Food Matters Main Meal Recipes

Moroccan Chicken

This amazing dish will fill your home with the incredible aromas of Moroccan herbs and spices. It's perfect paired with quinoa or cauliflower mash.

Serves: 2

Why It's So Good For You

Moroccan spices really are used for more than just flavoring food! Cumin is great for indigestion and turmeric is great as an anti-inflammatory. Combined with the digestive, immune-boosting benefits of garlic and onion, this dish is truly a medicinal meal!

Ingredients

(use organic ingredients where possible)

• 2 chicken maryland's (or 2 thighs and 2 drumsticks)
• 2 tbsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp ground turmeric
• 4 cloves garlic, finely diced
• 1 small onion, finely diced
• 1 lemon peeled, pitted and cubed
• ½ cup black olives, pitted
• 1 cup chicken stock or white wine (or a mixture of both)
• 100g rice pasta (approximately 1 fist full)
• Butter for frying

Directions

1. Dust chicken in cumin and turmeric.
2. Heat pan and sauté onion and garlic in butter until translucent.
3. Fry chicken for 3-5 minutes each side, until brown.
4. Add remaining ingredients, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
5. Cook pasta as per package instructions.

Notes*

• Serve with 1 cup cooked rice pasta.
• You can store the remaining Moroccan Chicken in an airtight container in the fridge and reheat for lunch the next day