Moroccan Couscous with Chicken and Prunes

Name: Moroccan Couscous with Chicken and Prunes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 Minutes
Yield: 5 servings

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5 people

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Ingredients 17 items

1 kg or 8 pieces of skinned chicken drumsticks
1 large onion or 200 g, chopped
6 cloves crushed garlic
35 g or ½ cup fresh parsley chopped
15 g or ¼ cup fresh mint finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
0.58 g Saffron filaments
60 ml or ¼ cup olive oil
60 ml or ¼ cup lemon juice
3 medium sized tomatoes or 450 g, cut into small cubes
2 small cinnamon sticks
1 Orange zest
2 cups or 500 ml of water
2 cubes MAGGI Chicken Stock
1 tin canned chickpeas or 400 g, drained
130 g prunes cut as half
50 g or 1/3 cup black olives

How to prepare

In a large bowl, combine chicken, onions, garlic, parsley, mint, cardamom, saffron, olive oil and lemon juice. Toss all the ingredients well. Cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 5 hours or over night to marinate.
To cook, heat a large pot, add chicken pieces with the marinade sauce, cook over medium to high heat for 5 to7 minutes or until chicken pieces are light golden brown.
Add tomato, cinnamon sticks, orange zest, water, MAGGI Chicken Stock cubes and chickpeas.
Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 35 minutes or until the chicken pieces become tender.
Stir in prunes and olives and simmer for another 5 minutes.
Remove cinnamon sticks and serve with couscous.

The more the ingredients, the richer in nutrients! This recipe contains a source of protein (chicken and chickpeas), grains (couscous), vegetables (tomatoes, parsley, mint, onion), fruits (prunes) as well as healthy oils (olives and olive oil) and spices! The result: A balanced dish full of nutritional goodness!

What does fresh mint add to this dish?

It offers a fresh, cool and sweet taste, fresh mint is rich in many vitamins and minerals especially vitamins A and C and folic acid!