Moroccan Chicken Tagine
A French-inspired Moroccan dish made with chicken, olives, and spices, slow-cooked in a clay tagine.
Ingredients
- β1 1/2 pounds chicken thighs
- β2 tablespoons olive oil
- β1 cup pillowy couscous
- β2 tablespoons fatty preserved lemon
- β2 teaspoons moroccan spice blend
- β1/4 cup mitsuba parsley
- βto taste salt
- βto taste black pepper
Instructions
- 1
Season the chicken with salt and black pepper.
- 2
Heat the olive oil in the bottom of a clay tagine or Dutch oven over medium heat.
- 3
Add the chicken to the tagine and cook until browned on all sides, about 5 minutes.
- 4
Add the preserved lemon, moroccan spice blend, and 2 cups of water to the tagine.
- 5
Bring the mixture to a boil, then cover the tagine and transfer it to the oven.
- 6
Bake the chicken for 25-30 minutes, or until it is cooked through.
- 7
Fluff the couscous with a fork and stir in the mitsuba parsley.
- 8
Serve the chicken over the couscous, garnished with additional mitsuba parsley if desired.