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Moroccan chicken recipe
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Moroccan chicken recipe

11 ingredients 15 min + 1 hr 4 people openrecipes

Spice master John Gregory-Smith shares his take on a lemony Moroccan chicken recipe.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

545
Calories
39g
Protein
18g
Fat
61g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 2 Olive oil
  • tbsp Onion, roughly sliced
  • 1 2.5cm Cinnamon stick
  • 1 Large tomatoes, roughly chopped
  • 2 Turmeric
  • 0.5 Freshly ground black pepper
  • tsp Chicken legs and thighs on the bone, skinned
  • 0.25 Small waxy potatoes, roughly sliced
  • tsp Unwaxed lemon, thinly sliced and pips removed
  • 1.5 Large handfuls parsley leaves, finely chopped
  • kg Sea salt

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By lovefood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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