Dinner

Chicken tagine with couscous

Fragrant Morrocan spiced chicken is baked to tender perfection with caramelised dates, potatoes olives and fresh green beans. Serve your tagine with fluffy couscous for a tasty, warming dinner.
Tagine with couscousWoman's Day
4
15M
1H 20M
1H 35M

Ingredients

Method

1.Preheat oven to slow, 150°C (130°C fan-forced).
2.Heat oil in a large flame-proof dish on high. Brown chicken on all sides. Transfer to a plate.
3.Add onion and garlic to dish and saute 3-4 minutes, until tender. Add ras el hanout and cook, stirring, 1-2 minutes, until fragrant.
4.Stir in stock. tomato and potato and bring to the boil. Return chicken to pan. Cover and bake 1 hour.
5.Remove lid and add beans, dates and olives. Bake a further 15 minutes. Stir coriander through. Serve with couscous.

Ras el hanout is a mixture of dried Moroccan spices. The spices usually include cardamom, cayenne, aniseed, nutmeg, ginger and galangal.

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