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Call-Me-Cumin Stew

Time: 35 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

About

Add that spice of life back to your next meal. Call-Me-Cumin Stew will whisk your taste buds away! Hold the line! When chicken breast pieces are seasoned with cumin, garlic, and paprika and simmered in a tomato-based sauce with the bonus of some chickpeas, you have just found the flavor excitement you've been looking for! Call-Me-Cumin Stew will dial up all the spice your life has been missing. In just one bite, you know you've got the right number!

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Ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
  • 1 pound chicken breasts, boneless and skinless, trimmed and cut into 1-inch-thick pieces
  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 large yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 (14-ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes
  • 1 (15-ounce) can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • couscous, optional, to taste, cooked and warm, for serving
  • 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped, for garnish

Directions

Step 1 -Add the garlic and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt to a cutting board and use the back of a fork to mash them together until a paste forms.

Step 2 -In a medium bowl, add the garlic paste, the lemon juice, the cumin, the paprika, and the black pepper and whisk to combine.

Step 3 -Add the chicken pieces to the garlic mixture and stir to coat.

Step 4 -In a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil.

Step 5 -Add the onions to the oil and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are golden-brown, about 6-8 minutes.

Step 6 -Use a slotted spoon to transfer only the chicken breast pieces to the onions, reserving the marinade, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the meat is opaque on the outside, about 4 minutes.

Step 7 -Add the tomatoes and their juices, the chickpeas, the reserved marinade, and the remaining salt to the chicken mixture and reduce the heat to medium.

Step 8 -Cook the stew until the meat reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F and the juices run clear.

Step 9 -Serve the stew over the couscous, garnished with the parsley.

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