Easy Morrocan Chicken Stew

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  • Number of Servings: 10
Ingredients
1 cup dried apricots1 cup dried cranberries1 dried fig4 dried prunes1 sweet onion large5 cloves garlic3 chicken breasts skin removed10 med baby carrots2 tsp Miller's chicken soup base, or any type of powdered chicken soup base3 tbsp olive oil 1 can black beans rinsed and drained 1 tbsp cumin1 tbsp corriander3 leaves fresh mint 1 clementine orange or any orange, I prefer the sweetness of clemetine's 1 tsp allspice 1 tbsp red pepper flakes1 tsp kosher salt1 tsp black pepper 4 cups water
Directions
Place 2 cups water in sauce pan on medium heat. Chop all dried fruit, and add to sauce pan. Cook until fruit is rehydrated or approx. 15 min. Turn off burner and set aside.
Rough chop onion, and finely chop garlic. Place 1 Tbsp of olive oil in pan, and saute ingredients until translucent.
Place fruit with water it was cooked in, garlic, and onions into crockpot on low setting.
Chop chicken breasts into bite sized pieces. Sprinkle with 1/2 tsp kosher salt, and 1/2 tsp cracked black pepper.
In same pan used for onions and garlic, place 1 Tbsp olive oil. Brown chicken breasts quickly. Add to crock pot.
Rough chop baby carrots and add to crock pot.
Follow directions to reconstitute chicken soup base, and make two cups. Add to crock pot.
Peel and deseed the orange. Slice and section add to crock pot.
Add remaining spices, drained black beans, and cook at low setting for 5 hours. Crock pots may vary so check and stir every 2 hours.
Kick up the heat with serracha chili sauce if desired.


Number of Servings: 10

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MSSHIPLEY.

Servings Per Recipe: 10
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 260.5
  • Total Fat: 6.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 41.1 mg
  • Sodium: 420.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 33.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 6.0 g
  • Protein: 20.6 g

Member Reviews
  • THENOTSOCOOLONE
    I'm assuming this would taste the same with fresh fruit instead of dried...? It just seems like more work to me to rehydrate all that fruit than to find it fresh, lol. - 7/29/09