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Moroccan Style Chicken Stew
Packed with bold spices and a variety of veggies, this Moroccan Style Chicken Stew is not only delicious but also healthy! Serve up a big bowl of this comforting stew for an ultra-flavorful dish the whole family will devour.
👥 8 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 1h 20m⏳ Prep: 35 min🔥 Cook: 45 min👤 Amy Dong📖 chewoutloud
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- oven
- microwave
- bowl
- pot
- dutch oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Plump raisins
2
Preheat oven to 350F. Pour chicken stock into microwavable dish and microwave on high for ⏱️ 1 minute.
3
Pour raisins into hot stock, and let sit to plump up. In another small bowl, combine curry powder, garam masala, 3 tsp salt, and 1 tsp black pepper. Set aside.
garam masala1 tablespoon
4
Sauté chopped bacon in large heavy pot or Dutch oven over medium high heat. Cook until bacon is golden brown, about ⏱️ 5 min. Transfer bacon to a small bowl and set aside.
5
Brown
6
Using bacon grease still in heavy pot, brown the chicken pieces in small batches over medium high heat. Do not overcrowd. Cook until golden brown, about ⏱️ 5 minutes per side. Repeat until all chicken is browned. Add 1-2 TB light olive oil if needed to finish cooking chicken. Remove chicken from pot and set aside.
7
Simmer
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If needed, add 1 TB olive oil. Sauté carrots, bell peppers, onions, and garlic until softened, about ⏱️ 6 minutes. Add tomatoes, honey, curry powder mixture, ginger, and raisins with their stock. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until sauce thickens around the vegetables, about ⏱️ 8 minutes.
onion (diced)2 cupsgarlic (chopped)6 cloveshoney3 tablespoons
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Bake
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Nestle chicken pieces gently into the sauce, so that skin side faces up and stays above surface. Tent pot loosely with foil and place in lower middle rack of oven. Bake ⏱️ 25 minutes. Uncover, and bake another ⏱️ 20 minutes. Sauce should be thickened and chicken skin should just begin to crisp.
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Garnish and serve
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Remove from oven and skim fat from surface. If needed, season to taste with additional salt and pepper. Spoon 1 cup hot rice into a wide bowl. Arrange a couple of chicken pieces on top, and generously spoon sauce over chicken/rice. Garnish with reserved bacon, toasted almonds, and parsley.
Nutrition Facts
calories
174 kcal
fat Content
6 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
5 g
sugar Content
9 g
sodium Content
679 mg
protein Content
5 g
trans Fat Content
0.02 g
cholesterol Content
10 mg
carbohydrate Content
27 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
unsaturated Fat Content
4 g
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