Name: One pot chicken with caramelized lemon & dates
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 70 min
Ingredients: 4 chicken legs (thighs and drum attached); 5-6 medjool dates, pitted; 1 lemon, sliced, seeds removed; 2 shallots, cut in half lengthwise; 1 tsp olive oil; 3 sprigs of thyme; 1 tsp chilli flakes

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Prep Time 30 mins

Cook Time 40 mins

Total Time 1 hr 10 mins

Course Chicken Recipes, Main Food Recipes

Servings 4 servings

Calories 300 kcal

Ingredients

4 chicken legs (thighs and drum attached)
5-6 medjool dates, pitted
1 lemon, sliced, seeds removed
2 shallots, cut in half lengthwise
1 tsp olive oil
3 sprigs of thyme
1 tsp chilli flakes

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 200 degrees Celsius. Season the chicken.
On a medium high heat, add the oil to a high sided, oven proof dish (a Dutch oven or casserole pot is great!). Add the chicken, skin side down to crisp up the skin and develop good colour, 5-8 minutes.
Flip the chicken, add the shallots and lemon to caramelize, 2-3 minutes.
Add enough water to the pan so that the crispy skin we so lovingly made is still exposed, about 250ml. Add the chilli flakes to the pan. Nestle the torn up dates and thyme sprigs to the pan. The dates will break down as they cook!
Place the pan in the oven, uncovered for 25 minutes. At this point, the chicken will be tender and there will be a tasty thick sauce.
Serve, enjoy! We had ours with loads of greens.