How to Make Homemade Moroccan spiced Chicken with Sumac and Date Couscous

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Place chicken into the spice mix and coat each piece thoroughly. Put the lemon rind, juice, olive oil, cumin, sumac, dates or dried fruit, chilli flakes and dried parsley into a pudding bowl. The one pan dinner fad maybe came and went but it's still totally my thing! This One Pan Moroccan Chicken and Couscous is one of my favorite one pan dinners to date!

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have moroccan spiced chicken with sumac and date couscous using 23 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Moroccan spiced Chicken with Sumac and Date Couscous:

1. Prepare 4 chicken breasts, thickly sliced across the grain of the meat
2. Prepare 1 tsp ground Cinnamon
3. Prepare 2 tsp ground Cumin
4. Make ready 1/2 tsp Chilli flakes, or equivalent
5. Prepare 2 tbsp Garlic oil or 2 Garlic cloves crushed and 2 tbsp vegetable oil
6. Take 1 tsp Sumac (optional)
7. Take 1 tsp Harissa (optional)
8. Get 1 tbsp Honey, warmed until runny
9. Get 1 tbsp Lemon juice
10. Take 1 tin chopped tomatoes
11. Get 1/2 pt hot stock
12. Take Half a pack of green Beans, cut into pieces
13. Make ready Vegetable oil
14. Take 4 handfuls couscous
15. Take Rind and juice of 1 lemon
16. Prepare 1 handful chopped dates (optional) Raisins or Sultanas also work well
17. Take 1 tsp Sumac (optional)
18. Take 1/2 tsp Chilli flakes or similar equivalent
19. Get 1 tsp Dried parsley
20. Prepare 1 tbsp Olive oil
21. Prepare Salt, Pepper
22. Take Fresh Parsley, chopped
23. Take Toasted Almond flakes (optional, we don’t use these due to a nut allergy in the family)

I don't have a skillet that can go in the oven so I switched the dish to a jelly roll pan covered in foil. Baked Moroccan Chicken Thighs is an easy, flavorful, shake 'n' bake weeknight meal featuring the Moroccan & Mediterranean spices ras el hanout and sumac. I like to think of this Baked Moroccan Chicken Thighs recipe as more of a recipe hack than my own unique creation. Carefully arrange chicken in a single layer on hot sheet, and arrange lemon wedges around chicken.

Instructions to make Moroccan spiced Chicken with Sumac and Date Couscous:

1. Mix the cumin, cinnamon, sumac, harissa, garlic oil or garlic and oil, lemon juice, honey and chilli flakes together in a bowl. Place chicken into the spice mix and coat each piece thoroughly. Put aside to marinate.
2. Put the lemon rind, juice, olive oil, cumin, sumac, dates or dried fruit, chilli flakes and dried parsley into a pudding bowl. Add couscous and mix together. Pour boiling water over the couscous until it is about half a centimetre above the level of the couscous. Stir with a fork and set aside in a warm place to swell.
3. Heat a large frying pan and add some vegetable oil to lightly coat the surface. Add the pieces of marinated chicken and cook without moving the pieces for a few minutes until well browned, almost charred. Turn over and repeat the process. Cook in batches to avoid overcrowding which will cause the chicken to boil and become tough and pallid. It’s also very important NOT to move meat around when cooking otherwise it won’t brown properly.
4. Once the chicken is all cooked, return it all to the pan and add the hot stock and stir to de-glaze the pan, followed by the tomatoes. Stir and bring to a simmer.
5. Lightly boil the beans in salted water in a separate pan until all dente.
6. Add the beans to the chicken and stir. Cook for 20 minutes on a low / medium heat to reduce the sauce. Check flavour and season.
7. Zap the couscous in the microwave for 1 minute if it’s got too cool.
8. Serve the chicken and couscous along with a sprinkling of chopped Parsley. A few toasted Almond flakes makes a good addition if you have them. We always have some extra green veg with ours for added nutrients.

I like to think of this Baked Moroccan Chicken Thighs recipe as more of a recipe hack than my own unique creation. Carefully arrange chicken in a single layer on hot sheet, and arrange lemon wedges around chicken. Season with salt and pepper, and serve with pan juices and roasted lemon wedges on the side. Moroccan-Spiced Chicken with Dates and Aubergines is a guest recipe by Diana Henry so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe. Put the rice into a sieve and wash it in running water until the water runs clear.

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