Moroccan chicken pastilla pot pie

Chicken second courses

This play on classic pot pie is inspired by the flavors of Moroccan pastilla or bastilla, a traditional North African sweet and savory meat pie. The sweetness of the dates and sugared almond topping is balanced by hot harissa paste and ras el hanout, bright lemon zest and lemon juice and a smattering of fresh herbs. <br /> <br />You can find harissa paste and ras el hanout at many specialty food shops or Middle-Eastern markets. You can also find them online. I use the harissa from Villa Jerada and am fond of the ras el hanout both from Whole Spice and Oaktown Spice Shop (the latter you can purchase through the Food52 - shop https://food52.com/shop/products/2978-moroccan-spice-collection-set-of-3).