Chicken Tagine
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Braised chicken thighs in a balanced spiced sauce with dried apricots, olives, and warm spices like cinnamon and cumin. A flavorful, aromatic Moroccan braise that stays moist and tender.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 6- 1 cup dried apricot, halved ((Note 1))
- 6 x 220g / 7 oz chicken thighs (, bone-in skin-on (Note 2))
- 3/4 tsp salt ((cooking/kosher salt))
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion ((brown/yellow), cut into 0.3 cm/ 1/8" slices)
- 2 garlic cloves (, finely minced)
- 1 cinnamon stick ((sub 1/2 tsp powder))
- 400 g / 14 oz crushed tomato ((1 can))
- 400g / 14 oz canned chickpeas (, drained (Note 10))
- 1 tbsp preserved lemon skin (, finely minced (Note 3))
- 2 1/2 cups chicken stock, low-sodium ( (or homemade))
- 1 tsp cooking salt
- 3/4 tsp ground cumin
- 3/4 tsp ground ginger
- 3/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp allspice powder
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/4 tsp coriander powder
- 1/8 tsp clove powder
- Couscous - plain or with fruit and/or nuts ((recipe here))
- 2 tbsp fresh coriander (, roughly chopped)
- 1 cup kalamata olives ((instead of apricots) (Note 7))
- 1/3 cup slivered almonds (, lightly toasted, for garnish (Note 8))
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 55M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
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- Prep
- 15m
- Cook
- 40m
- Sodium
- 1449mg
- Total sugar
- 19g
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Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 1316mg
- Calcium
- 111mg
- Iron
- 5mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 15M
- SODIUM
- 1449MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.