Golden Chicken with Potatoes & Chickpeas
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 20 strands saffron
- 1 tablespoon ground tumeric
- 3 tablespoons avocado or olive oil
- 2 onions, cut into quarters
- 4 medium potatoes, cut into wedges
- 4-6 skinless chicken pieces
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 14- ounce can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- In a bowl, combine melted butter, saffron and turmeric.
- Set aside.
- In the bottom of a flameproof tagine or heavy skillet, heat oil over medium heat.
- Add onions and potatoes and cook, stirring for 5 minutes.
- Add spice mixture and chicken, sliding around and moving vegetables away from bottom so that flesh is in direct contact with bottom of tagine or skillet.
- Cook for about 5 minutes or until chicken is browned.
- Using tongs, turn chicken over.
- Add broth and cinnamon stick and bring to a boil.
- Cover pan or tagine with lid, reduce heat to low and simmer, stirring once, for 25 minutes.
- Stir in chickpeas and parsley.
- Replace lid and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
- Discard cinnamon stick prior to serving.
butter, saffron, ground tumeric, avocado, onions, potatoes, chicken, chicken broth, cinnamon, chickpeas, flatleaf parsley
Taken from www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/golden-chicken-with-potatoes-chickpeas/ (may not work)