Chicken breast meat simmers slowly with warming spices, dried apricots, and raisins for a savory stew to serve with hot, fluffy couscous. Make it ahead in the slow cooker.
Preparation Time
20 mins
Cooking Time
2 hr
Total Time
2 hr 20 mins
Calories
341 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
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.
Step 2
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.
Ingredients
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
1 cup boiling water
⅓ cup raisins
1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 cup couscous
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper (Optional)
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 ¼ cups low-sodium chicken broth
2 large onions, thinly sliced
1 ¾ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into 1 inch pieces
