Chermoula Spiced Chicken

Name: Chermoula Spiced Chicken with Courgette Rice
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 4 British Chicken Thighs; 1 Chermoula Spice Mix; 150 Low Fat Natural Yoghurt; 1 Onion; 1 Courgette; 1 Garlic Clove**; ½ Coriander; ½ Lemon; ½ Chicken Stock Powder; 150 Basmati Rice; 300 Water for the Rice

with Courgette Rice

Recipe Development TeamPublished on May 19, 2017

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When our chef André visited Marrakech, he adored the bustling night markets and the way they come alive when the sun sets. The stalls are just packed with the freshest, most seductively-spiced food for miles around. He ate the best chargrilled chicken of his life there and his memory of it inspired this dish. We hope you love it as much as he did!

Tags:

Spicy

Allergens:

Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total30 minutes

Active 15 minutes

DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

British Chicken Thighs

Chermoula Spice Mix

150

Low Fat Natural Yoghurt

(Contains: Milk)

Onion

Courgette

(May contain traces of: Celery)

Garlic Clove**

Coriander

Lemon

Chicken Stock Powder

150

Basmati Rice

Not included in your delivery

300

Water for the Rice

Nutritional information

Energy (kcal)707 kcal

Energy (kJ)2958 kJ

Fat16 g

of which saturates4 g

Carbohydrate78 g

of which sugars17 g

Protein62 g

Salt1 g

Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

•Bowl

•Grater

•Large Frying Pan

•Baking Tray

•Aluminum Foil

Cooking Instructions and Tips

Pop the chicken thighs in a mixing bowl with the chermoula spice mix, half the yoghurt, a pinch of salt and a good grind of black pepper. Massage the chicken until it is well coated. Don't forget to wash your hands afterwards!

Halve, peel and chop the **onion **into ½cm chunks. Remove the top and bottom from the courgette. Chop into 1cm chunks. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press). Pick the coriander leaves from their stalks and roughly chop. Finely chop the stalks. Zest the lemon. Mix a pinch of lemon zest through the remaining yoghurt.

Heat a splash of oil in a large saucepan on medium heat. Cook the onion until soft, 5 mins. Then add the garlic and coriander stalks. Stir in the basmati rice making sure it is coated in oil. Preheat your grill to its highest setting.

Add the water (amount specified in the ingredient list) to the saucepan, along with the chicken stock pot and courgette. Bring to the boil. Stir to dissolve the stock pot, then reduce the heat to a simmer and pop a lid on the pan. Cook for 10 mins. Then remove the pan from the heat (lid still on) and leave for a further 10 mins to finish cooking in its own steam.

Meanwhile, put the chicken on a foil-lined baking tray. Pop it under your grill for 16-18 mins. TIP: You want the yoghurt marinade to scorch, so don’t be tempted to turn the grill down. It’s all about flavour! Turn the chicken halfway through cooking. TIP: The chicken is cooked when it is no longer pink in the middle.

Once the rice is ready, stir through the coriander leaves and a squeeze of lemon juice. Taste and add salt, black pepper and more lemon juice if you feel it needs it. Cut the chicken into 1cm wide strips and serve on top of the rice. For a finishing touch, add dollops of lemony yoghurt. Enjoy!