Description
Delicious and flavorful ground chicken stuffed Msemen, a traditional Moroccan flatbread. These crispy and savory flatbreads are filled with a spiced ground chicken mixture, making them a perfect meal or snack option.
Ingredients
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Filling
- 2 1/2 tablespoon Oil
- 1 medium sized Onion or 1 cup diced Onion
- 2 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 cup diced mixed Sweet Peppers (2 Yellow, 2 orange and 3 red peppers)
- 2 teaspoon Chili Powder or Paprika adjust taste
- 1 teaspoon Salt adjust to taste
- 1 teaspoon Roasted Cumin Powder
- 1 lb Ground Chicken
- 1/3 cup loosely packed chopped Cilantro
Flatbread
- 1 1/2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 cup Water or more if necessary
- 3-4 tablespoon Oil for coating making and cooking the flat bread. May not need all that oil
Instructions
- Filling: Heat oil in a pan, sauté onions, ginger garlic, sweet peppers, add spices, mix in ground chicken, cook until dry, add cilantro, and cool.
- Dough: Mix salt and flour, add water, knead for 10-15 minutes, divide into 4 parts, coat with oil, rest for 30 minutes.
- Making the flatbread: Pat down dough, add filling, fold into a square, cook on griddle until done. Repeat with remaining dough.
Notes
- Substitute sweet peppers with colored bell peppers.
- For a vegetarian option, use a mixture of chopped onion, bell peppers, cilantro, salt, and pepper/chili powder as the filling.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece
- Calories: 280
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 14g
- Cholesterol: 45mg
