Instant Pot Moroccan Chicken

This delicious & quick Instant Pot Moroccan Chicken is made with dried fruit and nuts and served with a refreshing glass of Passion Fruit Black Iced Tea

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Instant Pot Moroccan Chicken Served With Passion Fruit Black Iced Tea

Just because it’s a weeknight doesn’t mean that we can’t travel to exotic places with our palate.

Invite your kids to sit down at the dinner table and encourage them to leave those pesky electronics behind because this meal will blow their socks off!

It’s sweet, savory, juicy, and definitely and a play of unexpected flavors. I paired off my moroccan chicken with a tangy pitcher of passion fruit black iced tea.

Believe or not, the flavors compliment each other pretty well even though the ingredients come from different places.

I am taking dinner time to a whole new level in order to encourage and invite conversation. My girls sometimes become zombies with their tablets and when they sit down at the table, their heads are elsewhere.

This is my way to wake them use and use their senses. I want them to ask questions, feel the different textures in their mouth and drink something refreshing.

This Instant Pot Moroccan Chicken is cooked with cinnamon, prunes, golden raisins, and dried apricots. I finish off the dish with toasted pine nuts and sliced almonds for a little crunch.

Served along my passion fruit black iced tea made with Lipton Organic Black Tea.

Usually Moroccan chicken roasts for a long time in an oven. Obviously, during the week I don’t have the luxury of spending hours at home checking cooking. Now with the pressure cooker, it is ready in about 45 minutes or less.

While that’s cooking, I make my refreshing iced tea. It’s hot here in Miami.

All the ingredients in this drink and dish are available at your local Publix.

Lipton Organic Black Tea is 100% natural, Rain forest Alliance-certified, and can be served hot or iced.

Daily consumption of at least 400 mg of flavonoids helps maintain a healthy heart. A cup of Lipton black tea contains approx. 175 mg of flavonoids. So have a few glasses!

I hope you can try these delicious Instant Pot Moroccan Chicken and With Passion Fruit Black Iced Tea at home. If you do, please upload a pic on Instagram and tag me @Livingsweetmoments or use the hashtag #LivingSweet.

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Instant Pot Moroccan Chicken

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

35 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

This delicious & quick Instant Pot Moroccan Chicken is made with dried fruit and nuts and served with a refreshing glass of Passion Fruit Black Iced Tea

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Moroccan

Keyword: instant pot chicken quarters, instant pot drumsticks, instant pot recipes

Servings: 6

Calories: 497 kcal

Author: Tiffany bendayan

Ingredients

• 4 Chicken Quarters skin and bone on
• 1/2 cup dried apricots
• 1/2 cup Prunes
• 1/4 cup Golden Raisins
• 1 Onion chopped
• 3 Garlic Cloves minced
• 1/2 cup Red Wine optional
• 4 cups Beef Stock
• Juice of 1 Lemon
• 2 tablespoons Apricot Jam more if you'd like
• 1/4 cup Pine Nuts toasted
• 1/4 cup Almonds sliced and toasted
• 2 tablespoons Cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons Olive Oil
• Salt + Pepper to taste

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

1. Press the saute button on your instant pot and add olive oil

2. Season chicken liberally with salt and pepper. Brown the chicken on both sides working in batches. Remove the browned chicken from the instant pot and set aside

3. Add the onions and garlic. Cook for 3-4 minutes or until they soften. Add the prunes, raisins, and apricots. Cook for 1-2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper

4. Add the wine and cook until the liquid is reduced for half

5. Add the stock and the chicken. Close the lid and pressure cook on manual for 20 minutes

6. When the 20 minutes has passed, release the pressure

7. Open the lid and press the saute button 

8. Remove 1/2 cup of sauce into a bowl. Mix that sauce with the cornstarch 

9. Remove the chicken from the IP and place it on a rimmed serving platter.  Add the sauce with the cornstarch back in the instant pot 

10. When the sauce thickens, add the lemon juice and apricot jam. Stir with a wooden spoon and check for seasoning

11. Ladle the sauce on top of the chicken and sprinkle the almonds and pine nuts

12. Enjoy! 

Nutrition Facts

Instant Pot Moroccan Chicken

Amount Per Serving

Calories 497 Calories from Fat 270

% Daily Value*

Fat 30g46%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 94mg31%

Sodium 398mg17%

Potassium 904mg26%

Carbohydrates 34g11%

Fiber 3g13%

Sugar 19g21%

Protein 22g44%

Vitamin A 595IU12%

Vitamin C 2.6mg3%

Calcium 59mg6%

Iron 2.3mg13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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Passion Fruit Black Iced Tea

Prep Time

10 mins

Chilling Time

20 mins

Total Time

10 mins

 

Enjoy a refreshing Passion Fruit Black Iced Tea lightly sweetened and served with an amazing Instant Pot Moroccan Chicken

Servings: 6

Calories: 19 kcal

Author: Tiffany bendayan

Ingredients

• 4 bags Lipton Organic Black Tea
• 1/2 cup Passion Fruit Pulp strained
• 3 1/2 cups Water
• 1 tablespoon Stevia add more if needed
• Juice of 1 lime
• 4 cups Ice

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Instructions

1. Bowl 3 cups of water and pour into a pitcher. Add the passion fruit and the 4 backs of Lipton Organic Black Tea. Let it steep for 3-4 minutes

2. Discard the tea bags, add the stevia and lime juice. Stir 

3. Add the ice on the pitcher, stir, and place in the fridge until ready to serve

Nutrition Facts

Passion Fruit Black Iced Tea

Amount Per Serving (1 Glass)

Calories 19

% Daily Value*

Sodium 13mg1%

Potassium 68mg2%

Carbohydrates 4g1%

Fiber 2g8%

Sugar 2g2%

Vitamin A 250IU5%

Vitamin C 5.9mg7%

Calcium 7mg1%

Iron 0.3mg2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.