Photo: Lily Banse
Moroccan-style chicken with lentils
14 ingredients
20 min
Serves 2 adults and 2-3 children
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Lesley Waters’ rich chicken dish has vibrant North African flavours and goes fantastically with rice or couscous
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
500
Calories
44g
Protein
18g
Fat
43g
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 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Apricot | 1 medium (35g) | 17 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Coriander | not in our table | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Peppermint | 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 tbsp olive oil
- 8 skinless boneless chicken thighs
- 2 garlic cloves , crushed
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 tbsp ground coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp sweet paprika
- 1 large onion , finely sliced
- 50g split red lentils
- 400g can chopped tomato
- 1 tbsp tomato ketchup
- 700ml chicken stock
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 200g whole dried apricots
- handful mint leaves, to serve (optional)
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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