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Moroccan Roast Chicken and Potatoes
This Moroccan Roast Chicken and Potatoes is slowly cooked in a tagine and filled with intense Moroccan flavor. 5 minutes of prep time is all you need for this delicious dinner with a twist!
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 466 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Dinner
Cuisine:
Moroccan
Ingredients
For Spice Rub
- 1 teaspoon dried coriander
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon sumac *
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
For Roast Chicken and Potatoes
- 1 whole chicken about 4 or 5 lb
- 4 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 pound baby potatoes cleaned
- 2 cups cherry tomatoes washed
- 8 cloves garlic peeled
- 10 dried apricots roughly chopped
- ½ teaspoon salt or to taste
- ¼ teaspoon pepper or to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- In a small bowl combine all the spice rub ingredients together.
- Clean the chicken, pat it dry and make sure to remove the bag with chicken giblets, if your chicken has it. Rub all the spice rub all over the chicken. Add 2 tbsp of the olive oil to the tagine then place the chicken in the tagine.
- In a bowl toss together the potatoes, tomatoes, garlic, and apricots. Drizzle the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil over the potatoes and season generously with salt and pepper. Toss everything together and add to the tagine, spread the potatoes around the chicken.
- Cover the tagine with the lid and bake in the oven for about 1 hour and 45 minutes to 2 hours. To check if your chicken is done, insert an instant-read thermometer into the thickest part of the thigh, and if the temperature reaches 165℉ (74℃) the chicken is cooked through. After 2 hours the chicken should be cooked really well, the meat should fall off the bones.
- Garnish with fresh parsley and serve.
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Notes
- *Sumac is a reddish-purple powder used as a spice in Middle Eastern cuisine to add a lemony taste to salads or meat.
- If you don't have any dried apricots, you can use raisins or dried cranberries.
- As the chicken and potatoes cook in the tagine, some liquid will be released making for a nice gravy you could pour over the chicken and potatoes when serving.
- You don't necessarily need a tagine to make this roast chicken, a pot with a lid such as a Dutch oven would work just as well. However, there is a noticeable difference in the results when cooking with a tagine. The chicken actually browns a bit and the skin is a little bit crispy, plus you end up with a really juicy and succulent chicken. If using chicken pieces instead of a whole chicken, you could brown the chicken first right in the tagine over your stove top if you want to get an even crispier chicken.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
466kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
29g
(45%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Cholesterol
95mg
(32%)
Sodium
684mg
(29%)
Potassium
851mg
(24%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
1191IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
30mg
(33%)
Calcium
50mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 466
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 466kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 29g | 45% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Cholesterol | 95mg | 32% |
| Sodium | 684mg | 29% |
| Potassium | 851mg | 18% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 1191IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 30mg | 33% |
| Calcium | 50mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.