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Lemon chicken slow cooker tagine
Lemon chicken slow cooker tagine
A delicious easy family meal - great for using up leftover uncooked chicken from your BBQ.
By Love Food Hate Waste
Serves 4
Prep/Cook time: 5 hours+
Ingredients
500g of chicken thighs
Handful of plain flour
1 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced
2 onions, peeled and sliced
Use up what you have. Spring onions, leeks or shallots work well too.
1 lemon, sliced
1 red chilli, chopped
Handful of green pitted olives
Handful of dried apricots
1 can of chickpeas, drained
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cumin
Salt and pepper to taste
1 chicken stock cube
Fresh coriander to put on top
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Remember to defrost your meat! Defrost in the fridge and use within 24 hours, or in a microwave on ‘defrost’ directly before use.
This recipe works perfectly with frozen meat. Check what you have in your freezer and defrost meat thoroughly before cooking.Coat the chicken lightly in flour, heat the oil in a fry pan, and fry the chicken and garlic in the pan until slightly browned on all sides but not cooked through.
Slice your lemons and onions and place all ingredients into the slow cooker.
Dissolve your stock cube in 600ml of warm water and pour on top.
Cook on low for 5 hours.
Serve with fresh coriander and couscous.
Make the most of your leftovers
Store in
Airtight container
Time
Fridge for 2 days, freezer 3-6 months
Where to store
Fridge or freezer
Reheat
Oven or microwave until piping hot. Reheat only once.
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