Chicken Tagine

Name: Chicken Tagine
Prep time: 5 h 30 min
Cook time: 5 h 30 min
Total time: 5 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 larges carrots, thinly sliced; 473 milliliters chicken broth; 1 teaspoon cinnamon; 237 milliliters couscous; 118 milliliters chopped dried apricots; 118 milliliters dried cranberries; 1 eggplant, cut into 1 inch cubes; 2 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons garlic salt; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoons ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps lemon juice; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 2 larges onions, thinly sliced; 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 Tbsps tomato paste; 237 milliliters water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Chicken Tagine a try. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 345 calories, 27g of protein, and 9g of fat. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 5 hours and 30 minutes. A mixture of eggplant, olive oil, lemon juice, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the dried cranberries you could follow this main course with the Breakfast Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Frying Pan

Place the chicken pieces and eggplant in the heated oil; stir and cook until the chicken is browned on all sides but not cooked through.

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Chicken Pieces

Eggplant

Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

Remove the skillet from the heat.

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Frying Pan

Place the browned chicken and eggplant on the bottom of a slow cooker.

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Eggplant

Whole Chicken

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Slow Cooker

Layer the onion, carrots, dried cranberries, and apricots over the chicken.

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Dried Cranberries

Apricot

Carrot

Whole Chicken

Onion

Whisk together the chicken broth, tomato paste, lemon juice, flour, garlic salt, cumin, ginger, cinnamon, and ground black pepper in a bowl.

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Ground Black Pepper

Chicken Broth

Tomato Paste

Garlic Salt

Lemon Juice

Cinnamon

Ginger

Cumin

All Purpose Flour

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Whisk

Bowl

Pour the broth mixture into the slow cooker with the chicken and vegetables.

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Vegetable

Whole Chicken

Broth

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Cook on High setting for 5 hours, or on Low setting for 8 hours.

Bring water to boil in a saucepan. Stir in couscous, and remove from heat. Cover, and let stand about 5 minutes, until liquid has been absorbed. Fluff with a fork.

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Couscous