Paleo 30 Minute Moroccan Chicken

This quick and easy one-pan, 30 minute Easy Moroccan Chicken Recipe is LOADED with spicy-sweet flavor. It's a gluten free, paleo friendly weeknight dinner!

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine Moroccan

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 20

Total Time 30

Servings People

Calories 427kcal

Author FoodFaithFitness

Ingredients

8 oz Chicken breast about 2 small breasts
Salt and pepper
1/2 Tbsp Extra-Virgin Olive oil
2 Cups Cauliflower cut into bite-sized pieces
3/4 Cup Carrot sliced (about 1 large carrot)
1/2 Cup Sweet onion roughly chopped
1 1/2 tsp Fresh ginger minced
1 1/2 tsp Ground cumin
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Paprika
1/8 tsp Ground Allspice
3/4 Cup Orange juice not from concentrate
1/2 Cup Crushed tomatoes
2 Medjool Dates sliced
1/2 Cup Cilantro minced + additional for garnish
2 Tbsp Roasted pistachios roughly chopped
1/2 A small cucumber thinly sliced

Instructions

Using a meat mallet (or a rolling pin) pound out the chicken breasts until they are flat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Heat up the olive oil in a large skillet on medium/high heat. Cook the chicken breast until golden brown, about 1-1.5 minutes. Flip and repeat on the other side. Transfer to a plate.
Turn the heat down to medium and add the cauliflower, carrot, onion, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, paprika, and Allspice to the pan. Cook, stirring frequently, until the veggies just begin to soften and the spices are fragrant, about 3 minutes.
Stir in the orange juice, crushed tomatoes and sliced dates. Turn the heat up to high and bring to a boil. Boil 2 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and simmer, stirring frequently, until the sauce begins to reduce and thicken, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Place the chicken back into the pan, nestling it into the veggies and spooning some sauce over top. Cover and reduce the heat to medium/low. Cook until the chicken is no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes.
Stir in the cilantro and divide the chicken between two plates. Top each with the chopped pistachios and place the sliced cucumbers on the side.
Garnish with extra cilantro, if desired, and DEVOUR.

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