This amazing dish will fill your home with the incredible aromas of Moroccan herbs and spices. It's perfect paired with quinoa or cauliflower mash.
**Serves**: 2
**Why It's So Good For You**
Moroccan spices really are used for more than just flavoring food! Cumin is great for indigestion and turmeric is great as an anti-inflammatory. Combined with the digestive, immune-boosting benefits of garlic and onion, this dish is truly a medicinal meal!
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### Ingredients
(use organic ingredients where possible)
- 2 chicken maryland's (or 2 thighs and 2 drumsticks)
- 2 tbsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp ground turmeric
- 4 cloves garlic, finely diced
- 1 small onion, finely diced
- 1 lemon peeled, pitted and cubed
- ½ cup black olives, pitted
- 1 cup chicken stock or white wine (or a mixture of both)
- 100g rice pasta (approximately 1 fist full)
- Butter for frying
### Directions
1. Dust chicken in cumin and turmeric.
2. Heat pan and sauté onion and garlic in butter until translucent.
3. Fry chicken for 3-5 minutes each side, until brown.
4. Add remaining ingredients, cover and cook for 30 minutes.
5. Cook pasta as per package instructions.
**Notes\***
- Serve with 1 cup cooked rice pasta.
- You can store the remaining Moroccan Chicken in an airtight container in the fridge and reheat for lunch the next day
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