Moroccan Chicken Stew, Crock Pot
"Raisins, apricots, and a delicious blend of spices make this slow-cooker stew hard to resist. *NOTE*: I have now reduced the amount of tomato paste to 2 tbsp (originally 1/4 cup). Thanks Toni."
photo by Debbwl
- Ready In:
- 6hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 4 carrots, peeled and sliced
- 2 large onions, halved and thinly sliced
- 2 lbs skinless chicken pieces
- 1⁄2 cup raisins
- 1⁄2 cup dried apricot, coarsely chopped
- 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ground black pepper
- hot cooked couscous (whole wheat preferred)
- pine nuts, toasted
- fresh cilantro (optional)
directions
- In a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker place carrots and onions.
- Sprinkle chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Add to cooker; top chicken with raisins and apricots.
- In bowl whisk broth, tomato paste, flour, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, ginger, cinnamon and the ground black pepper.
- Add to cooker.
- Cover; cook on low-heat setting for 6-1/2 to 7 hours (or on high-heat setting for 3-1/2 to 4 hours).
- Serve in bowls with couscous.
- Sprinkle with nuts.
- Garnish with cilantro. Serves 4.
Questions & Replies
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I have 8 people coming. Do i simply double the quantities?
Reviews
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Throw Moroccan in the name of a recipe and I'll bite. And this time every morsel was delectable. I let mine cook for three hours on high and another three hours on low. If you have the option choose the longest possible cooking time as it allows for the fragrant sauce to develop - melting in the apricots and onions. I cut my carrots into sticks so that the would not become over cooked. Two small suggestions which make this simply sublime: I would cut the amount of tomato paste by 1 or 2 tablespoons, especially if you are using the shorter cooking times. At 4 hours, it still dominated the other flavors and only mellowed after additional cooking. My other change would be to change up the amount of dried fruit to 2/3 cup apricots and 1/3 cup raisins. The former do double duty as a component in the sauce as well as an item in the stew itself. Thank you for a wonderful recipe. -
This was phenomenal! The aroma when I returned home from work made the mouth water. My family does not like cous cous so I served with rice. I had to refrain from licking the plate! Next time, I'll add another onion and some more carrots. The onions virtually carmelize. Thanks so much for posting - this is definitely a keeper! -
Oh man, this was delicious. I was especially delighted to have found such a tasty recipe that was a bit out of the norm. I served it with brown rice instead of couscous and the raisins were mixed with dried cranberries, since that's what I had at home. My only other comment is that I made this in my 3 qt. cooker with no problems, so you definitely don't need a 5-6 qt cooker to make it. Thanks for posting it! :) -
Delicious! Wonderful and easy chicken stew which we all enjoyed! I used catsup instead of the tomato paste but otherwise followed as directed. Thanks for sharing! -
Excellent dish. I expected this dish to be sweet given that it has carrot, apricots and raisins in it. It is not sweet at all. The blend of spices and fruit mellows with cooking and turns this dish into a taste sensation!! I will be making this often. Thanks for sharing.
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Tweaks
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I added green peppers and doubled the sauce.
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Made it tonight for the first time - delicious! I upped the ingredients for the sauce just a bit (e.g. added heaping teaspoons instead of flat, 4 garlic cloves instead of 2) and put the salt & pepper directly onto the chicken after I dropped it in. I also followed the suggestions to cook 3 hrs on high and 3 on low, and to add 3/4 (organic unsulfered) apricots to 1/4 raisins. Very glad I did that - I think the extra apricots really boosted the flavor. -
Delicious! Wonderful and easy chicken stew which we all enjoyed! I used catsup instead of the tomato paste but otherwise followed as directed. Thanks for sharing!
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Oh man, this was delicious. I was especially delighted to have found such a tasty recipe that was a bit out of the norm. I served it with brown rice instead of couscous and the raisins were mixed with dried cranberries, since that's what I had at home. My only other comment is that I made this in my 3 qt. cooker with no problems, so you definitely don't need a 5-6 qt cooker to make it. Thanks for posting it! :)
