Easy chicken tagine

Easy chicken tagine

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

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Low-fat

Counts as 1 of 5-a-day

Method

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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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.

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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  • 27 February 2012

    Bluewings2 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I added a few extra bits as per the advice in the comments like garlic etc. I swapped the carrots for parsnips to use them up and it turned out really well. I also sprinkled some pumpkin seeds into the pan a few minutes before serving to add texture and extra nutrients. Thumbs up from the fella and I.

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  • 06 March 2012

    KatH rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Super easy and yummy tasty!

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  • 11 April 2012

    bblackcat09 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty with chicken thighs, very simple and easy to make after a busy day at work. Even the children enjoyed it (age 3 & 1) which is becoming a rarity!

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  • 16 April 2012

    scaramouche rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic! I followed all the helpful suggestions below and added basically everything mentioned on here! Absolutely delicious.

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  • 18 April 2012

    alliei80 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    I found this a bit less flavoursome that I would expect a tagine to be - the five a day tagine on this site is much tastier. This may be because hardly there was hardly any liquid in the pan so I added a bit more water, even so there wasn't much sauce to speak of.

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  • 02 May 2012

    scaramouche commented on this recipe

    Can this be frozen please?

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  • 14 May 2012

    Millemus rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious tangine, easy to cook - perfect!

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  • 02 June 2012

    Lily rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I added some tomatoes to this recipe and reallly makes difference by balancing out the flavours so they're not to overpowering. My boyfriend I thought it was delicious!

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  • 07 June 2012

    sheena rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    loved it and so did my family !! really easy to make and next to no washing up :) would really recomend this for a lazy weekday dinner

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  • Binder photo Dee

    13 June 2012

    Dee rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Great receipe. I do add chilli flakes, garlic and a teaspoon of corriander powder & cumin powder.granish with corriander instead of parsley. Lovely

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  • 31 July 2012

    Claire Curtis commented on this recipe

    Added garlic, cumin, cinnamon and coriander with the onions. Then added apricots and sultanas with the veg stock that I used instead of water. Added a healthy amount of pepper and juice of half a lemon at the end. Very good....will do again many times.

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  • Binder photo Nat

    01 August 2012

    Nat rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Agree with kipperelli it was lacking flavour even after adding stock to the recipe. It was ok but I won't make it again.

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  • 10 October 2012

    Bowdenei rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    At first I was disappointed with the recipe considering it was under the 80 best ever recipes.... Then I added coriander instead of parsley (as that was what I had). I squeezed in some lemon juice as someone had suggested and all of a sudden it lifted all the flavours!!! I did add a pinch of both turmeric and saffron and also made alongside it a quorn version for my veggie daughter. I served it with brown basmatic mixed with a little wild rice.

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  • 15 November 2012

    JoshStokes1 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    LUSH. Really hearty, dead easy to make, made a brilliant leftover lunch the next day too! Used 150ml of Veg Stock rather than water, and 2tbl spoons of tomato puree just to thicken the sauce up a little.

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  • 16 January 2013

    Alexandra commented on this recipe

    I have followed the recipe and find this horrible, really really sweet.

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  • 07 February 2013

    Nell Mustard rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Tried this whilst entertaining one night and it was great, everything was sooo well cooked! Didn't have fresh parsley but still great, first time cooking with a proper tagine! Well recommended!

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  • 10 February 2013

    Pratyusha Saha rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    One of the worst Morrocan dishes I have ever tasted, doesnt even feel like I am tasting Morrocan, more like a tasteless, lacking spices dish.

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  • 03 March 2013

    sarahl386 rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Very bland and thought the sauce was quite watery. Won't be making again.

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  • 11 March 2013

    Heather commented on this recipe

    Did this for the first time last week, then again when mum and dad came over for Mothering Sunday, it went down really well both times. Quick and easy to prepare, the chicken is really tender. I think when I do it again, I'll use a bit more turmeric, ' a pinch' is a bit of a vague quantity! I can see this being a firm favourite, not only for taste but also ease of preparation.

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  • 25 April 2013

    welshbakerchick rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this for supper tonight. After reading a few comments I added chicken stock instead of water to give it a good flavour.also plenty of black pepper and a little salt. I also added the saffron, which was lovely and used less honey than stated. I did not have any parsley so I chopped some fresh coriander and threw that in, along with a squeeze of lime. Overall lovely flavour. I popped mine in the oven. Very easy to make and tasty. Would make again sooo easy. Yum yum!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 40 mins

Low-fat

Counts as 1 of 5-a-day

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

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