Comfort food

Chicken Tagine with Apricots

Name: Chicken Tagine with Apricots
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into large pieces; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 yellow onions, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon sweet paprika; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 (15 oz) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 1/2 cup dried apricots, halved; 1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth; 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro; 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 1 cup couscous; 1 1/4 cups boiling water

Warm-spiced chicken, chickpeas, apricots, couscous.

50 min total22 min activeMakes 4 bowls

High-proteinMethod in ProFreezes well

A tagine balances sweet and savoury: cinnamon, cumin and ginger with the honeyed chew of dried apricots and the earthiness of chickpeas. It simmers gently in one pot, no special clay dish needed. Fluffy couscous takes five minutes.

Ingredients

For 4 bowls.

Tagine

2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into large pieces
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 yellow onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 (15 oz) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1/2 cup dried apricots, halved
1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons lemon zest

Couscous

1 cup couscous
1 1/4 cups boiling water

Method

Brown the chicken in the oil in a heavy pot over medium-high heat, 3 minutes a side. Move to a plate.
Cook the onions 5 minutes until soft. Add the garlic, ginger, spices and salt and stir 30 seconds.

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Tips

Toast the spices in the oil for 30 seconds; it wakes them up.
Lemon zest at the end lifts the whole pot.

Food photo is AI-generated to show the finished dish. Recipe written with AI and checked by our QA process; nutrition computed from USDA data.

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