Description
This chicken with pine nuts and raisins is a warm, comforting one-pan dish combining tender chicken with sweet raisins, crunchy pine nuts, and aromatic spices. Perfect for a simple yet flavorful family dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 chicken breasts
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/3 cup pine nuts
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- Salt and pepper
- Fresh parsley
Instructions
- Heat oil and season chicken.
- Sear chicken until golden and set aside.
- Cook onion until soft.
- Add garlic and cook briefly.
- Stir in raisins and pine nuts.
- Add spices and mix well.
- Pour in chicken broth.
- Return chicken to pan.
- Cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Serve with sauce and garnish with parsley.
Notes
Toast pine nuts before use for deeper flavor. Soak raisins if dry. Serve with rice or couscous. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 30
- Category: B
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 portion
- Calories: 480
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 18g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 42g
- Cholesterol: 95mg