Moroccan Chicken Lentil Soup with Spinach, and Preserved Lemon

Definitely can be made without the saffron or preserved lemons, but they really make the dish. Delicious either way though.

I left out the apricots (because I dont like them) and subbed lemon juice for preserved lemon, but kept everything else the same. I would really recommend using preserved lemon, but didnt have any. Nonetheless it turned out delicious! For my preference, I wish I had used 3 chicken thighs (instead of 4) and a cup of lentils (instead of 1/2).