Moroccan-style braised chicken thighs recipe
Created by The Tesco Recipes team
A light and fluffy couscous salad joins ras el hanout-seasoned chicken thighs in this Morocco-inspired dish. After you've cooked the chicken, use the leftover stock and fat to cover the couscous – it adds unbeatable flavour that's sure to go down a treat with all the family.
See method- Serves 4
- 50 mins to cook
- 721 calories / serving
- Dairy-free
Ingredients
- 900g -1.2kg pack chicken thighs
- 1 tbsp ras el hanout
- 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to drizzle (optional)
- ¾ vegetable stock pot, made up to 400ml
- 240g couscous
- 1 red onion, very finely sliced
- 125g baby spinach
- 100g green olives, sliced
- 1 lemon, zested and juiced
- 15g fresh parsley, roughly chopped
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- Energy
- 3015kJ 721.0kcal
- Fat
- 40g
- Saturates
- 12g
- Salt
- 2.8g
- Sugars
- 5g
of the Reference intake
Carbohydrate 52.2gProtein 40.1gFibre 6.3g
Method
- Sprinkle the chicken thighs with the ras el hanout and season lightly. Heat the oil in a large lidded frying pan over a medium heat and add the chicken thighs, skin-side down. Cook for 12-15 mins until the skin is golden and crisp. Turn the chicken over and cook for a further 3 mins, then remove from the pan. Drain the fat into a bowl and set aside, then return the chicken to the pan and pour in 100ml stock around the chicken. Cover and cook over a medium-low heat for 30 mins until tender and cooked through.
- Meanwhile, put the couscous and onion in a large heatproof bowl with 2 tbsp of the reserved chicken fat (discarding the rest). Pour over the remaining stock. Cover and leave for 5 mins, then fluff up with a fork. Stir through the spinach, olives and lemon juice, and most of the zest and parsley. Season lightly.
- Divide the couscous between 4 plates and top with the chicken thighs. Scatter with the remaining parsley and lemon zest, and drizzle with a little extra olive oil to serve, if you like.
- Tip: To use up leftover ras el hanout, rub onto meat before grilling, or add to tagines.
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