
As I have mentioned before Hubs is more into savory things vs. sweet. Putting cinnamon on chicken would have scared us a few months ago, but not anymore! Having already cooked many recipes from the cookbook, we are used to the different spice combinations.
A tip I have picked up (totally not rocket science, just took me a little to catch on) is to have all the ingredients out to cut down on prep time. I have known forever that this makes the most sense, but when you have limited counter space and are trying to keep the kids out of trouble while you are cooking, some things fall to the wayside. I have found that when I am organized in the kitchen, it just makes for a calmer cooking experience.
As I turned back around from the sink after washing the potatoes, our two year old had a mouth full of apricots and raisins. It was just too cute for me to get annoyed- “I only took one” said the little shmush face.
The chicken smelled heavenly while cooking. The combo of the cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, honey, garlic and onions was so good. The one thing that I would say didn’t turn out great was some of the dried fruit burnt a little. The chicken though turned out very moist and delicious.
One thing that makes this recipe even better is it’s really a one pot meal with the little red potatoes making an instant side dish. Having another easy chicken recipe is always a plus and one that comes with a built in side dish is icing on the cake!
Moroccan Roasted Chicken page 176
DRESS IT DOWN Slow Cooker Moroccan-Style Chicken
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Just made this for Shabbat. My kids were opposed to the addition of the dried fruit, but surprisingly, the end result got great reviews. I didn’t have pistachios because the makolet only had them with the shells and after all the chagim, no way was I shelling. Because I made a larger amounts of chicken, I added more of all the seasonings, but the chicken and potatoes were taking taking longer to cook a the fruit on top was cooking too cast. I did a quick shuffle and moved the fruit to the bottom for the final cooking. Chicken was tender and flavorful. Potatoes, delicious. Even without the pistachios, it was delish! https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/2d141f6480ccba97b88baf4f7602e4743ca88edf19757506059deb0080b395ad.jpg
Wow, so happy to see this!
Sure, it’s just an accent.
Can this be made without the nuts?
You can find this recipe on the Chabad site:
http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2618708/jewish/Moroccan-Roasted-Chicken.htm
This is a great dish! Complex flavors and you can cook it all in a crockpot! I’ve made the dish in and out of the crockpot and it tastes the same. You can serve this dish to a crowd.
Where is the recipe? Do I need to buy the book to get the recipe?
no recipe, takes me to Amazon to buy book, kind of misleading to have an article description of a recipe, then nothing
I have made this twice and it is amazing. I have never been a pistachio fan, so I was hesitant, but they felt they made this dish.