Moroccan Chicken With Almond Couscous

Submitted by AZRT8871

"I love the combination of spices in Moroccan Cooking, and this is very similar to a dish from my favorite Moroccan restaurant. Out of Cooking Light magazine"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 21
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• Chicken

• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 8 chicken thighs (about 2 pounds,skinned)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1⁄4 cups shallots, peeled and quartered
• 1 1⁄4 cups chicken broth, divided
• 12 whole pitted dates, chopped
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

• Couscous

• 3⁄4 cup chicken broth
• 3⁄4 cup water
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3⁄4 cup uncooked couscous
• 1⁄4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. To prepare chicken, combine first 9 ingredients in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken in flour mixture. Reserve remaining flour mixture.
3. Heat oil in a large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook 3 minutes on one side. Turn chicken; remove skillet from heat. Combine reserved flour mixture and shallots; add to skillet. Stir in 1/4 cup broth and dates. Bake at 375° for 25 minutes or until chicken is done.
4. Remove chicken from skillet. Place skillet over medium heat; stir in 1 cup broth. Cook 1 minute; stir in cilantro. Return chicken to pan. Cover; remove pan from heat.
5. To prepare couscous, combine 3/4 cup broth, water, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon cumin in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Stir in almonds. Serve with chicken and sauce.

Reviews

[sugarpea]

I'm not rating this because I used the recipe just for the couscous. I'm looking forward to trying the entire recipe. I can only imagine how much flavor the sauce would add to the couscous. This is a basic pasta that needs to be topped.

 

[ChrisI]

I just had this for supper, but changed it a bit, rice vs couscous. I used onions vs shallots and raisins vs dates with just a bit less liquid. I kept the cumin (a bit more than asked for)and kept the almonds in the rice.