Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Quinoa
Ready in 40 minutes
• Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in My Gluten Free (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, April 21, 2019.
This dish most recently appeared in My Gluten Free (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, April 21, 2019.
Ingredients
Tagine
- ½ brown onion
- 1 capsicum
- 1 tomato
- 1 pack chicken thighs
- 1 pack tagine spices
- 1½ cups water
- ½ bunch silverbeet
Lemon Mayonnaise
- Zest and juice of ½ lemon
- 3 Tbsp mayonnaise
Quinoa
- 180g quinoa
- 1 bunch parsley, chopped
- Zest and juice of ½ lemon
Have Handy
- oil
- salt
- pepper
- vinegar
Steps
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Prep veggies Bring a pot of salted water to the boil. Finely dice onion; dice capsicum and tomato. Combine lemon mayonnaise ingredients in a bowl. Pat chicken dry and season with salt.
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Cook chicken Heat 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 place onto a plate. Reserve pan. Heat a drizzle of oil in reserved pan on medium heat. Add onion and capsicum and cook for 2 minutes, until softened.
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Cook tagine and quinoa Add tagine spices and cook for about 1 minute, stirring, until fragrant. Return chicken to pan along with water and tomato. Bring to a simmer and cook for about 8 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Turn chicken once while it cooks. Cook quinoa in pot of boiling water for 12-15 minutes, until tender. Drain well, toss with parsley, lemon zest and juice, a drizzle of oil and season to taste.
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Finish dish Remove white stem from silverbeet and roughly chop. Remove cooked chicken from pan, and stir through silverbeet and a drizzle of vinegar. Cook for another 2 minutes until the sauce starts to thicken. Shred chicken into bite-sized pieces. Add back into sauce and season to taste.
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Serve quinoa topped with chicken tagine and a dollop of lemon mayonnaise.
Nutritional Information
Energy |
2576 kj 616 kcal |
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Protein | 34.0g |
Carbohydrate | 35.9g |
Fat | 36.6g |