Recipe: Chicken Tagine With Herbed Orange Couscous

Recipe: Chicken Tagine With Herbed Orange Couscous

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Inspired by the aromatic North African dish, this chicken "tagine" with herbed orange couscous is simmered with carrots, celery and tomatoes.

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Ingredients

  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs (each cut in half)
  • 1 onion (diced)
  • 1 carrot (thinly sliced)
  • 1 rib celery (thinly sliced )
  • 2 cloves garlic (thinly sliced )
  • 3 plum tomatoes (chopped )
  • 1 tsp each ground ginger and ground cumin
  • 1/2 tsp each cinnamon and turmeric
  • 1 1/4 cups sodium-reduced chicken broth
  • 1 cup drained and rinsed chickpeas
  • 1/3 cup each raisins and chopped dried apricots
  • 1/2 cup pitted and sliced green olives
  • 1/4 tsp each sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup toasted slivered or sliced almonds
  • 1 cup whole-wheat couscous
  • 1 1/2 tsp finely grated orange zest
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1 1/4 boiling water
  • 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

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