Easy Chicken Tagine with Olives

Name: Easy Chicken Tagine with Olives
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 4 chicken thighs; 1 onion, sliced; 3 cloves garlic; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp turmeric; 1/2 cup green olives; 2 preserved lemons, chopped; 1 cup chicken broth; 2 tbsp olive oil; Fresh cilantro

Moroccan-inspired chicken tagine with olives and preserved lemon fits the Mediterranean diet beautifully. Easy one-pot dinner to make tonight.

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Prep Time

15 min

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Cook Time

40 min

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Servings

📊

Difficulty

medium

🥘 Ingredients

Tagine

4 chicken thighs
1 onion, sliced
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp turmeric
1/2 cup green olives
2 preserved lemons, chopped
1 cup chicken broth
2 tbsp olive oil
Fresh cilantro

📝 Instructions

1
Brown chicken in olive oil in a Dutch oven, 4 minutes per side. Remove and set aside.
2
Sauté onion and garlic with cumin and turmeric 3 minutes.
3
Return chicken, add broth, olives, and preserved lemon. Cover and simmer 30 minutes.
4
Garnish with cilantro and serve with couscous or crusty bread.