Apricot Chicken Tagine

Apricots are packed with vitamin A, making them an excellent addition to your diet to help support eye health and vision along with reducin...

Apricots are packed with vitamin A, making them an excellent addition to your diet to help support eye health and vision along with reducing the risk of age-related macular degeneration. These important nutrients also help enhance immune function and have an anti-inflammatory action.

Apricot Chicken Tagine

Serves: 4

Apricot Chicken Tagine Ingredients

• 1 tsp ground ginger
• ¼ tsp sea salt
• Pinch pepper
• 1 tsp turmeric
• ½ tsp cinnamon
• 500g chicken thigh fillets, chopped into large pieces
• Olive oil
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• Handful fresh herbs (coriander, mint, parsley)
• 1 cup chicken broth or bone broth
• 1 tin chopped tomatoes
• 2 tbsp rawhoney
• ¾ cup dried apricots, roughly chopped
• Cooked brown rice, quinoa, couscous,
• flat bread or yoghurt, to serve

Apricot Chicken Tagine Preparation

1. Place ginger, sea salt, pepper, turmeric and cinnamon in medium bowl and add chicken, tossing until well covered.
2. In large pot or tagine, heat olive oil over medium heat and add onion, garlic and half of fresh herbs and cook for 3–4mins. Add chicken pieces and cook for 5 mins until browned.
3. Add chicken broth, tomato, honey and apricots. Bring to boil and reduce to a simmer for 1 hour, covered, until chicken is fully cooked through and liquid has thickened.
4. Top with fresh herbs and serve.