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Citrus Spiced Chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Citrus Spiced Chicken

14 ingredients 20 min + 55 min 6 openrecipes
Citrus Spiced Chicken

One of the best chicken dishes I’ve ever had. This chicken is spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, turmeric and paprika to create a fragrant chicken and it’s topped with a honey citrus sauce.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

493
Calories
35g
Protein
18g
Fat
52g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
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

  • 4 whole Bone-in, Skin-on Chicken Drumsticks
  • 4 whole Bone-In, Skin-On Chicken Thighs
  • 1 whole Small Yellow Onion, Roughly Chopped
  • ½ teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoons Ground Cardamom
  • ½ teaspoons Turmeric
  • ½ teaspoons Paprika
  • 2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Salt
  • ½ teaspoons Black Pepper
  • 1 cup Chicken Stock
  • 1 Tablespoon Honey
  • 2 whole Oranges, Just Rind And Juice
  • 1 whole Lemon, Just Rind And Juice

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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