Chicken-Fig Tagine
Mark Boughton
- Yield: 4 servings
- Prep: 15 mins
- Cook: 370 mins
Tagines are slow-cooked Moroccan-style stews that are super made in a slow cooker. Serve with green beans, couscous to soak up the flavorful broth and Cilantro Salsa.
Ingredients
- 2tablespoons olive oil
- 2-- chicken leg quarters
- 2-- chicken breast halves
- 2teaspoons cumin seed
- 1teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
- 1/4teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2teaspoon salt
- 2-- garlic cloves, minced
- 1large onion, coarsely chopped
- 1large sweet potato, peeled and coarsely chopped
- 8 to 10-- dried figs, stems removed, halved
- 3cups reduced-sodium chicken broth
- -- Juice and finely grated rind of 1 orange
- 1tablespoon honey
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large heavy skillet. Add chicken and sauté 2 to 4 minutes per side. As each piece is browned, transfer to slow-cooker.
- Scatter spices and garlic over chicken. Tuck onion, sweet potato and figs among the chicken pieces.
- Heat chicken broth in skillet, scraping to loosen browned bits. Pour over chicken and vegetables; add orange juice, zest and honey.
- Cover and cook 6 to 7 hours on low or 3 to 4 hours on high. Serve with Cilantro Salsa.
Recipe by Crescent Dragonwagon.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 410
- Glycemic Load 7.46
- Fat 18g
- Saturated Fat 4g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3g
- Monounsaturated Fat 9g
- Cholesterol 90mg
- Sodium 480mg
- Potassium 860mg
- Carbohydrate 23g
- Fiber 4g
- Sugars 19g
- Protein 33g
- Trans Fat 0
- Vitamin A 120%
- Vitamin C 50%
- Calcium 8%
- Iron 15%
