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Chicken and Chickpea Tagine

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Chicken and Chickpea Tagine

Moroccan slow-braised chicken tagine with chickpeas, preserved lemon and green olives. Browning the chicken first and setting it aside before the onion and spices cook is what builds a fond in the pan, deepening the braise once everything simmers back together.

Total time
70 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
55 min
Difficulty
easy
Cuisine
Mediterranean
comfortchickenslow-cooked

Ingredients

8 piecesbone-in chicken
1 canchickpeas, drained
1 cupgreen olives
2preserved lemon quarters, peel chopped
1large onion, sliced
4 clovesgarlic
1 tspcumin
1 tspcoriander
1 tspturmeric
½ tspginger
1 cupchicken broth
2 tbspolive oil
fresh cilantroto garnish

Instructions

1

Brown chicken in oil; remove. Sauté onion and garlic; add all spices.

2

Return chicken; add broth, chickpeas, olives, and preserved lemon.

3

Cover; simmer 45 minutes until chicken is very tender.

4

Garnish with cilantro. Serve with couscous or crusty bread.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories
243
Protein
14.5g
Fat
17.7g
Carbs
8.4g
Fiber
3.1g
Sodium
1179mg

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