooks up in one skillet and then you blend it and store it. It’s savory and creamy and the seasonings mask the gamey liver flavor. The ideal intro to organ meat recipe. (1)
The best easy paleo chicken liver recipe
For those of us who actually enjoy the stuff… this easy chicken pate came out great! I have not eaten pate in some time, but I have always liked it. For some reason, I always thought it something over my head. While It’s actually pretty basic, the ingredients, are … not so much.
Traditional pate was made with duck livers. Really, any liver will do; The Paleo Mom will argue that grass-fed beef liver is best. I could not find any. Seriously. 3 different grocery stores (even Whole Foods) and no beef liver. But I did find ORGANIC chicken livers! Now, had they been conventional, I would have passed.
Then, what? Game changer… duck fat! Yes, please! Especially from Mary’s Farm. Love their chicken and duck! Bacon fat or ghee (not AIP) will work well too!
I have since made this Easy Liver Pate, which is so easy, various ways and I will explain those variations next!
So… want to get all (not so) fancy with it? I’ll show you how!
Different ways to enjoy this paleo chicken liver pate recipe:
- I have now tried EASY LIVER PATE with bacon fat & apple cider vinegar (instead of duck fat and balsamic) and it works great!
- I also made this with beef liver, using 1 pound, 3 tablespoons bacon fat and added in 1 cup of mushrooms to the onions. Also used apple cider vinegar and fresh rosemary in this combo and it turned out delicious… actually, my favorite to date.
Health benefits of pate
The Paleo Mom, who’s a doctor, says that “Compared to the muscle meat we are used to eating, organ meats are more densely packed with just about every nutrient, including heavy doses of B vitamins such as: B1, B2, B6, folic acid and the very important vitamin B12. Organ meats are also loaded with minerals like phosphorus, iron, copper, magnesium, iodine, calcium, potassium, sodium, selenium, zinc and manganese and provide the important fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E and K. (2,3)
Organ meats are known to have some of the highest concentrations of naturally occurring vitamin D of any food source. Organ meats also contain high amounts of essential fatty acids, including arachidonic acid and the omega-3 fats EPA and DHA.” Need more reasons… read this article “Why Everyone Should Eat Liver”.
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Easy Paleo Chicken Liver Recipe (Keto, Whole30, AIP)
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 14
- Total Time: 29
- Yield: 18 1x
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Sautee
- Cuisine: AIP
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
Delicious EASY liver pate!
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup duck fat or bacon fat (see variations above)
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 sweet onion
- 1 stalk celery
- 1 cup sliced mushrooms (optional)
- 1 pound liver (chicken or beef, diced)
- 1 teaspoon dried Italian herbs, or 3 teaspoons fresh rosemary
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar or apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- In a sauce pan or large skillet, on medium-low heat melt fat.
- Small dice onion, garlic & celery and add to skillet.
- Saute for 5 minutes until tender, moving often, then add in the mushrooms, if you are using them.
- Add in livers and cook stirring often for 8 minutes. Stir in the salt and herbs, you want the livers to remain pink in the middle.
- Add vinegar, stir and remove from heat.
- Carefully transfer all of it to a Vitamix blender. Blend until smooth.
- Transfer to ramekins or mini mason jars. You can top with some bacon fat & more herbs.
- Close lid tightly and refrigerate. What you won’t eat within 5 days, freeze. This pate can be eaten on the same day, but will be much better in a day or two!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/18th of recipe
- Calories: 74
- Fat: 4
- Carbohydrates: 3
- Fiber: 1
- Protein: 6
Karin says
I omitted the garlic, used leek instead of onion, used avocado oil instead of duck fat, a pinch of thyme, and used turkey livers that I had on hand. This is a VERY TASTY pate! There’s one problem: the Vitamix kept seizing. I kept adding bits of water but didn’t want to end up with liver soup. So, my pate is very coarse. I prefer creamy, but I will make this again to find out how creamy it might get in a food processor. Nevertheless- it’s a winner! Thank you.
Sarah says
Hi Cristina! Quick question- is the celery required in this recipe? What am I missing out on if I omit? Anything I could use instead? Thanks! Can’t wait to try this!
Cristina Curp, FNTP says
It adds volume and some flavor but nothing that will be sorely missed, you can leave it out, the recipe will yield a little less
Danielle Chappell says
I’m new to eating liver and this is delicious! This recipe will def help me get more iron into my diet! Thanks so much!!
Anne Marie says
This is amazing! Finished up the first batch and must have more! Dermatologist recommended getting my iron higher to combat COVID hair loss, so I’ve made this a lunch time treat. Off to get more liver…..
Julie-Ann says
So delicious. I licked the bowl clean 😂
Stephanie says
My 7 year old son said “this is a masterpiece” and my two older, liver-hating children liked it too! Well done!
Stephanie says
Side note; it was made with moose liver 🇨🇦😊
Cristina Curp, FNTP says
LOVE THIS COMMENT!