How to Royal At Home Moroccan Chicken Stew

How to Royal At Home Moroccan Chicken Stew Delicious, fresh and tasty.
Moroccan Chicken Stew. Remove from Dutch oven, reserving oil in pan. This chicken stew has an exotic, complex flavor. Add the chicken thighs, skin-side down, and cook until the skin is golden and crisp, then turn and cook to lightly golden on the flesh side.
Hearty and thick, and filled with the delicious warm flavors of carrots, chickpeas, garlic, onion, fire-roasted tomatoes… along with some fresh cilantro and lemon to finish it off.
This Moroccan Chicken Stew is served over couscous, and has a pinch of cinnamon in it alongside hearty portobello mushroom slices.
It is an easy one pot meal that has been a favorite in our family for years!
You can have Moroccan Chicken Stew using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Moroccan Chicken Stew
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It’s 2 Tbsp of olive oil.
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It’s 6-8 of chicken thighs with skin.
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It’s 1 1/2 cups of carrots, peeled, sliced 1/2".
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Prepare 1/2 cup of yellow onion, roughly chopped.
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Prepare 2 of garlic cloves, mashed.
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It’s 1/2 tsp of salt.
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Prepare 1/2 tsp of freshly ground black pepper.
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Prepare 1/4 tsp of ground cumin.
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Prepare 1/4 tsp of powdered or fresh ginger.
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Prepare 1/2 tsp of ground coriander.
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You need 1/2 tsp of ground cinnamon.
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It’s 1 Tbsp of tomato paste.
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You need 1 1/2 cups of less-sodium chicken broth.
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It’s 1 cup of frozen okra (optional).
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It’s 1 can of chickpeas or garbanzo beans (11 oz.), drained.
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It’s 3/4 cup of dried apricots, halved.
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It’s 4 of plum tomatoes, halved, seeded, sliced 1/4”.
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Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric (optional).
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Prepare 1/2 cup of fresh parsley or cilantro, chopped.
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You need 1/2 cup of slivered almonds (optional).
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It’s 1 bowl of prepared cooked rice or couscous (serve 4).
Arrange chicken in a single layer in the pot; cover with some of the tomato mixture.
In a large pot, heat the olive oil over medium.
Add the onion and carrots; season with salt and pepper.
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Moroccan Chicken Stew step by step
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Heat olive oil in a large pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add chicken to the pot and cook 5 minutes by browning both sides. Place chicken on a plate to the side and remove the skin. [Repeat this step if all the chicken pieces didn’t fit on the bottom of the pot].
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With a dash more olive oil added to the pot, add carrots and sauté for 3 minutes. Next, add onions and sauté for another 2 minutes. Add garlic and next 6 ingredients and sauté for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add tomato paste and stir this mixture..
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Stir in broth and continue to heat by scraping the bottom of the pan to loosen the browned bits on the bottom. Return chicken to the pot and cover. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes..
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Add okra (optional), chickpeas, and apricots to the pot and cover. Raise heat to low-medium and cook for 20 minutes. [The okra and apricots will help to thicken the broth slightly].
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Lower the heat to a simmer and add the tomatoes and turmeric (optional) and cook for another 15 minutes until tomatoes are softened..
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Serve on a platter with a bed of rice, topped with parsley or cilantro, and almonds (optional). Or, serve in a large bowl with rice or couscous to the side..
Super succulent, fall-off-the-bone tender chicken stew w/ warm Moroccan spices, lemons, olives & dried fruit.
Be sure to check out the step-by-step tutorial up in the post.
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This exotic tasting dish is a definite crowd pleaser!
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