Iraqi Style Spicy Chicken With Vegetables & Red Sauce

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner while chicken thighs are often less expensive.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil is healthier and vegetable oil is usually cheaper.

green chili

🥗Healthier: jalapeño

💰Cheaper: bell pepper

Jalapeño provides similar heat while bell pepper is milder and more affordable.

cilantro

🥗Healthier: parsley

💰Cheaper: spinach

Parsley offers a fresh flavor and spinach is a budget-friendly alternative.

Add 2 tablespoons of red pepper to a bowl.

Add 1 tablespoon of paprika and 1 tablespoon of black pepper to the bowl.

Add 0.5 tablespoon of turmeric to the bowl and mix the spices together.

In a separate bowl, mix 1.5 cups of lemon juice with 1 can of tomato paste (6 ounces).

Prepare the chicken by washing it and cutting it in half, placing it in a deep dish.

Add 1 large bell pepper, lots of garlic, 2 tomatoes, and 1 large onion (more onion can be added if desired) on top of the chicken.

Add 1 tablespoon of salt on top of the chicken (note: this step was not recorded).

Pour 7 cups of water over the chicken and vegetables in the deep dish.

Rub the mixed spices onto the chicken.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

Cover the dish and place it in the oven for 3 hours.

After 3 hours, the chicken is ready.

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