Moroccan Chicken Tagine (Crock Pot)

barefootmommawv's Note:

I'm always looking for new ways to spruce up my monthly menu. This is a great twist to plain ole chicken.

• Total Time: 4 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 3 lbs skinless chicken pieces , skin removed
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 (14 ½ ounce) can diced tomatoes , undrained
• 2 onions , chopped
• 1 cup dried apricot , chopped
• 4 garlic cloves , minced
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon ground coriander
• ½ teaspoon ground red pepper
• 6 sprigs fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans , rinsed and drained
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• ¼ cup slivered almond , toasted
• hotcooked couscous or rice

Directions:

1. Place chicken in crock pot slow cooker. Combine broth, tomatoes with juice, onions, apricots, garlic, cumin, cinnamon, ginger, coriander, red pepper and cilantro in medium bowl; pour over chicken.
2. Cover; cook on low 4 to 5 hours or until chicken i no longer pink in center. Transfer chicken to serving platter; cover to keep warm.
3. Combine cornstarch and water in small bowl; mix until smooth. Stir cornstarch mixture and beans into crock pot slow cooker. Cover; cook on High 15 minutes or until thickened. Pour sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with cilantro and toasted almonds. Sever with couscous or rice.

Reviews

[coffeecat2150]

This was very tasty--we liked the sweetness and the light spiciness of it. The apricots tasted especially good after being cooked in the crock pot for several hours.

[Brooke the Cook in WI]

Lovely Moroccan chicken dish! While I was adding the spices, I was fearful that it would be overpowering, but everything turned out very tasty. I couldn't really distinguish the apricots, but DH thought they made the dish sweet. I used diced boneless chicken breast and served with a nice loaf of French bread to mop us the sauce with. Oh - and I put my garbonzo's in right away (cuz I didn't read carefully enough) and they turned out just fine.

[IAteMyGluestick]

This was truly delicious. A nice change of pace from your typical crockpot recipes that include cream-of-something or other soup and a meat. Makes great leftovers. Be sure not to omit the slivered almonds, it really adds a nice texture. We served this over brown rice, because that's what we had on hand. Thanks for the great recipe!