Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Couscous
Ready in 35 minutes
• Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in Heat 2 Cook 2 (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, April 21, 2019.
This dish most recently appeared in Heat 2 Cook 2 (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, April 21, 2019.
Ingredients
Tagine
- ½ red onion
- 1 capsicum
- 1 Tbsp finely grated ginger
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 tomato
- 1 pack chicken thighs
- 1 pack tagine spice
- ¾ cup water
- 1 pack chopped dates
- pack baby spinach
Lemon Mayonnaise
- Zest and juice of ½ lemon
- 3 Tbsp mayonnaise
Couscous
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 pack couscous
- Zest and juice of ½ 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; dice tomato 1cm; 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 and cook for about 1 minute, 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.
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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 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 |
2063 kj 493 kcal |
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Protein | 24.9g |
Carbohydrate | 38.7g |
Fat | 26.3g |