One Pot Moroccan Lemon Chicken is a dish that I created out of desperation! Not owning a tagine makes it difficult to cook most Moroccan dishes so I took matters into my own hands and this lovely creation came about!
One pot lemon Moroccan chicken is just packed with flavor! It’s getting more and more challenging to find time to dedicate to cook now that my little one is running around and my older one is not in school so I’m all about the one pot dishes! Throw everything in there and let is cook together.
If you don’t have one or two of the ingredients it’s not a big deal, you can still cook this dish and just omit those ingredients (unless it’s the chicken, you’re going to definitely need that unless you’re going vegetarian which actually works too! )
Try this One Pot Moroccan Lemon Chicken with this super simple and understated honey raisin couscous or this lovely Freekah and Kale salad or with just a simple side or white rice or simple arabic rice with vermicelli
You can also check our youtube channel to see how I make this step by step!
Always wanted to make a tagine Moroccan dish, but don't own a tagine? This is your answer! A ONE POT Moroccan Lemon chicken dish! With ingredients like dates, celery and ginger, its going to be a party in your mouth!
- 5 chicken thigh skin on bone in you can use chicken breast bone in
- 1 cup diced brown onion
- 1 cup diced carrots
- 1 cup chopped celery
- 1 cup diced tomato
- Juice of 1 lemon roughly 2 Tablespoons
- 1 tsp diced fresh ginger
- 4 crushed garlic
- 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 5 medjool dates pitted and sliced
- 1/2 cup olives put as many as you would like
- 2 cups chicken or vegetable stock
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup cilantro
- 1/2 cup chickpeas canned, drained
- season chicken with salt and pepper
- Sautee onions, ginger and garlic in 2 Tablspoon olive oil for 3-4 minutes until fragrant but not brown
- Add carrots, celery, tomato, cumin & cinnamon
- Stir for a few minutes
- Remove vegetables to separate plate
- Add remaining olive oil
- Brown chicken on each side for 3-5 minutes
- Add chickpeas, stock, lemon juice, olives, and salt & pepper
- Stir
Cover for 10-15 minutes
Add cilantro and dates
cover for a few more minutes
Make sure chicken is fully cooked
Serve with couscous or rice
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I don’t see mentioning of the chickpeas in the ingredient list. Is it one can of drained chickpeas?
Hi Roula! So I added about 1/2 cup of drained chickpeas but it’s very optional. Some people like more, some less so its up to you!