Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Couscous
Ready in 40 minutes
• Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in My Family (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, April 21, 2019.
This dish most recently appeared in My Family (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
- 1 pack chopped dates
- ½ pack baby silverbeet
Lemon Mayonnaise
- Zest and juice of ½ lemon
- 3 Tbsp mayonnaise
Couscous
- 1¼ cups 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 and tomato 1cm. Combine lemon mayonnaise ingredients in a bowl.
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Cook chicken Pat chicken dry and season with salt. 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.
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Cook tagine Heat a drizzle of oil in reserved pan on medium heat. Add onion and capsicum and cook for 2 minutes, until softened. 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.
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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, silverbeet 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 topped with chicken tagine and a dollop of lemon mayonnaise.
Nutritional Information
Energy |
2698 kj 645 kcal |
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Protein | 35.6g |
Carbohydrate | 48.0g |
Fat | 34.3g |