Authentic Maftoul with Chicken (Palestinian Couscous)

Name: Authentic Maftoul with Chicken (Palestinian Couscous)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Yield: 6, 6 people
Cuisine: middle_eastern
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 4 bone-in, skin on chicken legs (or a whole chicken); 3 bay leaves; 6 green cardamom pods; 1 yellow onion (peeled and quartered); 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 2 medium yellow onions (peeled and chopped into large cubes); 1 acorn squash (peeled and chopped into large chunks); 1 large carrot (peeled and chopped into thick sticks); 540 ml canned chickpeas; 2 tomatoes (chopped into quarters); 1 jalapeno (kept whole or cut in half for additional spice); 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon turmeric; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 small yellow onion (finely diced); 1 teaspoon dill seeds; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 2 1/4 cup chicken broth; 250 grams maftoul (approx. 1.5 cups)

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 6 · 1h 10m total

Servings

Calories

43% of a 2,000 cal day

860KCAL

Protein

49g99% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat47g

60%

Saturated11g

57%

Unsaturated35g

—

Total Carbs63g

23%

Fiber13g

46%

Total Sugars11g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch40g

—

Sodium1483mg

64%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

Palestinian couscous with chicken, vegetables, and chickpeas in a warm, fragrant stew. Earthy spices and fresh herbs create a comforting, flavorful meal.

Ingredients

6 SERVINGS

1 tbspolive oil
4bone-in, skin-on chicken legs — or whole chicken
3bay leaves
6green cardamom pods
1yellow onion — peeled, quartered
1 tspsalt
1 tbsptomato paste
2medium yellow onions — peeled, chopped into large cubes
1acorn squash — peeled, chopped into large chunks
1large carrot — peeled, chopped into thick sticks
540 mlcanned chickpeas
2tomatoes
1jalapeno
½ tspblack pepper
½ tspturmeric
2 tbspolive oil
½small yellow onion — finely diced
1 tspdill seeds
¾ tspsalt
2¼ cupschicken broth
250 gmaftoul — 1½ cup

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Method

1h 10m total

Read the method on Hungry PaprikasAmina Al-Saigh’s original page

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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