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Herb Chicken Breasts with Saffron Sauce
Total time55 min
Prep35 min
Cook20 min
Yield8 servings
DifficultyMedium
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ChefNada Hadraj

Herb Chicken Breasts with Saffron Sauce

Herb chicken breasts with saffron sauce — an elegant, versatile recipe. Anyone who loves the distinctive flavor of saffron will surely enjoy this dish!

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Ingredients

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  • Boneless chicken breasts
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Juice of a lemon
  • A pinch dried parsley
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme (or oregano)
  • Ground red pepper or paprika
  • Chicken
  • Saffron sauce —
  • 2 cups cooking cream
  • 1 vegetable stock cube or vegetable bouillon powder
  • A pinch garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika or ground red pepper
  • Saffron powder
  • To try some wonderful Arabic dessert recipes, here is how to make: Arabic cream ice cream (Bouza bil Qeshta)

Method

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  1. Pan-fry the seasoned chicken breasts in hot oil until cooked through and a nice golden-reddish color.
  2. Add a little lemon juice to the saffron sauce mixture and remove from heat.
  3. Season the chicken with the herbs and spices.
  4. Simmer the saffron sauce ingredients over low heat until well combined.
  5. Rinse the chicken breasts well and rub them with lemon and salt.

Recipe tags

MainsInternationalGluten freeNut freeEgg freeMediumBalanced time

Notes and serving ideas

  • How to make kataifi (kunafa) fingers with cream
  • Arabic cream ice cream (Bouza bil Qeshta)
  • How to make halawat al-jibn (sweet cheese dessert)

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