Garlic Chicken
photo by French Tart
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 cup plain low-fat yogurt
- 1⁄4 cup lemon juice, fresh
- 2 tablespoons garlic, minced (about 6 cloves)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt, DIVIDED
- 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper, DIVIDED
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cardamom, ground
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cumin, ground
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1⁄4 teaspoon nutmeg, ground
- 36 ounces boneless skinless chicken breasts, about 6 oz.each
- 1 cup fat-free low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 1⁄2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon parsley, chopped
directions
- Combine yogurt, juice, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, cardamon, cumin, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large zip top plastic bag.
- Add the chicken; seal.
- Marinate in refrigerator overnight, turning bag occasionally.
- Remove chicken from bag, RESERVING marinade: pat chickn dry with paper towels.
- Combine reserved marinade and broth.
- Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
- Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
- Add half of the chicken to pan; cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until browned.
- Repeat procedure with remaining chicken.
- Return chicken to pan: pour broth mixture over chicken.
- Bring to a boil.
- Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 12 minutes or until chicken is done.
- Place chicken on a serving platter: discard liquid in pan.
- Sprinkle chicken with parsley.
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Reviews
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For me this is a 5 star recipe. I adore North African flavors and this fits that cuisine so I knew it was going to be a winner. This is truly excellent for a 45 min dish, the ingredients work beautifully together and create a lovely and memorable (in a very good way) dish. I'm so pleased that I came across this as I usually have all the ingredients on hand and I'll certainly be making it again. :D
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this was tasty, but i expected more oomph. the flavors do blend quite nicely, and improve the next day. i did not discard the yogurt mixture, but rather reduced it down, and although not a perfectly smooth sauce, it still works. making this again, it would be with smaller pieces of chicken, i think the flavors might penetrate better that way. thanks!
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This was AMAZING! Do not be tempted to leave ONE spice out of the mixture either, as the combination of flavours was utterly divine and full of Eastern Promise! I cut this recipe back for the two of us - one portion for today and one for tomorrow. We are this today with crispy fried veggies with a light dressing, totally delicious. I garnished it with fresh chopped parsley and will make this recipe again in the future, merci WiGal darlink! Made for Phase 2 of T,Y and M. A keeper! Merci, FT:-)
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
WiGal
Butternut, Wisconsin