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Slow Cooker Chicken and Chick Pea Tagine

Slow Cooker Chicken and Chick Pea Tagine
  • Category

    Main Course

  • Cusine

    moroccan

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How to make?

Ingredients

2 Tbsp olive oil

1 medium yellow onion

1 medium carrot

3 garlic cloves

1 1/2 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp turmeric

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/8 tsp cayenne pepper

1/3 cup low-sodium chicken broth

1 can diced tomatoes

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts

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1/3 cup diced dried apricots or whole raisins

1 1/2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Directions

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add in onion and carrot and saute 6 minutes. Add in garlic, coriander, cumin, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper and saute 30 seconds longer. Stir in chicken broth, tomatoes and apricots and season with salt and pepper to taste. Pour mixture into a slow cooker, add in chicken and chick peas and toss mixture. Cover and cook on low heat 3 1/2 - 4 hours until chicken is cooked through. Stir in lemon juice, cilantro and parsley. Serve warm over rice or couscous.