Name: Slow Cooker Chicken and Chick Pea Tagine Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 4 h
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1½ yellow onion; 1 medium Carrot; 3 cloves garlic; 1½ tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp ground ginger; ½ tsp turmeric; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ⅛ tsp Cayenne pepper; ⅓ cup low-sodium chicken broth; 14½ oz tomatoes; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1½ lbs chicken breasts; 14½ oz chick peas; ⅓ cup apricots; 1½ tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice; ¼ cup fresh cilantro; ¼ cup Fresh Parsley

slow cooker chicken and chick pea recipe

How To Make Slow Cooker Chicken and Chick Pea Tagine

This tagine recipe is inspired by Morocco’s spicy and earthy flavors and packs them in a slow-cooked dish with chicken, chickpeas, tomatoes, & carrots.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 4 hours

Total: 4 hours 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

2tbspolive oil
1½yellow onion,chopped
1mediumcarrot,(⅓ cup) peeled and diced, optional
3clovesgarlic,(1 tbsp), minced
1½tspground coriander
1tspground cumin
½tspground ginger
½tspturmeric
½tspground cinnamon
⅛tspcayenne pepper,optional
⅓cuplow-sodium chicken broth
14½oztomatoes,diced
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1½lbschicken breasts,boneless skinless, diced into 1¼-inch pieces
14½ozchick peas,drained and rinsed
⅓cupapricots,or whole raisins, optional
1½tbspfresh lemon juice
¼cupfresh cilantro,chopped
¼cupfresh parsley,optional, chopped

Instructions

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add in onion and carrot and saute for 6 minutes.
Add in garlic, coriander, cumin, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper and saute 30 seconds longer.
Stir in chicken broth, tomatoes and apricots and season with salt and pepper to taste.
Pour mixture into a slow cooker, add in chicken and chick peas and toss mixture.
Cover and cook on low heat for 3½ to 4 hours until chicken is cooked through.
Stir in lemon juice, cilantro and parsley. Serve warm over rice or couscous.