Instant Pot Chicken and Spiced Freekeh with Cilantro and Preserved Lemon

Name: Instant Pot Chicken and Spiced Freekeh with Cilantro and Preserved Lemon
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil, plus extra for drizzling; 1 , onion, chopped fine; 4 , garlic cloves, minced; 1½ teaspoons, smoked paprika; ¼ teaspoon, ground cardamom; ¼ teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 2¼ cups, chicken broth; 1½ cups cracked, freekeh, rinsed; 2 (12-ounce), bone-in split chicken breasts, halved crosswise and trimmed; ½ teaspoon, table salt; ¼ teaspoon, pepper; ¼ cup, chopped fresh cilantro; 2 tablespoons, sesame seeds, toasted; ½ preserved, lemon, pulp and white pith removed, rind rinsed and minced (2 tablespoons)

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By Russell Selander

Smoky, earthy freekeh shines in this satisfying one-pot meal.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Mediterranean Instant Pot

SERVES4

TIME1 hour

Instant Pot Chicken and Spiced Freekeh with Cilantro and Preserved Lemon

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from Mediterranean Instant Pot

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Smoky, earthy freekeh shines in this satisfying one-pot meal. Cooking the grain at the same time as the chicken—and forgoing water, instead using chicken broth bolstered with spices—upped the savoriness, and preserved lemon brought intense ...

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