Moroccan Lemon Chicken with Prunes served over Quinoa - Slow Cooker Easy!

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 632.9
  • Total Fat: 17.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 190.0 mg
  • Sodium: 158.8 mg
  • Total Carbs: 78.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 9.2 g
  • Protein: 48.9 g



Introduction

Sounds like a strange mix but the prunes are sweet, the quinoa is tasty and my husband and kids will eat it all.
:-D
Sounds like a strange mix but the prunes are sweet, the quinoa is tasty and my husband and kids will eat it all.
:-D

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    Moroccan Lemon Chicken with Prunes served over Quinoa

    Rub 8 skinless chicken thighs (bone in) with 6 cloves of chopped garlic, lemon zest (from 1 lemon) and 1 tbsp oregano - let sit for at least 1 hour.

    Mix 1 cup of pitted prunes with 1 cup of water, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1 tbsp honey - let sit for min 1 hour.

    Put chicken in slow cooker, cover with 2 cups chicken stock cook on high for 2.5-3 hours or low for about 5 hours (until chicken is cooked). Mix in prune mixture, cook for 30min-1 hour to let flavours meld.

    Cook quinoa in a similar way as to how you would cook brown rice. Rinse the quinoa, very lightly toast the quinoa in the bottom of a pot, add double the amount of warm liquid to quinoa (I used some of the liquid from the chicken mixed with water to cook the quinoa). Bring to a boil, lightly simmer (covered) for about 15 mins. Or you can also serve with couscous.

Directions

Rub 8 skinless chicken thighs (bone in) with 6 cloves of chopped garlic, lemon zest (from 1 lemon) and 1 tbsp oregano - let sit for at least 1 hour.

Mix 1 cup of pitted prunes with 1 cup of water, 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1 tbsp honey - let sit for min 1 hour.

Put chicken in slow cooker, cover with 2 cups chicken stock cook on high for 2.5-3 hours or low for about 5 hours (until chicken is cooked). Mix in prune mixture, cook for 30min-1 hour to let flavours meld.

Cook quinoa in a similar way as to how you would cook brown rice. Rinse the quinoa, very lightly toast the quinoa in the bottom of a pot, add double the amount of warm liquid to quinoa (I used some of the liquid from the chicken mixed with water to cook the quinoa). Bring to a boil, lightly simmer (covered) for about 15 mins. Or you can also serve with couscous.

Serving Size: make 4 servings

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KARENBILIDA.