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🍽️ Moroccan-style Chicken with Olives and Lemon

352 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 800 g chicken breast fillet
• 4 tomatoes
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 200 ml chicken broth
• 100 g preserved lemons (specialty store, jar or can)
• 100 g black olives (pitted)
• 2 tbsp freshly chopped cilantro
• 2 tbsp freshly chopped parsley
• 1 tbsp chives

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the chicken under cold water and pat it dry with a kitchen towel.
2. 2. Cut the meat into small cubes.
3. 3. Wash the tomatoes and cut them into quarters.
4. 4. Remove the seeds from the tomatoes and finely chop the flesh.
5. 5. Peel the onion and the garlic.
6. 6. Dice the onion and garlic very finely.
7. 7. Heat oil in a pan.
8. 8. Add the onions and garlic to the hot oil and sauté until translucent.
9. 9. Add the chicken cubes.
10. 10. Sear the meat for 3 to 4 minutes until it takes on a slight color.
11. 11. Add the ginger, cumin, and turmeric to the pan.
12. 12. Sauté the spices briefly.
13. 13. Deglaze the mixture with the broth.
14. 14. Halve the lemon.
15. 15. Scrape out the lemon flesh with a spoon.
16. 16. Dice the scraped lemon flesh.
17. 17. Cut the lemon peel into thin strips.
18. 18. Add the diced lemon and lemon strips to the pan.
19. 19. Add the olives.
20. 20. Let the dish simmer gently over low heat for 4 to 5 minutes.
21. 21. Add the fresh herbs to the chicken.
22. 22. Season the dish finally with salt and pepper.
23. 23. Serve the chicken warm.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 352
• Protein: 52 g · Fett/Fat: 13 g · Carbs: 5 g