Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine with Couscous
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- Number of Servings: 4
Ingredients
1 3/4 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch pieces2 large onions, thinly sliced1 cup coarsely chopped dried apricots1 1/4 cups low-sodium chicken broth2 tablespoons tomato paste2 tablespoons lemon juice2 tablespoons all-purpose flour1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon black pepper1teaspoon curry powder2 teaspoons garam masala1 teaspoon kosher salt1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional) 1 cup couscous1 cup boiling water
Directions
Place the chicken, onions, apricots, and raisins into a slow cooker. In a bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, tomato paste, lemon juice, flour, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, black pepper, curry powder, and cayenne. Pour the mixture over the chicken in the cooker. Cover, set the cooker to High, and cook 2 1/2 hours; or set the cooker to Low and cook for 5 hours.
Place the couscous into a saucepan, stir in the boiling water, cover, and let stand until the water is absorbed and the couscous is tender, about 5 minutes. Fluff the pasta with a fork. Scoop onto plates, and serve with chicken tagine.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALEXIS3700.
Place the chicken, onions, apricots, and raisins into a slow cooker. In a bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, tomato paste, lemon juice, flour, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, black pepper, curry powder, and cayenne. Pour the mixture over the chicken in the cooker. Cover, set the cooker to High, and cook 2 1/2 hours; or set the cooker to Low and cook for 5 hours.
Place the couscous into a saucepan, stir in the boiling water, cover, and let stand until the water is absorbed and the couscous is tender, about 5 minutes. Fluff the pasta with a fork. Scoop onto plates, and serve with chicken tagine.
Number of Servings: 4
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user ALEXIS3700.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 499.8
- Total Fat: 8.1 g
- Cholesterol: 108.4 mg
- Sodium: 491.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 67.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 10.3 g
- Protein: 52.5 g
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