Chicken Tagine
"This Moroccan slow cooker dish is the perfect blend of sweetness and spice."
- Ready In:
- 5hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
8
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 eggplant, cut into 1-inch cubes
- 2 large onions, thinly sliced
- 4 large carrots, thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 cup dried cranberries
- 1⁄2 cup chopped dried apricot
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3⁄4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup couscous
directions
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. 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. Remove the skillet from the heat.
- Place the browned chicken and eggplant on the bottom of a slow cooker. Layer the onion, carrots, dried cranberries, and apricots over the chicken.
- Whisk together the chicken broth, tomato paste, lemon juice, flour, garlic salt, cumin, ginger, cinnamon, and ground black pepper in a bowl. Pour the broth mixture into the slow cooker with the chicken and vegetables.
- 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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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
ElizabethKnicely
Meadville, Pennsylvania
29 year old wife and mother of 3 who is obsessed with meal planning.
