One-Pan Moroccan Spiced Chicken

One-Pan Moroccan Spiced Chicken

One-Pan Moroccan Spiced Chicken

This dish has everything we like including easy-to-assemble and quick clean up! We served it for a dinner party and everyone wanted the recipe. That’s success!

1½ pounds carrots, peeled if you like
1 large onion, halved and sliced
¾ cup pitted green olives
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
Salt and pepper
8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 1½ pounds)
2 lemons, halved
¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, for garnish

Instructions: Heat the oven to 425 degrees and position a rack near the top. Cut the carrots diagonally into 1-inch pieces. Put them in a 9-by-12-inch baking pan and scatter the onion and olives on top.

Combine the cumin, cinnamon and turmeric in a small bowl with a generous sprinkle of salt and pepper; toss to combine. Sprinkle half the spice mixture over the vegetables. Put the chicken on top of the vegetables and rub all over with the remaining spices; turn them skin side up. Tuck the lemons here and there. Pour 3 cups water into the pan.

Transfer the pan to the oven and bake until the chicken skin is browned and crisp and the meat is no longer pink at the bone, 30-40 minutes. Garnish with the cilantro and serve hot directly from the pan with a big spoon to get all the juices.

Makes 4 servings

From “Dinner for Everyone” by Mark Bittman

 

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