Moroccan Spiced Chicken

Name: Moroccan Spiced Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Moroccan, African
Ingredients: · 1 red pepper – deseeded and diced; · 1 yellow pepper – deseeded and diced; · 1 red onion – diced; · Calorie controlled cooking spray; · Salt and pepper; · 4 chicken breast – about 660g; · 1 lemon; · 2 tsp ground ginger; · 1 tsp ground cumin; · 2 tsp ground coriander; · 1 tsp ground cinnamon; · 1 tsp ground white pepper; · ½ tsp ground allspice; · ½ tsp ground turmeric

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:20min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:05:11 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories260.5 kcal (13%)

Total Fat13.4 g (19%)

Carbs8.3 g (3%)

Sugars2.1 g (2%)

Protein26.5 g (53%)

Sodium275.4 mg (14%)

Fiber2.5 g (9%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

660gchicken breast

1lemon

For the Moroccan Spice Mix

2 tspground ginger

1 tspground cumin

2 tspground coriander

1 tspground cinnamon

1 tspground white pepper

½ tspground allspice

½ tspground turmeric

Instructions

Step 1

Mix all of the spice mix ingredients together and set aside.

Bowl

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F), fan 180°C (355°F), gas mark 6.

OvenPreheat

Step 3

Place the peppers and onions on a baking tray. Spay with some cooking spray and season with salt and pepper.

Baking sheet

Step 4

Coat the top of each chicken breast fillet with the spice mix and place the fillets on top of the veg on the baking tray (you can keep any remaining spice in an airtight container for another time.)

Step 5

Cut the lemon in half lengthways and cut one half into eight slices. Arrange two slices on each piece of chicken and season with a little salt. Squeeze the remaining lemon half over the chicken.