Moroccan Chicken and Carrots

Name: Moroccan Chicken and Carrots
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs; 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ½ teaspoon coriander; ½ teaspoon cinnamon; 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided; 1 pound rainbow* or regular carrots, peeled and cut into thirds diagonally; ½ cup golden raisins; ½ cup Marcona almonds or other whole blanched and toasted almonds

7 Ratings
5 Reviews

The warm spices of this one-pan dinner complement the roasted carrots.

By Amy Machnak

This Story Originally Appeared On sunset.com

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Credit: Annabelle Breakey; Styling: Kevin Crafts

Recipe Summary

total:

45 mins

Yield:

Serves 4

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

4 chicken thighs
3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon coriander
½ teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
1 pound rainbow* or regular carrots, peeled and cut into thirds diagonally
½ cup golden raisins
½ cup Marcona almonds or other whole blanched and toasted almonds

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 400°. In a medium bowl, mix chicken with 2 tbsp. oil, the spices, and 1/2 tsp. salt.

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Step 2
Heat remaining 1 tbsp. oil in a large ovenproof frying pan or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Cook chicken skin side down until skin is crisped, about 4 minutes; transfer to a plate.
Step 3
Add carrots to pan and cook, stirring often, until starting to soften, about 4 minutes. Add raisins, almonds, and remaining 1/2 tsp. salt. Set chicken skin side up on top of carrots.
Step 4
Roast until carrots are browned and chicken is cooked through, about 20 minutes.
Step 5
*Rainbow carrots, sold at farmers' markets and some supermarkets, taste just like regular carrots but add a mix of bright colors.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

417 calories; calories from fat 58%; protein 19g; fat 27g; saturated fat 4.7g; carbohydrates 27g; fiber 5.2g; sodium 548mg; cholesterol 58mg.

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CarlaCooker

08/29/2013

Loved it!!!! Will definitely increase the cumin, cinnamon and coriander next go around. Let's see what happens when I do that.

liafinney

07/19/2013

Very nice! I've made several other recipes with these kind of spices and we always enjoy them. Would be very pretty with multi colored carrots, but only had the regular, but fresh from Farmer's Market, so very flavorful. Used more of each spice and added a little smoked paprika as we like robust flavors. Served with whole wheat cous cous . Would make a nice presentation for a dinner party if served with something green, like asparagus or green beans, esp with the various colored carrots is you can find them!

lupislune

04/09/2013

Saw this in Sunset and had to give it a try. It turned out delicious. Think next time I will up the seasoning amounts on the coriander and cumin.

runnert

03/28/2013

Yum and so easy! The Marcona almonds were tough to find. After 2 other stores, I found some at Trader Joe's s seasoned with rosemary. Thought it couldn't be too bad with chicken and it was delicious. I just omitted the 1/2 t of salt at the end since the almonds were so salty...perfection!

1happydogg

03/25/2013

Made this tonight and it was a huge hit. The flavors were wonderful. Loved the Marcona almonds for texture and the raisins for a slight sweetness. Will definitely make again but will cut the olive oil in half and increase the spices to heaping 1/2 teaspoons.

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