Moroccan Chicken Drumsticks With Potatoes

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Prep Time

1 h 10 min

Porties

Serveert 5

Niveau

Medium

If you’re craving a flavorful, comforting dish, this Moroccan chicken and potatoes recipe is perfect for you. The combination of tender chicken drumsticks, marinated in aromatic spices like ras el hanout, with soft, oven-baked potatoes and onions is simply irresistible. What’s great is that it doesn’t take a lot of fancy ingredients—just some basic pantry staples and fresh herbs to bring everything together.

The secret to keeping the chicken juicy and the potatoes perfectly cooked is covering them while baking, so nothing dries out. Plus, a generous spread of butter towards the end gives the chicken that beautiful golden brown finish. Garnished with green olives and served with warm Moroccan bread, it’s a delicious meal the whole family will love. It’s a no-fuss recipe with tons of flavor, so even if you’re new to cooking, you can totally nail this!

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CHICKEN MIXTURE

625 g chicken drumsticks

5 g salt

50 ml olive oil

25 ml water

10 g ras el hanout

3 g garlic powder

1 g dried parsley

5 g fresh parsley

SERVE WITH

600 g potatoes

50 g yellow onion

EXTRA

35 g butter

Tips

Covering the baking dish with parchment paper and aluminum foil prevents the chicken and potatoes from browning too quickly before they are cooked through. This helps keep them nice and juicy.

Regularly check during baking if the chicken and potatoes are done. Pierce the potatoes with a fork to see if they are soft inside, and check if the chicken juice runs clear.

Besides green olives, you can also garnish the Moroccan chicken and potatoes with toasted almonds or fresh chopped herbs like cilantro or parsley for extra flavor and color.

Serve the Moroccan chicken drumsticks and potatoes with a fresh salad and Moroccan bread.

For even more flavor, use our fresh Kookmutsjes spices.

I use our ras el hanout, which contains no salt. Keep in mind that each ras el hanout has a unique taste and usually contains salt.

Preparation: Let the chicken drumsticks marinate in the spice mixture for at least 30 minutes to an hour, or even overnight for a more intense flavor.

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Stappenplan

Add olive oil, water, ras el hanout, garlic powder, dried parsley, and fresh parsley to a bowl. Mix well.

Wash the chicken drumsticks. Remove the skin or leave them as they are. Take a drumstick and cut it vertically in half. Slice the meat along the bone, but not too deep.

Place the chicken drumsticks in a deep bowl. Add the spice mixture and mix thoroughly.

Peel and cut the potatoes into chunks. Peel and slice the yellow onion into strips.

Spread the potatoes and yellow onion over a baking dish. Place the marinated chicken drumsticks on top. Cover the baking dish with a sheet of parchment paper and then aluminum foil. Place the chicken with potatoes in a preheated oven at 220°C (430°F). Bake for 55-60 minutes.