Roasted Moroccan Chicken
Now is the time to give this Roasted Moroccan Chicken Dinner a try! A mix of chicken breasts and chicken thighs with potatoes, apricots all wrapped up in the infused spices of Morocco. A great make ahead dish that you can prepare in the advance and pop in the fridge until roasting time. Bring the heat of the North Africa to your dinner table.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 475kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lb Chicken I used two chicken breast and 4 chicken thighs with skin on
- 4 red potatoes cut into quarters
- 1 large white onion roughly cut
- 1/4 Cup olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 2 Teaspoons cumin
- 2 Teaspoons turmeric
- 1 Teaspoon cinnamon
- 4 cloves Garlic roughly chopped
- 1/2 Cup dried apricots
- 1/2 Cup pistachios roughly chopped
- 1/2 Cup white wine
- Small bunch of cilantro roughly chopped.
- Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, honey, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, garlic and salt. Stir to combine and set aside
- In a deep sided large roasting dish, add the chicken, potatoes and onions. Pour over mixture, reserving about one tablespoon. Make sure all the chicken and potatoes are coated well with the oil mixture. With the reserved oil mixture, add the apricots and set aside.
- Roast the chicken for about 30 minutes. Remove from oven and add in the wine and apricots and roast for a further 20 minutes or so until the chicken is just cooked and potatoes are tender.
- Remove from oven and top with the pistachios and cilantro to serve.
*A note on times provided: appliances vary, any prep and/or cook times provided are estimates only.
Nutrition Facts
Roasted Moroccan Chicken
Amount Per Serving (1 serving)
Calories 475
Calories from Fat 225
% Daily Value*
Fat 25g38%
Saturated Fat 5g31%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 54mg18%
Sodium 82mg4%
Potassium 1107mg32%
Carbohydrates 42g14%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 15g17%
Protein 19g38%
Vitamin A 555IU11%
Vitamin C 17mg21%
Calcium 61mg6%
Iron 3mg17%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.