Egyptian Koshari Inspired One-Pot Chicken With Pasta And Lentils

• Shatta (Arab style hot sauce)
• 6oz can Tomato paste
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons Sambal, (chili paste) you can use fresh chilies as well, but to simplify things and make sure it wasn't too hot for the kids (some recipes insist on 15 Thai chilies!)
• 6 cloves garlic
• 1 cup Cilantro
• 1 cup curly parsley
• 1 teaspoon Cumin
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground pepper
• One-Pot chicken with pasta, rice, and legumes
• 1 4-6 lbs chicken, I butterflied mine by cutting out the spine with poultry shears, I do this to get a better, more even browning, you can use a whole bird, just sear it on each side, leg portion down. The better quality the chicken, the better the dish
• 1 cup lentils
• 1 cup long grain white rice
• 1 cup broken pasta, I used angel hair, but Mexican fideos would be great, they are easy to find in most grocery stores.
• 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed.
• 1/2 medium onion, diced
• 1 carrot, diced
• 1 rib of celery diced
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• 1 lemon
• 4 cups Chicken stock

1. Blend together "shatta" in a blender or food processor until smooth. This sauce can be made ahead and kept in the fridge in a mason jar to use as needed.
2. In a dutch oven, or large pot heat canola oil on high, add chicken, seasoned with salt and pepper, brown both sides, remove chicken, reduce heat to medium high add veggies, pasta, and rice saute till pasta is golden,
3. add 1 cup of your homemade "shatta" and chicken stock, add lentils (add a bit of water if your mixture seems too thick, maybe 1/2 a cup), chickpeas, lemon cut in half and juiced, a bit of salt, and your browned chicken.
4. In a pre-heated 350 degree oven bake uncovered 60 minutes or until chicken is crispy and fully roasted. Add a bit of lemon zest, and cilantro to the finished product and imagine the pyramids of Egypt!

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Taken from food52.com/recipes/25730-egyptian-koshari-inspired-one-pot-chicken-with-pasta-and-lentils (may not work)