HERD RATING
Moroccan Lemon Chicken
Cook Time:
45 minutes
Filed under Chicken
by Jill Smith
Lemon-rific chicken dish. Million years dungeon if you don’t enjoy!
Ingredients
Spice Mix
- 5 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 giant pinch of saffron threads
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp sweet paprika
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp turmeric
- salt and pepper
Chicken
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 2 medium onions, sliced
- 1 cinnamon stick
- ⅔ cup kalamata olives, pitted and roughly chopped
- ⅔ cup green olives, pitted and roughly chopped
- 1 large preserved lemon, pulsed in food processor
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 2 tbsp preserved lemon juice
- chopped fresh parsley, for topping
- ½ cup raisins (optional)
Directions
- Make 1-2 cups of rice with 1 tsp of turmeric per cup of rice
- Place chicken thighs in large bowl and add spice ingredients on top. Rub the chicken throughout to incorporate the spices
- Sear chicken off in wok for 2-3 minutes on each side
- Remove chicken from wok and add onion to wok and cook down
- Once onions are cooked down add the rest of the ingredients and then add chicken back on top. Put lid on and simmer for 45 minutes
- Serve over rice