Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine

This slow cooker chicken tagine recipe is an easy slow cooker recipe for a typical Moroccan dish.

Preparation Details

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 5 hrs

Total Time: 5 hrs 15 mins

Servings: 8

Ingredients

• 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
• 2 large onions, thinly sliced
• 4 large carrots, thinly sliced
• ½ cup raisins
• ½ cup dried apricots, chopped
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons garlic salt
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon Hungarian paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 3 cups water
• 2 cups couscous
• 1 tablespoon unsalted butter

Steps

1. Layer chicken thighs, onions, carrots, raisins, and apricots in a slow cooker.
2. Whisk chicken broth, tomato paste, lemon juice, flour, garlic salt, cumin, ginger, cinnamon, paprika, and black pepper together in a bowl; pour over chicken and vegetables. Cover slow cooker.
3. Cook on High 4 1/2 hours or on Low for 7 1/2 hours. Slightly shred chicken using 2 forks. Cook 30 minutes more.
4. Bring 3 cups water to a boil in a saucepan; remove from heat and stir in couscous and butter. Cover saucepan; let stand until water is completely absorbed, 5 to 10 minutes. Fluff couscous with a fork. Serve chicken tagine over couscous.