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Try this chicken and quinoa tagine, then check out our vegetarian tagine and paprika chicken.

Three-colour blend quinoa consists of white, black and red quinoa seeds, and is available from Waitrose and ocado.com. If you can’t get it, just use regular quinoa.

  • 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 4 chicken thigh fillets
    skinless
  • 1 onion
    finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 preserved lemon
    flesh discarded and rind finely chopped
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 120g three-colour blend quinoa
  • a handful dried apricots
  • a handful toasted almonds
    to serve
  • a small bunch flat-leaf parsley
    chopped

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal324
    low
  • fat11g
  • saturates2g
  • carbs27.2g
  • sugars12g
  • fibre5.7g
  • protein25.7g
  • salt0.1g

Method

  • step 1

    Heat a casserole dish over a medium heat with the vegetable oil. Season the chicken thighs well, and add to the pan. Fry for 3-4 minutes, turning, until well browned. Add the onion and cook for 3-4 minutes until soft.

  • step 2

    Stir in the spices and cook for 1 minute before adding the preserved lemon, chopped tomatoes and ½ a tin of water. Simmer gently for 15 minutes.

  • step 3

    Stir in the quinoa, dried apricots and 500ml of water, and cook for 25 minutes, stirring regularly, until the quinoa is cooked. Serve scattered with the almonds and parsley.

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