Moroccan Chicken With Golden Rice

Submitted by alligirl

"Looks simple enough for a week night meal. Taken from thefreshmarket.com and posted for ZWT."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 4 breasts
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 (7 ounce) package yellow rice
• 1 cup seasoned flour
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 tablespoon shallot, chopped
• 4 tablespoons capers
• 1 lemon, sliced into circles
• 3⁄4 cup coconut milk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon sugar

directions

1. Prepare rice according to directions on package.
2. When cooked, set aside and keep warm.
3. Preheat oven to 375°. Dredge chicken in flour.
4. In large skillet, heat 2 tablespoons olive oil and 2 tablespoons butter over medium high heat.
5. Add chicken breast; brown well on both sides and remove from pan. Set aside.
6. Pour excess grease from skillet and wipe clean with paper towel.
7. Add remaining olive oil and butter to skillet. Heat over medium high heat. Add shallots and capers; sauté for 30 seconds.
8. Add lemons, coconut milk and sugar. Bring to a boil for about 1 minute.
9. Spread yellow rice in the bottom of an ovenproof dish.
10. Place chicken on top of rice.
11. Pour coconut milk mixture over top.
12. Bake for about 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked through, depending on the size of your breasts.
13. Serve hot.

Reviews

[Chocolatl]

I'm not sure how coconut milk fits in with Moroccan cuisine, but who cares? It's good. It's very important to wipe out the skillet after browning the chicken, because you need to remove any remains of flour that are still there. Very tasty, and much easier than it looks. Thanks for posting!

 

[Dreamgoddess]

This had a nice flavor. I liked that it came together quickly. Made for the X-tra Hot Dishes.

 

[LoriInIndiana]

This was a very uniquely different dish for us. We really liked the coconut milk used in the sauce for the chicken and it was nicely enhanced by the lemon. Really yummy! Thanks for sharing with us. Made and reviewed for ZWT 6 for the No Nonsense Nibblers.