Moroccan Chicken Stew

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(2 votes) 5 2

Chickpeas, almonds, raisins, and plenty of spices compliment the chicken in this stew.

Ingredients

  • 6 chicken thighs (1-1/2 lbs. total)
  • 2 Tbs. all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tbs. olive oil
  • 2 red onions, quartered lengthwise, then sliced crosswise
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ground ginger
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1/4 tsp. ground red pepper (cayenne)
  • 1 can (16 oz.) reduced-sodium tomato puree
  • 1/4 C. honey
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 sweet green peppers, cored, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch squares
  • 1/3 C. golden raisins
  • 1 can (15 oz.) chick-peas, rinsed and drained
  • 3/4 lb. orzo
  • 1/3 C. slivered almonds, toasted
  • 3 Tbs. chopped fresh parsley

Directions

Remove skin from chicken. Place flour on a sheet of waxed paper. Lightly coat chicken in flour, shaking off excess. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and cook 6 minutes or until browned, turning once. Transfer to a place. Cook onion in skillet 7 minutes. Add garlic, cinnamon, ginger, cumin and red pepper; cook 1 minute. Stir in tomato puree, honey and salt. Add chicken; simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Stir in green peppers, raisins, and chickpeas; simmer, stirring, 15 minutes or until peppers are tender and internal temperature of chicken registers 180 degrees F. on an instant-read thermometer. Meanwhile, cook orzo in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water until al dente, firm but tender. Drain. Serve stew over orzo. Sprinkle with almonds and parsley.

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Reviews (1)

  • Our family absolutely loved this dish! The variety of flavors is fabulous and we were very satisfied with it. I did have to make a couple substituitions because I didn't have everything on had, but it still turned out really good. I used yellow onion instead of red, dehydrated garlic and powder instead of cloves, 1 red and 1 yellow pepper instead of green, and couscous instead of orzo pasta. I also added about 1/2 tsp. more cumin and had a handful of leftover craisins that got tossed in. Ver

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