Posted 10/8/2013, 3:07 pm
The Arabic Food Recipes kitchen (The Home of Delicious Arabic Food Recipes) invites you to try Baked Moroccan chicken and rice Recipe. Enjoy the Moroccan Cuisine and learn how to make Baked Moroccan chicken and rice.
Cooking Time 35 minutes
Ingredients (serves 4)
1/4 cup apricot jam
1 1/2 tablespoons Moroccan seasoning
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tablespoon olive oil
500g chicken thigh fillets, trimmed, cut into 3cm pieces
2 cups long-grain rice, rinsed
1 brown onion, thinly sliced
1 large tomato, roughly chopped
1/2 cup frozen peas
2 1/4 cups salt-reduced chicken stock
1 lemon, juiced
steamed green beans, to serve
Method
Preheat oven to 220°C. Combine jam, seasoning, garlic and oil in a bowl. Add chicken and stir to coat. Season with salt.
Place rice in a 5cm-deep, 22cm x 26cm (base) baking dish. Top with onion, tomato and peas. Pour over stock and 1/4 cup of lemon juice. Top with chicken.
Bake, uncovered, for 30 to 35 minutes or until chicken is cooked through and rice tender. Serve with steamed beans.
