
By Annis Lewis
Moroccan Spiced Chicken
8 steps
Prep:15minCook:15min
Serves 4. [350 calories per serving) Preparation time 15 minutes. Cooking time 15 minutes. Freezing not recommended. Oranges, apricots, sultanas, spices, chick-peas, rice and nuts are all typical ingredients of Moroccan cookery. Try them combined in this easy chicken dish.
Taken from Weight Watchers The Pure Points Book page 89.
Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:57:16 GMT
Nutrition balance score
Good
Glycemic Index
50
Low
Glycemic Load
29
High
Nutrition per serving
Calories406.1 kcal (20%)
Total Fat8.1 g (12%)
Carbs58.2 g (22%)
Sugars24 g (27%)
Protein27.1 g (54%)
Sodium678.6 mg (34%)
Fiber5.9 g (21%)
% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Ingredients
4 servings

2oranges

100glong grain rice

2 teaspoonsstir-fry oil
or vegetable oil

350gchicken stir-fry strips

1onion
sliced

50gready-to-eat dried apricots
sliced

½ teaspoonground allspice

½ teaspooncumin seeds
or ground cumin

225gcanned chick-peas
rinsed and drained

2 tablespoonsfresh coriander
chopped, plus sprigs to garnish

15gpistachio nuts
or flaked almonds, lightly toasted

25gsultanas

salt

freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Step 1
Finely grate the zest and squeeze the juice from 1 orange. Slice the second orange inton8 segments.
Step 2
Cook the rice in plenty of lightly salted boiling water
Step 3
Heat the oil in a wok or large frying-pan and add the chicken strips and onion, frying briskly for 3-4 minutes, until the chicken is browned.
Step 4
Reduce the heat a little and add the apricots, sultanas, allspice, cumin, orange zest and juice. Cook gently for 5 minutes, then season to taste.
Step 5
Add the chick peas to the rice for the final 2—3 minutes of cooking time to heat them thoroughly. Drain well, then stir through the chopped coriander.
Step 6
Divide the rice and chick-peas between four warm plates. Spoon the chicken mixture on top, sprinkle with the nuts and garnish with sprigs of fresh coriander. Serve at once, with the segments of orange.
Step 7
Cook's note: Don't confuse allspice with ground mixed spice. Allspice is the name of a single spice, sometimes known as pimiento.
Step 8
Variations: You can use raisins instead of sultanas, parsley instead of coriander and turkey strips instead of chicken.
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Easy
Moist
Under 30 minutes