Spicy Chicken with Dates & Butternut Squash

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 304.1

Total Fat: 13.7 g
Cholesterol: 17.3 mg
Sodium: 196.5 mg
Total Carbs: 37.8 g
Dietary Fiber: 6.6 g
Protein: 11.2 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Spicy Chicken with Dates & Butternut Squash calories by ingredient

Introduction

This is a wonderful Mediterranean dish. Don't let the name fool you its not spicy hot, but it is full of a wonderful and rich blend of spices. Serve with couscous or rice. This is a wonderful Mediterranean dish. Don't let the name fool you its not spicy hot, but it is full of a wonderful and rich blend of spices. Serve with couscous or rice.

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

1 Butternut squash

4 TBS EVOO

2 1/2 lbs Chicken (breast or thigh)

1 lg onion

12 dry pitted dates, coarsely chopped

1 Tbs Cumin

1 Tbs Coriander (powder)

1 bay leaf

1 Cinnamon Stick

3 Tbs Flour

3 cups chicken stock

1/2 cup cilantro roughly chopped

Directions

Preheat Oven 400 F
Cut squash into cubes, place in baking dish, and drizzle EVOO over it. Season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat.
place in oven for about 30-45 mins. or until tender.

Cook chicken in EVOO with salt & pepper.
Add onions, dates, spices, bay leaf, & Cinnamon stick into pan. When onion is tender add flour, cook about 1 min.

Add stock, bring to a bubble. Simmer until curry thickens and dates plump. (5-6 mins)

Remove bay leaf and Cinnamon stick

stir in roasted squash

Serve with rice or couscous

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user FUNKY_HUNT.