Chicken with Chickpeas and Almonds

Chicken with Chickpeas and Almonds is a beautifully flavoured dish that is ready within 45 minutes. The smoothness of the almonds blends easily with the chickpeas creating a sauce that’s hard to describe except glorious. Serve as a main dish, this Turkish delight will not disappoint. Another one pot wonder meal.

Chicken with Chickpeas and Almonds

A simple Turkish recipe that produces a succulent chicken and chickpea meal that goes down a treat,

4.76 from 41 votes

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Course: Main Dish

Cuisine: Turkish

Keyword: Chicken, Nuts, Spice, Stock

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 people

Calories: 178kcal

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Ingredients

 

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• 6 large chicken breast halves skinless
• 2 large onions finely chopped
• 1 whole cinnamon stick
• 2 cups chicken stock
• 15 oz chickpeas drained
• 1/2 cup blanched almonds
• 1/2 tsp saffron
• salt to taste
• ground pepper to taste
• parsley chopped

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients except the parsley in a pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
  6 large chicken breast, 2 large onions, 1 whole cinnamon stick, 2 cups chicken stock, 15 oz chickpeas, 1/2 cup blanched almonds, 1/2 tsp saffron, salt, ground pepper
• Reduce the heat and simmer covered until the chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes.
• Serve garnished with chopped parsley.
  parsley

Nutrition

Calories: 178kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Sodium: 263mg | Potassium: 136mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 1g