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Moroccan Style Chicken with Couscous
Servings: x4
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes
Cuisine Type: Middle Eastern
Freezable:  Yes
Ingredients:
  • 4 chicken, whole leg, cut into leg and thigh pieces
  • 2 tsp cinnamon, ground
  • 1 tsp ginger powder
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 onion, yellow, chopped (~1 1/3 cups)
  • 1/4 cup currants, dried
  • 1/4 cup apricots, dried, chopped
  • 1/4 cup cranberries, dried
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne powder
  • 2 cups chicken broth, canned, low sodium
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 2 tsp mint, fresh, finely chopped
  • 2 tsp lemon zest
Instructions:
  1. Prep
    1. Preheat oven to 450F.
    2. Sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon ginger.
  2. Cooking
    1. Heat oil in large ovenproof pan over medium high heat.
    2. Add chicken pieces, skin side down, and cook until skin is brown, about 6 minutes.
    3. Turn chicken and transfer pan to oven.
    4. Roast chicken until done, about 20 minutes.
    5. Transfer chicken to plate; cover.
    6. Add onion to drippings in same pan; saute onion over medium high heat for 2 minutes.
    7. Add dried fruit and remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon and 1/2 teaspoon ginger and cayenne; stir to coat.
    8. Add broth; bring to boil.
    9. Remove pan from heat, stir in couscous, lemon zest and 1 teaspoon mint.
    10. Cover and let stand 5 minutes.
    11. Mound couscous on plates, top with chicken pieces and sprinkle with remaining mint.
Nutritional Facts
Nutrient (per serving)% DV
Calories 61031%
Total Fat 24g37%
    Saturated Fat 6g30%
    Trans Fat 0g--
Cholesterol 139mg46%
Sodium 419mg17%
Total Carbohydrate 59g20%
    Dietary Fiber 5g22%
    Sugars 18g--
Protein 39g77%
Vitamin A 568iu11%
Vitamin C 6mg11%
Calcium 79mg8%
Iron 4mg20%