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Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Couscous
Ready in 30 minutes
• Serves 1
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, April 21, 2019.
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, April 21, 2019.
Ingredients
Tagine
- ½ red onion
- ½ capsicum
- ½ Tbsp grated ginger
- 1 clove garlic
- ½ pack cherry tomatoes
- 1 pack chicken thighs
- 1 pack tagine spice
- ½ cup water
- 1 pack chopped dates
- ½ pack baby spinach
Lemon Mayonnaise
- Zest and juice of ¼ lemon
- 1 Tbsp mayonnaise
Couscous
- ¼ cup boiling water
- 1 pack couscous
- Zest and juice of ¼ lemon
Have Handy
- oil
- pepper
- salt
- vinegar
Steps
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Prep veggies Bring a half full kettle to the boil. Finely dice onion; dice capsicum 1cm; grate ginger; mince garlic; halve cherry tomatoes; zest and juice lemon measures. Combine lemon mayonnaise ingredients in a small bowl.
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Cook chicken Pat chicken dry and season with salt. Heat a knob of butter and a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on high heat. Cook chicken for about 1 minute on each side until lightly browned (chicken does not need to be cooked through). Remove chicken and set aside. Reserve pan.
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Cook tagine Heat a drizzle of oil in reserved pan on medium heat. Add onion, capsicum, ginger and garlic and cook for 2 minutes, until softened. Add tagine spice mix and cook for about 1 minute, until fragrant. Return chicken to pan along with water and tomatoes. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 8 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Turn chicken once while it cooks.
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Cook couscous Combine boiling water, couscous and ½ tsp salt in a heat-proof bowl. Stir, cover and leave to swell for 5 minutes, then fluff up grains with a fork. Add lemon zest and juice, a drizzle of olive oil and season to taste.
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To finish When chicken is cooked, remove from pan, and stir through cherry tomatoes, dates, spinach and a drizzle of vinegar. Continue to cook for 2 minutes, until the sauce starts to thicken. While sauce simmers, shred chicken into bite-sized pieces. Add chicken back into the sauce and season to taste.
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Serve couscous and Moroccan chicken tagine topped with a dollop of lemon mayonnaise.
Nutritional Information
Energy |
2957 kj 707 kcal |
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Protein | 37.2g |
Carbohydrate | 63.5g |
Fat | 32.6g |