Moroccan Lemon Chicken

Course Main Course

Cuisine Moroccan

Author BBC Good Food (101 One-pot dishes - pg 64)

Ingredients

1 kg Pack of boneless, skinless, chicken thigh fillets
1 Onion chopped
3 Garlic Cloves finely chopped
2 tbsp Olive/ Rapeseed Oil
1/2 Lemon finely chopped
1 jar Green Olives
250 ml Stock chicken or veg/ homemade or powder
1 large handfill Fresh Corriander chopped

Pilau Rice Seasoning (if you are using ready mixed you need 1 tbsp)

1/2 tsp coriander seeds
6 cardamom pods
1 tsp cumin seeds
8 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
1/2 tsp ground turmeric
1/2 tsp black mustard seeds or full grain mustard

Instructions

If making the seasoning from scratch, put all the ingredients for it into a pestle and morta and then crush and blend well with a swig of the oil you're using
Toss the chicken with the onion and the seasoning, garlic and remainder of the oil in a microwave dish with a lid (propped slightly ajar) and cook on high in your microwave for 8 mins (stirring half way)
Add in the lemon and olives and mix well, then add in the stock, before returning to the microwave for a further 20 mins on high, until the liquid is bubbling and the chicken is fully cooked
Stir in freshly chopped coriander, serve (I did with rice, but it would work with potatoes or naan bread too) and enjoy.

Recipe Notes

You can buy ready-made pilau rice seasoning, but if you like me can't get it, I have listed the full ingredients for this seasoning using this recipe from the Hairy Bikers