Moroccan spiced veggies with hummus baked chicken

25 Nov Moroccan spiced veggies with hummus baked chicken

Wow! My body is feeling very strange right now, on account of all the vegetables I just ate for dinner. First real dinner in my new kitchen (I am pretty sure). . . It has only been two months!! 😐

It feels very strange to have a belly full of food. My dinners for the past few months have consisted mostly of some snacks, corn chips and some dip or some crackers and cheese, , , or just a few corn thins and some dip.

And tonight I finally felt like I could cook. 😮

It was so lovely. How delightful to cook in my new kitchen. Everything is so organised, and clean. Thanks for building it my Dad!!!

The idea for dinner had been germinating for a few days. I was at Piedomontes in North Fitzroy the other day and picked up some of the tasty hummus and the idea was to bake chicken with a hummus crust. Then the day before yesterday I was craving broccoli, so I got some, and promptly avoided cooking it. 😛

Such a yummy Moroccan style dinner!!

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Moroccan Hummus Crusted Chicken and Baharat Baked Veggies

A very simple and very tasty two dish baked dinner with lots of veggies and protein

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mediterranean

Prep Time 7 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 1

Ingredients

• 1 chicken breast organic and free range if possible
• 2 tbsp good quality hummus
• 1 tsp sumac
• 1/4 head broccoli
• 1/4 head cauliflower
• 1 field mushroom or 3 button mushrooms
• 1 clove garlic sliced
• 1 tomato organic if possible
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp Lebanese Baharat spice
• 1/2 tin chickpeas optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 200 degrees C
• Cut the chicken breast into large slices and spread with hummus, sprinkle with sumac and place in a baking paper lined baking dish
• Line a tray with baking paper. Chop the broccoli, mushroom and cauliflower into bite size pieces, toss with sliced garlic, olive oil and Baharat spices
• Bake veggies and chicken in the oven for 25 minutes. At the 10 minutes mark remove the veggies and stir through the tomato.
• At 25 minutes check that the chicken is cooked through, place the veggies in a bowl and slice chicken on top.
• Enjoy!

Notes

Use any veggies you have available, or any that you particularly like or have a craving for.

Stir through half a tin of chickpeas for added protein, fibre and flavour.

Be careful that the baking paper doesn't catch fire!

Cooking for your family? Simply multiply the ingredients by the number of serves you need.