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!
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.
