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Moroccan Saffron Chicken

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Category: Healthy Recipes, Chicken, Main Dish, Dinner Party

 Ingredients List

  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 3 1/4 - 3 1/2 lb. chicken, cut into bite size pieces
  • salt and black pepper, to taste
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 3 cloves chopped garlic
  • 2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
  • 28 oz. can diced tomatoes (or fresh chopped tomatoes
  • 1/2 teaspoon saffron strands
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon orange blossom water
  • a small bunch chopped cilantro
  • 1/4 cup slivered almonds, toasted

 Directions

Heat oil in a heavy bottomed skillet. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Add chicken pieces and brown on all sides. Remove chicken to a plate.
Add onion to skillet. When they start to brown, add garlic, cinnamon, ginger and tomatoes. Cook for 15 minutes.
Boil 1 1/4 cups water and dissolve the saffron in it. Add this to the skillet. Bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer and add chicken pieces with any juices that have leaked out. Spoon some of the tomato sauce over the chicken and simmer for 25 minutes.
Remove the chicken pieces to a plate.
Add the honey and orange blossom water. Cook the sauce on high heat for 10 minutes. Replace the chicken pieces. Add cilantro and salt. Stir to combine and cook for another 5 minutes on medium heat.

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