Easy chicken tagine recipe

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Simple one-pots are perfect for the busy cook. This chicken tagine is great eaten with cous cous for something a bit more filling

Easy
Serves 4
Prep 10 mins
Cook 40 mins
Low-fat
Counts as 1 of 5-a-day

Ingredients 

2 tbsp olive oil
8 skinless boneless chicken thighs , halved if large
1 onion , chopped
2 tsp grated fresh root ginger
pinch saffron or tumeric
1 tbsp honey
400g carrots , cut into sticks
small bunch parsley , roughly chopped
lemon wedges, to serve 

Method 

Heat the oil in a large, wide pan with a lid, add the chicken, then fry quickly until lightly coloured. Add the onion and ginger, then fry for a further 2 mins.
Add 150ml water, the saffron, honey and carrots, season, then stir well. Bring to the boil, cover tightly, then simmer for 30 mins until the chicken is tender. Uncover and increase the heat for about 5 mins to reduce the sauce a little. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with lemon wedges for squeezing over. 

Try 

Tip: chicken breasts

You can make this dish using 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts instead of thighs. Simply cut them in half and reduce the simmering time to 15 mins. 

Nutrition per serving 

304 kcalories, protein 39g, carbohydrate 14g, fat 11 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 3g, sugar 12g, salt 0.48 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2008. 

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