Moroccan Chicken Recipes

Updated: January 08, 2015
Add the warm and exotic flavors of Morocco to your dinner table with these easy, hearty chicken recipes.
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Moroccan Chicken with Almond Couscous

Karry Hosford
Moroccan Chicken with Almond Couscous Recipe
Use standard pantry spices such as cumin, cinnamon and paprika to coat the chicken thighs and keep cleanup easy by cooking the chicken and the sauce in the same skillet.
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Moroccan Chicken Thighs

Becky Luigart-Stayner; Cindy Barr; Sabrina Bone; Kathleen Kanen
Moroccan Chicken Thighs Recipe
Inspired by North African tagines, this aromatic dish uses skinless, boneless chicken thighs and is ready in a little over an hour.

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Quick Moroccan Chicken

Photo: Michele Michael
Quick Moroccan Chicken Recipe
Make Moroccan cuisine easy with this 15-minute recipe. Use items you already have on hand such as a box of couscous, canned peaches, orange juice and rotisserie chicken.
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Moroccan Chicken Tagine

HOWARD L. PUCKETT
Moroccan Chicken Tagine Recipe
A tagine is a Moroccan stew featuring meat or poultry that's simmered with vegetables and aromatic spices such as cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and ginger. Serve over couscous for a hearty one-dish meal.

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Moroccan Chicken Pita

Jim Bathie
Moroccan Chicken Pita Recipe
Get out of your lunchbox rut with an easy Middle Eastern-style sandwich featuring grilled chicken, yogurt, carrot and dates, and flavor the sandwich filling with cinnamon and cumin.

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Moroccan Chicken with Fruit and Olive Topping

Beau Gustafson; Melanie J. Clarke; Sabrina Bone; Mike Wilson
Moroccan Chicken with Fruit and Olive Topping Recipe
The pairing of dried fruit and olives is also characteristic of other North African cuisines, such as Tunisian and Algerian. Serve over Israeli couscous, a pearl-like pasta.
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Moroccan-Spiced Roasted Chicken with Sweet Onions

Photo: Justin Walker; Styling: Carla Gonzalez-Hart
Moroccan-Spiced Roasted Chicken with Sweet Onions Recipe
Enjoy this roasted chicken baked with honey and accompanied by sweet onions. Add some juice from lemon wedges if desired.

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Moroccan Chicken Thighs

Randy Mayor; Jen Rotenstreich
Moroccan Chicken Thighs Recipe
Cook the chicken alongside classic Moroccan ingredients such as olives and figs, and round out the flavor of the dish with Marsala, honey, balsamic vinegar, cumin and cinnamon.

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Moroccan Roasted Pomegranate Chicken

Photo: John Autry; Styling: Cindy Barr
Moroccan Roasted Pomegranate Chicken Recipe
Prepare this dish in the fall and winter months when pomegranates are in season. See Ask the Expert for tips on seeding a pomegranate.

 

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Chicken-Mint Couscous with Raisins and Apricots

Lee Harrelson
Chicken-Mint Couscous with Raisins and Apricots Recipe
Couscous is usually served as a side dish, but you can transform it into a one-dish meal by adding chicken, apricots, and raisins.
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