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Saudi Chicken Stuffed with Rice and Meat (Dajaj Mashwy)

Oven-roasted chicken, beef and white basmati rice, warmed with clove.

1 hr 50 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Serves
4

Ingredients

Time
Prep 20 min · Cook 90 min · 110 min total
Difficulty
medium
  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 425°F. Heat one tbs olive oil in pan over medium heat. Add onion, meat and cook until meat is browned.

  2. 2

    Season with salt and pepper and half of bahrat spice mix. Pour into a large bowl and stir in rice, almonds or pine nuts, and raisins.

  3. 3

    Grease a roasting pan with a lid or use you may use aluminum foil with the remaining 2 tbs olive oil.

  4. 4

    Place chicken in the pan and turn to coat with oil. Stuff chicken with meat mixture. Place chicken breast side up in pan and spread crushed garlic onto chicken.

  5. 5

    Pour tomato puree over top. Sprinkle other half of bahrat spice mix on top. Scatter chickpeas around the base of the pan and mix with the tomato puree.

  6. 6

    Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Cover and bake for 1-1/12 hours until chicken is done.

    720 min

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