Holiday Rush

☰ Menu
Recipe Tags: Weeknight Time To Make Course Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Occasion Lunch Main Dish Fruit Poultry African Easy Diabetic Dinner Party Holiday Event Moroccan Chicken Dietary Low Sodium Low In Something Citrus Lemon Pitted Fruit Meat Chicken Thighs Legs 3 Steps Or Less 4 Hours Or Less

Chicken Date And Apricot Tagine

What a delicious combination of food beginning with the warm spices and the addition of dates and apricots with lemon and chicken. Yum! your don't have to have a tagine -- this dish can be made in a dutch oven. Recipe is from cooking light and is next on my list to try.

Steps

Skin and cut chicken into 2 drumsticks , 2 thighs , 2 breast halves and 2 wings.
Reserve chicken wings for another use.
Heat oil in a dutch oven over medium-high heat.
Add chicken , cook 5 minutes on each side or until browned.
Add onion and the next 6 ingredients and cook 4 minutes.
Stirring occasionally.
Add broth , dates , apricots , rind , and salt.
Bring to a boil.
Cover and reduce heat and simmer 30 minutes or until the chicken is tender.
Remove from heat.
Stir in the parsley , lemon sections and cilantro.
Serve over couscous.

Ingredients

whole chicken, olive oil, onion, ground turmeric, ground cumin, ground ginger, ground cinnamon, ground red pepper, garlic cloves, fat-free chicken broth, dates, dried apricot, lemon rind, salt, fresh parsley, lemon, fresh cilantro, couscous