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Dormestic Goddess: Moroccan Chicken Stew

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Stanford chapter.

Ingredients:
2 tbsp olive oil
8 skinless, bone-in chicken thighs
2 medium red onions, sliced
1 large green pepper, cut into 1” pieces
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp garam masala powder (can be replaced with 1 tbsp curry powder)
10 oz. tomato purée
1/3 cup black currants
15 oz. butter beans, rinsed and drained
1/3 cup slivered almonds
 
Directions:

  1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
  2. Add chicken and cook until it’s well-browned on both sides. Remove from saucepan.
  3. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add onions, pepper, and garlic and cook for 5 minutes or until tender-crisp. Add cinnamon and curry powder, stir and cook for 1 additional minute.
  4. Stir in tomato purée and bring to a boil.
  5. Return the chicken to the saucepan, and reduce heat to low.
  6. Cover and cook for 15 minutes.
  7. Stir currants and beans into the saucepan, and cook for 10 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
  8. Add almonds, and serve over couscous.
Allison is the Her Campus Correspondent at Stanford University, majoring in Communication (and maybe Art History!). She is working her way up the magazine ladder in New York City with an editorial internship at InStyle Magazine under her belt.  Originally from Windermere, FL, Allison spends her free time watching football, devouring sweets and online shopping. You can follow her on Twitter at @allisonotis and on Pinterest!