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One-pot Moroccan chicken tagine with giant couscous
This super-simple stew lets some big flavours do the talking! Tomatoes, chicken and onion are sizzled, then simmered in a sauce scented with ras el hanout. Chickpeas, citrussy fresh and preserved lemons and giant couscous raise the stakes, and fresh parsley gives a finishing touch.
SWK: High protein
Plants 6
SWK: High fibre
one pot
Serving size
Ingredients
- 2 onion
- 600g skinless & boneless chicken thighs (raw skinless boneless chicken thighs)
- 400g baby tomatoes
- 40g preserved lemons (Sulphites) (Lemons (61%), Salt (10%). Packed in Water (29%))
- 2 tsp dried oregano (Dried Rubbed Oregano 100%.)
- 1 chicken stock cube (Celery) (sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil* , sugar*, chicken fat* 3.5%, yeast extract, natural flavour, chicken meat* 1%, herbs & spices* (turmeric*, black pepper*, parsley*, rosemary*), onion powder*. * Organic ingredient)
- 240g wholewheat giant couscous (Wheat, Mustard, Soya) (Whole WHEAT Flour (100%))
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tbsp ras el hanout (Rose Petals, Coriander, Ginger, Green Cardamom, Galangal, Kalonji, Pimento, Lavender, Cassia, Cinnamon, Cayenne Pepper, Black Pepper Ground, Mace, Nutmeg, Cloves.)
- 8 x garlic paste (Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 460g chickpeas (Chickpeas, water, salt)
- 400g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 unwaxed lemon
Nutritional Information
Calories: 606
Protein: 52g
Carbs: 62g
Fat: 13g
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 300g skinless & boneless chicken thighs (raw skinless boneless chicken thighs)
- 200g baby tomatoes
- 20g preserved lemons (Sulphites) (Lemons (61%), Salt (10%). Packed in Water (29%))
- 1 tsp dried oregano (Dried Rubbed Oregano 100%.)
- 1 tbsp ras el hanout (Rose Petals, Coriander, Ginger, Green Cardamom, Galangal, Kalonji, Pimento, Lavender, Cassia, Cinnamon, Cayenne Pepper, Black Pepper Ground, Mace, Nutmeg, Cloves.)
- 4 tsp garlic paste (Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 230g chickpeas (Chickpeas, water, salt)
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 1 chicken stock cube (use half) (Celery) (sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil* , sugar*, chicken fat* 3.5%, yeast extract, natural flavour, chicken meat* 1%, herbs & spices* (turmeric*, black pepper*, parsley*, rosemary*), onion powder*. * Organic ingredient)
- 120g wholewheat giant couscous (Wheat, Mustard, Soya) (Whole WHEAT Flour (100%))
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
Nutritional Information
Calories: 614
Protein: 53g
Carbs: 65g
Fat: 13g
One-pot Moroccan chicken tagine with giant couscous
This super-simple stew lets some big flavours do the talking! Tomatoes, chicken and onion are sizzled, then simmered in a sauce scented with ras el hanout. Chickpeas, citrussy fresh and preserved lemons and giant couscous raise the stakes, and fresh parsley gives a finishing touch.
Cook time:
35 mins
Cuisine:
Middle Eastern
Food group:
Poultry
Allergens: Sulphites, Wheat
Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- 1 large non stick frying pan with lid
Prep & fry
- Peel the onions and cut into 8 wedges.
- On a separate board, trim any visible fat from the chicken, then cut into bite-size chunks.
- Spritz a large non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and put it over a medium-high heat. Fry the onions, chicken and tomatoes for 5 mins.
Create a stir!
- Chop the preserved lemon and discard any pips.
- Add the oregano, ras el hanout and garlic paste to the pan and cook for 2 mins. Tip in the chickpeas and their water, the passata, the zest and juice of the lemon and the chopped preserved lemon. Crumble in half the stock cube along with 250ml boiled water (use all the stock and 350ml water for 4 portions).
Cook the couscous
- Stir in the couscous, cover with a lid and simmer for 11-13 mins until the chicken and couscous are cooked through.
Finish & serve
- Finely chop the parsley, add it to the pan and serve.