01/23/2025
Recipe requests ❤️
First, I deboned the chicken thighs then I pat them down with the paper towel, put salt only on the skin side, laid it down on the paper towel, and then I seasoned the flesh side with garlic, onion, salt, oregano , and shawarma seasoning —this is optional im trying to get comfortable with seasoning i didn’t grow up with, But lemon pepper, greek, or anything you like would be good here. Let that rest and cut up the zucchini.
In my cold cast iron i put skin side down and turned the heat to medium and let the cook slow until the skin gets crispy. I dont think i let my sit long enough and tried to move it and some skin stuck but thats ok—you’re not supposed to move it for like 15 mins but im impatient Goal is to render out the chicken fat to use it in the rest of the dish to sautéed and keep flavor.
I took the chicken out and added a cup of couscous, lots of cloves of garlic in used a hand full (you can used minced or powder but sometimes i like whole soft cooked garlic) and let that sauté in what was left of the chicken fat in the pan— i wish i had shallots to add at this point too. Then i added 2 cups of chicken broth and more if the previous seasonings.
Add back the chicken thighs skin side up and sliced zucchini on top of the couscous. Cover with foil and bake on 350 for 25-30 mins. Take off the tin foil squeeze some lemon juice- i sliced the leftover and tossed in in my pan too. Then i hit broil uncovered maybe about 5 mins to crisp the rest of the skin but depending how crispy your skin already was you may not need too, just watch it every min or so not to burn on broil. Once done top with fresh dill.
I would have loved to add Fresh Parm or feta here too but didn’t have any.
Also instead of zucchini sun dried tomatoes and spinach would be yummy.
Hope that helps! If you make it and have any questions let me know 🫶🏼