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Chicken Tagine
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Chicken Tagine

13 ingredients Serves 6. openrecipes
Chicken Tagine

This Moroccan-style chicken stew is typically served on a bed of couscous, tiny beads of steamed semolina. Quick-cooking couscous is widely available; serve it plain, or mix in raisins, currants or toasted almonds.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

934
Calories
54g
Protein
22g
Fat
131g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 tsp. salt, plus more, to taste
  • 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, plus more, to taste
  • 6 chicken thighs, about 3 lb. total
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 2 tsp. ground cumin
  • 1 1/2 tsp. cayenne pepper
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley, plus more for garnish
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 can (28 oz.) diced tomatoes, drained
  • 3 lemons, quartered
  • 1 can (15 oz.) chickpeas, drained and rinsed

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By williamssonoma · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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