MOROCCAN Chicken Pumpkin Stew | Chicken and Squash Dinner | Dinner recipe #120

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: skinless chicken breast

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Skinless chicken breast is leaner, while drumsticks are often cheaper.

pumpkin

🥗Healthier: butternut squash

💰Cheaper: sweet potatoes

Butternut squash offers a similar flavor and texture.

Heat 3 tablespoons of olive oil in a large pot.

Add 1 kg of chicken thighs and season with 1/2 teaspoon salt; cook until skin is golden brown and crispy.

Add 1 medium diced onion and 2 garlic cloves; sauté until fragrant.

Incorporate 1 bell pepper into the pot.

Add 800 g of peeled and diced pumpkin.

Stir in 1 tsp black pepper, 1 ½ tsp ground cumin, and 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder.

Mix in 2 tablespoons of tomato puree.

Pour in 700 ml of water and stir well.

Add 1-2 tablespoons of salt to taste.

Cover the pot and let it simmer for at least 1 hour.

Garnish with fresh parsley if desired before serving.

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