Ingredients:
2 cans of lentils, drained & rinsed (or 1 lb dried brown lentils, cooked according to package instructions)
1 cup plus 2 Tbsp olive oil, divided
1/2 cup red wine vinegar
3 Tbsp ground cumin, divided
2 Tbsp plus 2 tsp chili powder
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 large onion, chopped
1 1/2 lbs skinless boneless chicken breast halves, thinly sliced
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1 cup chopped fresh parsley
Directions:
- Rinse lentils with hot water, drain well and place in a large bowl.
- Whisk 1 cup olive oil, vinegar, 2 Tbsp cumin, 2 Tbsp chili powder, garlic and 1 tsp salt in a large measuring cup. Pour 1 cup dressing over lentils and toss. Cool.
- Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add onion; saute until dark brown and soft, about 5 minutes. Add chicken and saute for 2 more minutes. Add 1 tsp salt, 1 Tbsp cumin, 2 Tbsp chili powder, and cinnamon. Saute until chicken is cooked through, about 3 more minutes.
- Arrange lentils on a large platter. Place sliced chicken on top of lentils. Drizzle with the remaining dressing and sprinkle with chopped parsley.
- This dish can be made 2 hours ahead, and you can leave it at room temperature. I think I would refrigerate it, due to the chicken. It would be great to take on a picnic though, or for a pot luck.
Source: Epicurious.com
Jeanine, I'm lovin' this dish:) It's good to try different foods and if you get the youngsters started early they will be more open to trying new dishes.
Funny you should mention the kids, Betty. Yesterday we had 3 new recipes for supper…a roasted sweet potato, a grilled chicken, and a coleslaw without mayo. That was a tough supper for them to get through, one finally decided to eat their potatoes, and the other their coleslaw. but we told them, if we don't try something new, how do we know there isn't something that we're missing that we'd like? Abby just responded with "But, I know what I like.".
Ah, but at one time, creamy noodles, or chicken alfredo pizza were new too. 
None of the dishes yesterday were our favorite either, but at least we all tried it!
I'd love to see the spice of this recipe counteracted maybe with some sweet apples…totally underrated and versatile fruit.
I just posted about it on my blog, Glutton For Reward: http://gluttonforreward.blogspot.com/.
sounds yummy. the picture is making me hungry!!!
I love the idea of adding apples, I usually add raisins or currants to moroccan influenced dishes. I find that children are more open to these ethnic foods when there's fruit. Don't know why? but then who cares…they're eating it!
Mmmmm, moroccan lentils sound wonderful! We love our lentils around here. It takes some getting used to and consistency/re-introducing w the kids;3 out of 4 of my kids eat them up wout complaint now that they are used to them. So good for you too!
If you'd like, I would love for you to visit my blog Simply Healthy Family. I have lots of wonderful, kid approved lentil, quinoa, millet etc recipes!
Happy New Year!
This sounds pretty tasty! I love the spices commonly found in moroccan cooking.
Holy Wow!! Jeanine, these flavors sounds wonderful! I just bookmarked this and put all of the ingredients on my grocery list for dinner this week. My boys will love this – strangely enough, they love anything with lentils. Great recipe!!!