I'm always looking to try recipes from different cultures, and this one is a huge  favorite. We love the spice combinations. This cooks equally well in a slow cooker or a pressure cooker. &mdash;Courtney Stultz, Weir, Kansas

North African Chicken and Rice

onion,

olive oil

boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 2 pounds)

cilantro

turmeric

paprika

sea salt

pepper

cinnamon

chili powder

golden raisins

green olives

lemon,

garlic cloves,

chicken broth

brown rice

This was a hit with my family! We actually changed things up a bit - I put the rice in the crock pot with 4 cups water (next time would do chicken broth) and we only had regular raisins and spicy olives so we used those. I cooked on high for 3hrs then turned down to low for an hour. Next time I would add more spices abd perhaps canned tomatoes for a true Moroccan feel. Would also probably consider sautéing the onions first before adding. However this was an excellent base recipe to go off of, and was enjoyed as (almost) directed!

Going out right now to buy chicken.  Interesting comments....I love different cultures and the cooking. Interesting the olives and raisins--similar to Peccadillo, a FAV that I can eat daily for a week.  I can&#039;t wait to try this and then I&#039;ll review!  Didn&#039;t want to put 1 star so put 5 and will re-eval.

My husband loved this recipe. I did make several changes, first, substituting  organic bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs for the boneless/skinless thighs.  Not having golden raisins, I used 1/2 cup of currents and 1/2 cup halved dried apricots.  Next I added an additional clove of minced garlic and a pinch of cumin.  We wanted a change from rice, so I served it over couscous.  Easy and delicious.  YUM!

Absolutely delicious!  Made this in my multi-pot with the pressure cooker.  Had also wondered about the odd-seeming combination of spices, but after looking at many other Moroccan and North African recipes that were very similar, decided to follow the recipe exactly.  It was amazing.  I might add a bit of cumin next time as I like that flavor with this type of food from this region.  Even better the next day.

I added some more spices, might add a bit more raisins next time.

Perhaps other people simply like different things, Tiffany.

I followed this recipe exactly, other than subbing boneless skinless chicken for thighs, and it was awful! The combination of spices didn’t work well together at all, and the raisins didn’t taste right with the olives. Of my 4 person family, no one liked it, and most of us couldn’t eat more than a few bites. I’m baffled as to how this recipe has such great reviews.

This went over well with my family. I might add more raisins next time.  The leftovers worked very well packed as lunches for work.

This is delicious! A wonderful,  unique combination of flavors and spices. I made this as it is written.  I will be making it again and sharing the rec8.

Nice Spice Mix with an International feel. I substituted with boneless, skinless breast and extra-long grain rice. I WILL make this again and use the chicken thighs and try a Jasmine rice.  I love this recipe. It's exotic, filling and so delicious!

Easy and delish!  Great  to freeze for later, too.

north african chicken and rice

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 4 hours

Total: 4 hours, 10 minutes

Servings: 8

Cost: $5.20 /serving

Author : Taste of Home

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