Freekeh with Chicken

Amira TrabelsiChef

Ingredients

• 5 chicken breasts, cut into small pieces
  5 breast
• 2 cups of fine freekeh
  2 cup
• 1 chicken broth cube
  1 cube
• 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
  3 tablespoon
• 1 tablespoon of butter
  1 tablespoon
• 1 teaspoon of mixed spices
  1 teaspoon
• Salt and black pepper to taste
  0
• Almonds and pine nuts for garnish
  0
• 1 onion, finely chopped
  1 onion

Steps

1. 1

   In a frying pan over heat, add the butter and oil and fry the chicken pieces until they turn white with a slight golden hue, then set aside.

   Required Tools:

   Frying Pan

   5 min
2. 2

   In the same frying pan, fry the onion and set aside, then fry the almonds and pine nuts, adding more butter and oil if needed, then fry the freekeh in the same pan.

   5 min
3. 3

   In a tray, place a portion of the freekeh, then the onion and chicken, followed by the remaining freekeh.

   Required Tools:

   Tray

   5 min
4. 4

   Dissolve the broth cube with all the spices in hot water and add it to the tray so that the water covers the freekeh.

   5 min
5. 5

   Cover the tray with aluminum foil and place it in the oven at 180 degrees for about an hour and a quarter to an hour and a half, checking the water every half hour.

   90 min
6. 6

   Garnish the freekeh with almonds and pine nuts, then serve.

   5 min

Nutrition Facts

* Nutritional values are approximate and calculations may be affected by ingredient type, farming, storage, and cooking methods.

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