Freekeh with Chicken

Name: Freekeh with Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 400g freekeh, rinsed; 1kg chicken pieces, bone in; 2 large onions, diced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp ground allspice; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp turmeric; 900ml chicken stock; 4 tbsp olive oil; 80g pine nuts and almonds, toasted; fresh parsley to serve

Palestinian and Syrian roasted green wheat cooked with spiced chicken and topped with nuts — ancient and delicious.

Total time

65 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

50 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mediterranean

Ingredients

400gfreekeh, rinsed

1kgchicken pieces, bone in

2large onions, diced

4 clovesgarlic, minced

1 tspground allspice

1 tspground cinnamon

1 tspground coriander

1 tspturmeric

900mlchicken stock

4 tbspolive oil

80gpine nuts and almonds, toasted

fresh parsleyto serve

Instructions

Brown chicken pieces in olive oil, set aside.

Fry onions until golden, add garlic and all spices.

Add freekeh and toast 3 minutes in the spiced oil.

Add hot chicken stock and browned chicken.

Bring to boil, cover and cook on low heat 35 minutes.

Rest 10 minutes covered.

Fluff freekeh and transfer to a platter.

Top with chicken pieces, scatter with toasted nuts and parsley.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

699

Protein

69.8g

Fat

41.5g

Carbs

8.4g

Fiber

1.6g

Sodium

1072mg

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