Name: Citrus Pomegranate Chicken Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 chicken; ¾ tsp salt; ¼ tsp freshly ground pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 medium onion; 2 clove garlic; 2 tsp cumin seeds; 1 tsp garam masala; 1½ tsp all purpose flour; 1 can chicken broth; ½ cup apricots; 1 tbsp lemon zest; 2 tsp fresh ginger; 1 cup whole wheat couscous; 1 cup pomegranate seeds

How To Make Citrus Pomegranate Chicken

This chicken recipe is brimming with a variety of flavors- sweet, zesty, and savory. It’s served with couscous to make a complete, nutritious meal.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 45 minutes

Total: 55 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1chicken
¾tspsalt
¼tspfreshly ground pepper
2tbspolive oil
1mediumonion
2clovegarlic
2tspcumin seeds
1tspgaram masala
1½tspall purpose flour
1canchicken broth
½cupapricots,dried
1tbsplemon zest,grated
2tspfresh ginger,minced, peeled
1cupwhole wheat couscous
1cuppomegranate seeds

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Sprinkle chicken pieces with salt and pepper. In a 5-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat.
Add chicken to Dutch oven in batches and cook until golden brown, about 5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken pieces to a plate. Add onion and garlic to Dutch oven and cook, stirring frequently, until softened.
Add cumin and garam masala and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute; stir in flour, then half cup water, chicken broth, apricots, lemon zest, and ginger. Bring sauce to a boil, stirring; return chicken to Dutch oven.
Cover and bake for about 40 minutes, until chicken is cooked through and tender. Serve chicken over couscous; spoon sauce over and sprinkle with pomegranate seeds.