The Moroccan cuisine is so amazing that everyone falls in love with it once they visit this colorful country. This is a traditional recipe for the delicious Moroccan chicken pie you need to try.
Ingredients
To make the Moroccan chicken pie you need:
3 cups shredded rotisserie chicken
1 chopped large onion
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup raisins
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
16 sheets frozen filo pastry
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup finely ground slivered almonds
1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Set the oven to 350 F degrees and prepare a pie plate by spraying cooking spray.
Cook the onions with butter for 5 to 6 minutes until they become soft. Add the turmeric, cinnamon and at the end the flour. Continue cooking for 1 minute while also mixing.
Pour the broth, then add the raisins. Wait for the mixture to boil and let it boil for 1 minute.
Transfer it in a bowl and combine it with chicken, salt, pepper, and cilantro.
Put one filo sheet in the pie plate on the bottom and edges as well. Top it off with 1 1/2 teaspoon of almonds. Continue layering the 7 following sheets and almonds.
When you’re done add the chicken mixture on top and finish off with the rest of the filo sheets.
Bake the Moroccan chicken pie for 30 to 40 minutes.
