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Moroccan chicken with chickpeas recipe

Moroccan chicken with chickpeas recipe

24 ratings

A delicious recipe that makes the most of summer veg. The marinade of garlic, cumin, coriander, harissa and lemon really enhances the chicken, while red onion, peppers and courgettes are gorgeous when fried with crushed chillies and chickpeas. See method

  • Serves 4
  • Takes 30 mins, plus 30 mins marinating
  • 340 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breast fillets
  • 2 red peppers
  • 1 yellow pepper
  • 1 medium red onion, peeled
  • 2 medium courgettes
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½tsp dried crushed chillies
  • 400g chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 150ml low fat natural yogurt
  • fresh flat leaf parsley or coriander, to garnish (optional)
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
  • 2tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp ground coriander
  • 1tsp harissa paste
  • juice of ½ lemon
  • 1tsp flaked sea salt, plus extra for seasoning
  • freshly ground black pepper
If you don't have red onions, try using white, brown or spring onions

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1440kj
    340kcal     17%

  • Fat

    8g 11%

  • Saturates

    1g 5%

  • Sugars

    14g 16%

  • Salt

    1.9g 32%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 24.5g Protein 45.4g Fibre 7.6g

Method

  1. To make the marinade, mix the garlic, cumin, coriander, harissa, lemon juice, salt and lots of freshly ground black pepper in a large bowl. Using a sharp knife, slash each chicken breast diagonally 3 times. Add the chicken breasts to the bowl and rub well with the marinade. Cover with cling film and chill for 30 minutes.
  2. Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Line a baking tray with foil. Place the chicken on the foil, slashed side up. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until the chicken is tender and cooked through, with no pink showing. While the chicken is cooking, deseed the peppers and cut into 3cm chunks. Cut the onion into 12 wedges. Trim the courgette and cut diagonally into 1.5cm slices. Toss the vegetables with the olive oil, crushed chilli, a pinch of sea salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper.
  3. Heat a large frying pan and add the vegetables. Stir fry over a medium high heat for 6 minutes or until the vegetables are tender and lightly browned. Add the chickpeas and toss together for 1-2 minutes until hot. Divide the vegetable and chickpeas between four warmed plates and top with the chicken. Drizzle over any juices and serve with spoonfuls of yogurt. Garnish with roughly chopped flat leaf parsley or coriander if you like.

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