Moroccan Chicken Casserole
This casserole is a favourite of mine, full of flavour and is great served alongside my Roasted Butternut Squash Rice. I always like to use chicken thighs in casserole/stew recipes as I find the meat stays really moist and absorbs more of the flavour, than chicken breast.
Slimming Eats Recipe
Extra Easy – 1 syn per serving
Original – 1 syn per serving (without rice)
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- 8 boneless chicken thighs (all visible fat removed)
- 1 onion, halved and finely sliced
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon of freshly grated ginger
- 2 carrots, sliced
- 1 courgette (zucchini), halved lengthways and sliced
- juice of an orange (1 syn)
- 1 tablespoon of honey (3 syns)
- 300ml of chicken stock
- 2 teaspoons of ground coriander
- 2 teaspoons of ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon of chilli powder
- 1 teaspoon of paprika
- ½ teaspoon of turmeric
- ¼ teaspoon of cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon of ground cloves
- low calorie spray
- fresh coriander to garnish
- Preheat oven to 180c of 350f
- Spray a frying pan with low calorie spray over a medium high heat, add the chicken, onion, garlic and ginger and fry until lightly browned.
- Add all the spices and mix to evenly coat.
- Transfer to an oven proof dish with a lid. Add the vegetables, honey, juice and zest of one orange and the chicken stock and bake in the oven for approx 1-1½ hours. Chicken should be cooked through but still tender.
- Season with salt and black pepper and garnish with fresh coriander.
- Serve alongside my Roasted Butternut Squash Rice and green beans or your own choice of sides.
The recipe above has been calculated for Slimming World, however for those of you following the Weight Watchers plan or another calorie controlled type diet. Below is the approx. nutritional information:
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Approx. NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION |
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per serving (no rice) |
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Calories |
323 |
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Fat |
10.9g |
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Saturated Fat |
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Total Carbohydrate |
15.5g |
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Dietary Fibre |
3.1g |
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Sugars |
9.2g |
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Protein |
40g |
Filed under: below 2 syns, chicken, Extra Easy, main course, Original
