Spicy Moroccan rice

Moroccan recipe for 4 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has chicken breast, seasoning, onion, butter, rice, dried apricot, chicken stock cube, chickpea and flatleaf parsley.

Spicy Moroccan rice

Spicy Moroccan rice

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Moroccan
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20 mins

Ingredients

  • Chicken Breast: 4 skinless chicken breasts, diced
  • Seasoning: 1 tbsp Moroccan spice seasoning
  • Onion: 1 onion, finely sliced
  • Butter: 50g butter
  • Rice: 300g rice
  • Dried Apricot: 12 dried apricots, halved
  • Chicken Stock Cube: chicken stock cube
  • Chickpea: 410g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • Flatleaf Parsley: 15g pack flatleaf parsley, chopped

Directions

  1. Coat chicken with the Moroccan spice. Fry the onion in butter until soft.
  2. Tip in the chicken, then cook for a few mins more. Stir in the rice and apricots, then pour in the stock cube with 700ml boiling water and the chickpeas.
  3. Cover the pan and simmer for 10 mins until the rice is tender and has absorbed most of the liquid. Toss in the chopped flat leaf parsley and serve.