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Moroccan Chicken over Couscous
Photo: Lily Banse

Moroccan Chicken over Couscous

26 ingredients 20 min + 2 hr 6 openrecipes
Moroccan Chicken over Couscous

This Moroccan chicken has so much flavor from an incredible spice mixture. The spice gets balanced by a little sweetness from honey and dried fruit. Serve it over fluffy couscous and get transported to exotic Morocco!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

813
Calories
49g
Protein
21g
Fat
106g
Carbs

Counts 20 of 24 ingredients — the other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 20 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Tarragon 1 tsp dried (0.5g) 2
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Saffron not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Prune not in our table 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 pounds FOR THE MOROCCAN CHICKEN
  • 1 whole Olive Oil, As Needed For Browning
  • 1 dash Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs
  • 1 teaspoon Hickory Smoked Sea Salt, As Needed For Seasoning
  • 1 pinch Onion, Peeled And Thinly Sliced
  • ½ teaspoons Vinegar Or White Wine, For Deglazing (I Used A Lemon Balsamic!)
  • ½ teaspoons Ras El Hanout (a Special Moroccan Spice Mix That You Can Find In Any Spice Shop)
  • 1 teaspoon Saffron
  • ½ teaspoons Dried Tarragon
  • 1 teaspoon Powdered Ginger
  • ½ teaspoons Coriander
  • ⅛ teaspoons Cumin
  • 6 cups Turmeric
  • 1 ounce, fluid Smoked Paprika
  • 2 whole Cayenne Pepper
  • ½ pounds Chicken Stock
  • 4 ounces, weight Honey
  • 4 ounces, weight Cinnamon Sticks
  • 1 can Butternut Squash, Cubed Small (any Squash You Have Will Work If You Don't Have Butternut Squash. I've Done Yellow Squash And Zucchini As Well)
  • 2 whole Dried Prunes, Coarsely Chopped
  • 2 cups Dried Apricots, Coarsely Chopped
  • ½ teaspoons (15 Oz. Size) Chickpeas, Rinsed And Drained
  • ½ teaspoons Bay Leaves
  • ½ teaspoons Parsley Sprigs, For Garnish
  • 1 pinch FOR THE COUSCOUS:
  • 1 box Chicken Stock

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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