Moroccan chicken tajine with olives (recipe)

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Moroccan chicken tajine with olives (recipe)
NameMoroccan chicken tajine with olives
IngredientsRoasting chicken Garlic cloves Ginger powder Pepper Salt Saffron Cumin Onions Fresh cilantro Olive oil Lemon juice Green olives Water
Cooktime (in hours)1
Preptime (in hours)1
Totaltime (in hours)2
Keto friendlinessKeto friendly
Calories236.2
Fat18.9
Protein11
Carbohydrate6.4
Fiber1.8
Net carbohydrates4.6
Sugar2.1
Saturated fat4
Cholesterol (mg)42.8
Sodium925.9
Servings5
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Moroccan chicken tajine with olives (recipe) is a keto friendly food item with net carbohydrates of about 4-5 per serving.

Recipe instructions

  1. Preparation Steps:
  2. Skin the chicken.
  3. Peel the onions and grate them.
  4. Marinating Steps:
  5. To make the marinating sauce, mix the olive oil, lemon juice, spices and cilantro all together. Add 1 tablespoon of water.
  6. Coat the chicken with the sauce. Cover the chicken and let it marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
  7. Cooking Steps:
  8. Drizzle some oil in the cooking pan and saute the onions of few minutes.
  9. Add the chicken and rotate it couple of times in the onions.
  10. Add water until it covers half of the chicken. Cover the pan and the let the chicken cook for 20 minutes.
  11. Turn the chicken and let the other side cook for another 20 minutes.
  12. Final Steps:
  13. Bakethe chicken at 400 8F for 45 minutes. Turn it once half way through so both sides of the chicken are roasted.
  14. Add the olives to the sauce. Do not cover the pan and let the sauce cook on low heat until it thickens.
  15. Serving:
  16. Serve the chicken with the sauce and olives.
  17. Note:
  18. To save time you can broil the chicken for 15 minutes instead of baking it for 45 minutes (Turn it once half way through so both sides of the chicken are roasted).
  19. This dish is served with bread or rice.

    Food tags
    One Dish Meal, Whole Chicken, Chicken, Poultry, Meat, Moroccan, African,, Easy, Inexpensive



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