Moroccan Chicken with Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Puree

Moroccan Chicken with Pumpkin and Sweet Potato Puree

  • DifficultyCapable cooks
  • Prep0:25
  • Cook0:35
  • Serves 3
tezxxx
by tezxxx Last updated on 07/09/2019
Great for people on the paleo diet, or people staying away from processed foods. - tezxxx
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Ingredients

  • 2 chicken breast fillets diced
  • 3 tbs coconut oil
  • 400 g canned crushed tomatoes
  • 3 garlic cloves diced
  • 2 white onions diced
  • 1 bay leaf large
  • 1/4 cup cashews
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/4 cup coriander
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns fresh
  • 1 tsp red chilli flakes

Puree

  • 700 g pumpkin
  • 700 g sweet potato
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 1/2 tsp salt and pepper *to taste

Method

  • Step 1
    Melt coconut oil in a very hot pan, then brown chicken.
  • Step 2
    Add diced garlic and onion to the pan. Cover pan until onion is soft.
  • Step 3
    Add tomatoes, cashews, herbs and spices.
  • Step 4
    Cook over high heat until everything ahs reduced for approximately 20 minutes.
  • Step 5
    Puree: Steam pumpkin and sweet potato according to how many servings are required.
  • Step 6
    Process with 1-2 cloves garlic, then add salt and pepper. Add water if the puree is too lumpy.
  • Step 7
    Serve Moroccan chicken on top of puree.
Recipe Notes

I prefer to use can organic crushed tomatoes.

Use white or yellow onions.

If you like the sound of this recipe, you might also like this Moroccan Lamb.

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