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Middle Eastern chicken & apricot stew
Photo: Kevin McCutcheon

Middle Eastern chicken & apricot stew

12 ingredients 30 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Middle Eastern chicken & apricot stew

A stew doesn't have to be a long time cooking, this speedy little number can be made after work

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

550
Calories
44g
Protein
19g
Fat
55g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 12 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Pomegranate 1/2 cup seeds (87g) 72
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Peppermint not in our table 0
Coriander not in our table 0
Seed 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

  • olive oil
  • 1 large onion , chopped
  • 1 tbsp root ginger , grated
  • 2 garlic cloves , chopped
  • 4 skinless chicken breasts , cut into chunks
  • 2 tsp baharat or ras-el-hanout spice blend (look for Bart spices in the supermarket)
  • 100g red lentils
  • 10 ready-to-eat apricots , finely chopped
  • 1 lemon , juiced
  • 750ml chicken stock
  • a handful of mint or coriander (or both), chopped
  • a handful of pomegranate seeds (optional)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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