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Slow Cooker Moroccan Apricot Chicken

[ 4 ] March 27, 2012 |

Slow Cooker Moroccan Apricot Chicken
Have you ever tried chicken tagine? Tagine is a Moroccan dish packed with aromatic spices.

It’s absolutely delicious. And pretty time consuming to prepare…unless you use a slow cooker!

This Slow Cooker Moroccan Apricot Chicken dish is incredible to come home to after a long day- sweet, spicy and warming. Serve it with couscous and a sprinkling of slivered almonds for a weekday trip to Morocco.

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Slow Cooker Morroccan Apricot Chicken

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 5 hours

Total Time: 5 hours, 15 minutes

Yield: 6 servings

Serving Size: about 1 cup

Gather

1/2 cup dried apricots, cut into fourths
1 (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans, rinsed, drained
1 medium (1/2 cup) onion, sliced
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
3 medium carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon curry powder
1/2 teaspoon red chili flake
3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/4 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into strips
1 1/4 cups 99% fat free chicken broth
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Step by step

  1. Place apricots, beans, onion, bell pepper and carrots in slow cooker.
  2. Sprinkle with vinegar, paprika, curry powder, chili flake, cumin, salt and cinnamon.
  3. Add chicken to slow cooker.
  4. Pour 1 cup chicken broth over ingredients in slow cooker.
  5. Cover; cook on Low heat setting for 5 to 6 hours, or on High heat setting for 3 to 4 hours or until chicken is tender.
  6. Remove chicken from slow cooker; keep warm.
  7. Combine remaining 1/4 cup chicken broth and cornstarch in small bowl; stir with wire whisk until well mixed.
  8. Stir into mixture in slow cooker.
  9. Return chicken to slow cooker.
  10. Cover; cook on High heat setting until juice is thickened (20 to 30 minutes).
  11. Serve chicken mixture with whole wheat couscous, quinoa or brown rice..

Nutrition

WW PP 6; Calories 262 ; Fat 2.3g ; Saturated Fat 0.4g ; Cholesterol 55mg; Sodium 911mg; Potassium 673mg; Carbohydrate 33g; Fiber 5.9g ; Sugars 7.2g; Protein 27g

To reduce sodium, use low sodium chicken broth.

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Category: Main Dish, Poultry, Slow Cooker

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  • Nurse_krissy

    Another hit from Shrinking Kitchen!  The best part?  Bringing the leftovers to work the next day and having the smell fill the breakroom and everybody coming in asking what smells so good!

    • Heather

      Awesome! I love the way this dish smells too…exotic!

  • Darlene Langhout

    Just the smell of this in our house had my family asking what’s for dinner?! Even my 8 and 2 year old loved it!! Great recipe!

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