Moroccan chicken
Ingredients
- 8 chicken pieces, eg. 4 thighs, 4 drumsticks, skin removed
- 3 tablespoons Moroccan seasoning
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 oranges, juice, plus grated zest of 1 orange
- ⅓ cup liquid honey
- 1 teaspoon salt-reduced
- chicken stock powder mixed with ½ cup water
- ¼ cup raisins or ½ cup prunes, chopped
- 1 cinnamon stick or ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼–½ teaspoon dried red chilli flakes (depending on taste)
- 2 carrots, chopped in large slices
- 1 red capsicum, cut in chunks
- 3 tablespoons cornflourcornstarchX mixed with ¼ cup water
- 2 cups green beans (frozen or fresh)
Instructions
1 Turn slow cooker on to low.Mix chicken and Moroccan seasoning together. Heat oil in a large non-stick frying pan, add chicken and brown on both sides. Add to slow cooker.
2 Add orange juice, orange zest, honey, liquid stock, raisins, cinnamon stick, chilli flakes, carrots and capsicum. Cook on high for 3-4 hours or on low for 6-7 hours or until chicken is cooked.
3 Stir cornflour paste into slow cooker mixture along with beans. Cook for 30 more minutes.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
Kilojoules 1880kJ
Calories 450cal
Protein 35g
Total fat 12g
–Saturated fat 3g
Carbohydrates 50g
–Sugars 41g
Dietary fibre 6g
Sodium 410mg
Calcium 160mg
Iron 3.5mg
Serving suggestion
Serve on couscous, rice or mashed potato, sprinkled with chopped fresh coriander and grated orange zest.
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