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Healthy & Delicious: 30-Minute Chicken Tagine

Healthy & Delicious: 30-Minute Chicken Tagine
Healthy & Delicious: 30-Minute Chicken Tagine is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 30 minutes. Head to the store and pick up cilantro, canned tomatoes, apricots, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

1
Season both sides of each chicken thigh with salt and pepper.
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Spread in single layer in an 8x8 microwaveable dish (Pyrex is great) and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Microwave on 50% power for 15 minutes.
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3
Meanwhile, in Dutch oven or large saucepan, heat vegetable oil over medium-high heat.
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4
Add onion, garam masala, and 1/4 teaspoon salt and sauté until onion slightly softened, about 5 minutes.
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5
Add garlic and cook until fragrant, another 30 seconds.
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6
Add flour, stir to coat, and cook 1 minute, or until slightly browned.
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7
Slowly pour in chicken broth, scraping browned bits off bottom of pot.
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8
Add chickpeas, tomatoes, and apricots. Bring to rolling simmer and cook about 5 minutes.
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9
Carefully remove chicken from microwave, taking special care when stripping off the plastic wrap to avoid steam.
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10
Place thighs in pot, along with any juices accumulated in naking dish.
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11
Cover and simmer about 10 minutes, until chicken is fully cooked.
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12
Remove from heat and stir in cilantro. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
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13
Serve over couscous, with a ladle for lots of sauce (which the couscous will soak up), and a slotted spoon for less sauce.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In30 m.
Servings4
Health Score22
Dairy Free
DietsDairy Free
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