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Moroccan chicken tagine with prunes and almonds
OmnivoreMediterranean📦 Batch cook❄ Freezer-friendly
North African classic — slow-cooked chicken in saffron-cinnamon broth with sweet prunes and toasted almonds, served over couscous.
⏱ 75 min✂ 20 prep👤 5 serves🧊 4fridge
Ingredients
- •800 g chicken thighs (bone-in)
- •2 large onion (sliced)
- •4 clove garlic
- •1 tbsp ginger (grated)
- •1 tsp ground cinnamon
- •1 tsp ground turmeric
- •1 tsp ground cumin
- •0.25 tsp saffron threads (steeped)
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Steps
- 1Brown chicken in olive oil 5 min per side; remove.
- 2Sauté onion 10 min; add garlic + ginger + spices; bloom 1 min.
- 3Return chicken + broth + preserved lemon; simmer covered 40 min.
- 4Add prunes + honey; simmer 15 more min until sauce thickens.
- 5Top with toasted almonds + cilantro; serve over couscous.
Per serving micros
% of adult daily reference intake (FDA/EFSA averaged)
150 g pitted prunes
•1 tbsp honey•60 g toasted almonds•3 tbsp olive oil•400 ml chicken broth•1 tbsp preserved lemon (chopped, optional)•3 tbsp fresh cilantro (to serve)•250 g couscous (to serve, cooked)11%
Moroccan chicken tagine with prunes and almonds · Volya