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Chicken and date tagine

  • Hands-on time: 20 mins
  • Time to make: 1 hr 35 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • cooking spray oil
    • 900g chicken breast fillets, cut in 2.5cm cubes
    • 1 medium onion, sliced
    • 1 yellow capsicum, chopped
    • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
    • 3 teaspoons ground cumin
    • 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
    • 2 cups salt-reduced chicken stock
    • 2 tablespoons tomato paste
    • 4 fresh dates, pitted, coarsely chopped
    • 500g kumara, peeled, cut in 2cm cubes
    • 200g green beans, halved
    • 1 cup couscous
    • ¼ cup chopped fresh coriander
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Spray a large frying pan with oil and place over a medium-high heat. Brown chicken in batches and place in a tagine or a large casserole dish (with a lid).

    2 Spray frying pan with a little more oil and return to heat. Cook onion and capsicum for 4-5 minutes over a low heat until soft. Add ginger, cumin and paprika. Cook for 30 seconds until fragrant.

    3 Add stock and tomato paste to capsicum mixture. Bring to the boil. Pour over chicken. Add dates and kumara. Cover and bake for 40 minutes. Add green beans to casserole dish. Cover and return to oven for 20 more minutes or until tender.

    4 Meanwhile, cook couscous following packet directions. Before serving, scatter chicken with coriander then serve with couscous.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free stock and tomato paste, and replace couscous with quinoa.

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