Moroccan Chicken Recipe

dried apricots

🥗Healthier: fresh apricots

💰Cheaper: raisins

Fresh apricots are lower in sugar and calories.

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey offers leaner meat options.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats and are often less expensive.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water with seasoning

Vegetable broth reduces sodium and calories.

Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper on each side and set aside.

Slice 3 onions thickly and separate the slices for even cooking in the pan.

Add 1 cup of chicken broth to the pan.

Add a couple of castelvetrano olives to the pan.

Add minced garlic to the pan.

Squeeze the juice from 1 lemon into the pan and add sliced lemon.

Add harissa sauce to the mixture.

Drizzle olive oil into the pan.

Add spices: cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, ginger, and coriander to the pan and toss everything together.

Nestle the chicken thighs skin side up into the onion and spice mixture.

Bake at 400 degrees for 25 to 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Cooking Techniques

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