Crispy Skillet Chicken

🥘 Ingredients

• bulgur wheat
  1 c
• carrots
  2 unit
• chicken stock concentrate
  2 unit
• chicken thighs
  2 lb
• dried apricots
  3 oz
• lemon
  2 unit
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• parsley
  ½ ounce
• shallot
  2 unit
• water
  1¼ cups
• zucchini
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

• large ovenproof pan
• baking dish

1. 

   1

   Wash and dry all produce. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Peel, halve, and thinly slice carrots into half moons. Mince shallot . Quarter zucchini lengthwise then thinly slice. Roughly chop dried apricots . Zest and halve lemon .

   carrots: 2 unit, shallot: 2 unit, zucchini: 2 unit, dried apricots: 3 oz, lemon: 2 unit
2. 

   2

   Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large ovenproof pan over medium-high heat. Season chicken thighs on both sides with salt and pepper. Add to the pan, skin side down, and cook ⏱️ 4 minutes , until deeply golden brown. Flip to cook ⏱️ 2 minutes on the other side. Set the chicken aside—we’ll finish cooking it later.

   olive oil: 2 tbsp, chicken thighs: 2 lb
3. 

   3

   In the same pan, heat another drizzle of olive oil over medium heat. Add the carrot and zucchini and cook, tossing, ⏱️ 7 minutes , until golden brown and tender. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
4. 4

   Start the paella: In the same pan, heat another drizzle of olive oil. Add the shallot and cook, tossing, ⏱️ 3 minutes , until softened. Add bulgur wheat and apricot and stir to coat. Add water and chicken stock concentrate to the pan. Bring to a boil, then stir in the carrots, zucchini, and lemon zest. TIP: If you don’t have an ovenproof pan, transfer to a baking dish at this point.

   bulgur wheat: 1 c, water: 1¼ cups, chicken stock concentrate: 2 unit
5. 5

   Transfer: Add the chicken back to the pan, skin-side up, and transfer to the oven for ⏱️ 10 minutes . While it cooks, chop parsley and cut the lemon into wedges.

   parsley: ½ ounce
6. 6

   Garnish and serve: Sprinkle the bulgur paella with parsley and serve with lemon wedges. Serve straight from the skillet and enjoy!