Moroccan chicken tagine with eggplant, peppers, and chickpeas
1
Points® value
Total Time
55 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
35 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
Tagines are a slow-simmered staple in Moroccan cuisine. Hearty, comforting, and complex in flavor. This version is anchored with chicken, eggplant, peppers, onion, and chickpeas and studded with dried apricots that rehydrate and plump as they cook, infusing with the fragrant spices in the cooking liquid. The eggplant roasts while you prepare the rest of the stew and gets added in once it’s browned. When selecting eggplant, look for small to medium-sized ones that seem heavy for their size; have smooth, shiny skin; and are free of soft spots. Pair this tagine with couscous, rice, or a bed of baby spinach.
Ingredients
Ground cumin
1 Tbsp
Ground coriander
1 Tbsp
Paprika
1 Tbsp, sweet smoked-variety
Kosher salt
2 tsp
Olive oil
1 Tbsp, divided
Eggplant
4 cup(s), cubed, diced (with peel)
Uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast
1 pound(s), cut in thin strips
Onion
2 cup(s), chopped, diced
Yellow bell pepper
1 cup(s), chopped, or orange pepper, diced
Jarred minced garlic
1 Tbsp
Minced ginger
1 Tbsp
Canned diced tomatoes
15 oz
Canned chickpeas (garbanzo beans)
15 oz, rinsed and drained
Dried apricot halves
14 half/halves, chopped
Canned tomato sauce
1 cup(s)
Fresh mint leaves
¼ cup(s), chopped