Moroccan Chicken & Turmeric Rice Bowls
with Olive Gremolata, Bell Pepper & Lemon Yogurt Sauce
- Milk
This Moroccan-style rice bowl features chicken cutlets seasoned with paprika and turmeric, then seared to a golden brown. They're served over aromatic turmeric rice with caramelized onions and bell peppers. A bright olive gremolata and creamy lemon yogurt sauce complete this vibrant dish, with a delicious balance of savory, zesty, and herbaceous notes.
Ingredients
1 unit
Green Bell Pepper
1 unit
Onion
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
1 unit
Lemon
1 teaspoon
Turmeric
4 tablespoon
Yogurt
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon
Paprika
12 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
¼ ounce
Cilantro
1 unit
Green Olives
Not included in your delivery
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
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In a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups water, ¼ tsp turmeric, and a pinch of salt (for 4 servings, use 2¼ cups water, ½ tsp turmeric, and a big pinch of salt). Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-20 minutes.
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Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
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Wash and dry produce.
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Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips. Roughly chop olives. Zest and halve lemon. Roughly chop cilantro.
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Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Season all over with paprika, remaining turmeric, half the garlic powder, salt, and pepper.
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Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side.
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Turn off heat; transfer to a cutting board. Wipe out any burned bits from pan if necessary. TIP: Leave the browned bits for flavor!
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In pan used for chicken, heat a drizzle of oil over medium-high heat. Add onion, bell pepper, remaining garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 4-5 minutes. TIP: Fond in the pan from cooking your chicken will be incorporated into your veggies, boosting the flavor!
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While veggies cook, in a small bowl, combine yogurt, juice from half the lemon, half the lemon zest, and salt.
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In a separate small bowl, combine olives, cilantro, remaining lemon zest, and juice from remaining lemon.
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Fluff rice with a fork.
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Thinly slice chicken crosswise.
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Divide rice between shallow bowls. Top with veggies and chicken. Garnish with olive gremolata and drizzle with lemon yogurt sauce. Serve.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many enjoyed the dish's unique flavors, though some found it too lemony or bland. Consider adjusting lemon and seasoning to taste.
- Ease of prep: Several noted longer prep time than expected. Chopping vegetables and preparing multiple components takes extra hands-on time.
- Suggestions: Try adding chicken stock to rice for more flavor. Consider serving with pita bread or a Mediterranean salad 🥙.
- Portions: Some wanted more vegetables and sauce. Consider doubling the yogurt sauce and adding extra bell peppers.
- Texture: The olive gremolata was a hit for many, adding a delicious contrast of flavors and textures to the dish.
Reviews from our home cooks
Too much turmeric in the rice would have been better with white basmati maybe with cilantro or something. The olive stuff was fire! Chicken was ok. Also would double the sauce because we all got like two scoops. Pita would compliment this also well.
I usually love dishes like this, with these ingredients, but somehow this one missed the mark. The rice and chicken didn't seem to have a whole lot of flavor and the sauces/gremolata was just ok. I did like the sauteed veggies.
This was one of the best chicken flavors yet! The rice could use additional seasoning.
Wanted to try one of the new recipes. Flavors on point. It would be really good with red bell peppers instead of green.
I liked all the different flavors and it tasted great. Would've liked more olives next time.
This did take a lot of time to prepare but it was yummy. Needed a bit more yogurt sauce.
Great and delightful! The sauce really brings the whole dish together very good and filling
Quite a bit of prep work, but this meal was delicious, tons of different flavors!
Easy to prepare. Unique ingredients. Dropped a star because lemon overpowered the sauce and olives.
So good!! The cilantro was already spoiled upon delivery but had some handy to replace.
