with Chicken Thighs & Lemon Cream Sauce
Golden-brown Tunisian-spiced chicken thighs top a hearty skillet of tender lentils, carrots, onion, ginger, and warm North African spices. Finished with a drizzle of bright lemon cream sauce and a sprinkle of fresh cilantro, this one-pan meal is rich, aromatic, and packed with flavor in every bite.
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Sour Cream
1.5 tablespoon
Chicken Thighs
20 ounce
Tomato Paste
1 unit
Carrots
6 ounce
Onion
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Lemon
1 unit
Lentils
1 unit
Garlic Powder
1 teaspoon
Cilantro
0.25 ounce
Tunisian Spice Blend
1 tablespoon
Ginger
1 thumb
Black Pepper
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Wash and dry produce.
Halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Trim, peel, and halve carrots; cut crosswise into ½-inch pieces. Peel and finely mince ginger. Drain and rinse lentils. Roughly chop cilantro. Zest and halve lemon.
Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Season all over with 1 tsp Tunisian Spice Blend (2 tsp for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. (You'll use the rest of the Tunisian Spice Blend later.)
Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium, preferably nonstick, pan (large pan for 4) over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until golden brown and cooked through, 4-5 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a cutting board.
Reduce heat under pan to medium. Add a drizzle of oil, onion, and carrots; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until veggies are slightly softened, 2-3 minutes.
Add ginger, garlic powder, remaining Tunisian Spice Blend, and 1 TBSP tomato paste (2 TBSP for 4 servings) to pan; cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30-60 seconds.
Stir in 1 cup water (2 cups for 4), stock concentrate, lentils, and half the cilantro (scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan while you stir!). Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, until carrots are tender, 6-8 minutes more. Taste and season with salt.
While lentil mixture cooks, in a small bowl, combine sour cream, lemon zest, juice from lemon, and a pinch of salt.
Slice chicken crosswise.
Arrange chicken atop lentils and veggies. Drizzle everything with lemon cream sauce and sprinkle wiith remaining cilantro. Serve family style or divide between shallow bowls.
780
kcal
Calories
21
g
Fat
5
g
Saturated Fat
61
g
Carbohydrate
15
g
Sugar
13
g
Dietary Fiber
72
g
Protein
270
mg
Cholesterol
890
mg
Sodium