Moroccan Chicken

18 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 chicken breasts, cut into bite size pieces
  • 1 tablespoon oil, vegetable
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon red pepper
  • 4 whole cloves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 cups chicken stock
  • 16 ounces whole tomatoes, canned and quartered with juice
  • 1 medium green pepper, sliced into 1 inch pieces
  • 2 carrots, sliced
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (19 ounce) can chickpeas, drained
  • 4 cups couscous or 4 cups white rice, prepared
  • 1/4 cup raisins, seedless
  • 1/4 cup almonds, sliced

Directions

  1. 1
    Pour the oil into a Sauce pan over medium-high heat.
  2. 2
    Add the onion, garlic, and cook, stirring, about 2 minutes or until the onion is soft.
  3. 3
    Stir in the turmeric, cinnamon, red pepper, cloves, and bay leaf.
  4. 4
    Add chicken and chicken stock and cook over medium-high heat until liquid boils.
  5. 5
    Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for 25 minutes.
  6. 6
    Add tomatoes, green pepper, carrots, and salt, and cook for another 10 minutes or until the chicken and the vegetables are tender.
  7. 7
    To serve place layer couscous first.
  8. 8
    Then with a slotted spoon, arrange the chicken and vegetables around the couscous.
  9. 9
    Ladle broth over all, and if you want to you can sprinkle with raisins and slivered almonds.

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