Best 7 Chicken Tagine For Recipes

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Tantalize your taste buds with a culinary journey to Morocco, where aromatic spices and succulent flavors blend harmoniously in the traditional dish, Chicken Tagine. This delectable stew is a symphony of tender chicken, slow-cooked in a flavorful broth infused with an exotic blend of Moroccan spices, dried fruits, and vegetables. Served alongside fluffy couscous, Chicken Tagine is a hearty and comforting meal that captures the essence of Moroccan cuisine.

In this comprehensive guide, we present a collection of Chicken Tagine recipes that cater to diverse dietary preferences and culinary skills. Dive into the classic Chicken Tagine with Lemon and Olives, where bright citrus notes dance with savory olives, or explore the vibrant flavors of Chicken Tagine with Apricots and Honey, where sweet apricots and rich honey create a harmonious balance. For a vegetarian twist, try the Vegetable Tagine with Chickpeas and Sweet Potatoes, a colorful and nutritious medley of vegetables simmered in a fragrant broth.

Each recipe provides step-by-step instructions, a detailed ingredient list, and helpful tips to ensure a successful culinary experience. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a novice in the kitchen, our recipes will guide you through the process of creating this Moroccan masterpiece.

So, gather your ingredients, embrace the vibrant flavors of Morocco, and embark on a delightful culinary adventure with our collection of Chicken Tagine recipes. Let the enticing aromas fill your kitchen and transport you to the heart of Moroccan cuisine.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

MOROCCAN CHICKEN TAGINE RECIPE (AUTHENTIC & EASY)



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This Moroccan Chicken tagine recipe has been in my family for generations. Extremely easy to make and full of flavors. You will love it!

Provided by Safaa (founder of moroccanzest)

Time 1h10m

Number Of Ingredients 17

4 medium chicken drumsticks
1 cup frozen peas
½ pound carrots, peeled and sliced
¼ cup preserved lemon, 100% natural (deseeded and cut in fine slices)
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 tsp (rounded) chopped parsley
1 tsp (rounded) chopped coriander
¼ cup red olives (optional, but they add an amazing flavor!)
1 clove garlic, pressed
1 tbsp cooking oil
2 tbsp olive oil
4 to 6 cups water (adjust depending on evaporation)
1 tsp ginger powder
½ tsp pepper powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 pinch cinnamon powder
½ tsp salt (adjust according to your preferences)

Steps:

  • Prepare your ingredients. Chop the vegetables and press the garlic.
  • Place the heat diffuser on your stove and place your Deep pan on top of it. Make sure everything is stable before you start cooking.
  • In the pan, add the chopped onion, oil, pressed garlic, spices, chicken drumsticks, and ½ cup of water. Mix until the drumsticks are entirely covered with the sauce.
  • Cover your pan and let everything gently boil for 10 minutes on low heat. Stir from time to time.
  • Pour 3-4 cups of water or until your chicken is covered with the sauce.
  • Cover the cooking pot and let cook on low to medium heat until the drumsticks are almost ready. This might take from 30 to 40 minutes, depending on your chicken drumsticks. Check regularly and add a little of water if sauce evaporates.
  • When the chicken is almost done, add the frozen peas, sliced carrots preserved lemons and half the quantity of parsley and coriander. Cover again and let cook until everything is all tender and well cooked. This can take between 20 to 30 minutes. Check regularly and add water whenever needed.
  • Once everything is well cooked and if there is a lot of sauce, uncover your pot and let evaporate for a few minutes. The sauce should be thick, not watery.
  • To serve your dish, gently position the chicken drumsticks and vegetables in the center of your plate and pour a little of the sauce on top.
  • Decorate with marinated olives and some fresh parsley, and coriander.
  • Serve hot or tepid, with fresh bread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 408 kcal, ServingSize 1 serving

CHICKEN TAGINE WITH OLIVES AND PRESERVED LEMONS



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This rich and fragrant chicken stew is laden with complex flavors and spices reminiscent of the sort you might encounter in a mountainside cafe in Morocco. Save yourself the cost of a plane ticket, however, and make this at home. First, rub the chicken with a redolent combination of garlic, saffron, ground ginger, paprika, cumin, turmeric and black pepper, then pop it into the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours to marinate. Once that's done, brown the chicken parts, and remove from the pan, making room for a pile of sliced onions that you'll sauté until golden brown. Nestle a cinnamon stick into the tangle of onions, pile the chicken parts on top and scatter with slices of preserved lemons and olives, a combination of green and kalamata. Add a bit of chicken stock and lemon juice, then cook over low heat until the chicken is cooked through, and your house smells amazing.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 1h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon saffron threads, pulverized
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 chicken, cut in 8 to 10 pieces
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 medium onions, sliced thin
1 cinnamon stick
8 calamata olives, pitted and halved
8 cracked green olives, pitted and halved
1 large or 3 small preserved lemons (sold in specialty food shops)
1 cup chicken stock
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • Mix garlic, saffron, ginger, paprika, cumin and turmeric together. If not using kosher chicken, add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add pepper to taste. Rub chicken with mixture, cover, refrigerate and marinate 3 to 4 hours.
  • Heat oil in heavy skillet. Add chicken, and brown on all sides. Remove to platter. Add onions to skillet, and cook over medium-low heat about 15 minutes, until lightly browned. Transfer to tagine, if you are using one, or leave in skillet. Add cinnamon stick.
  • Put chicken on onions. Scatter with olives. Quarter the lemons, remove pulp and cut skin in strips. Scatter over chicken. Mix stock and lemon juice. Pour over chicken.
  • Cover tagine or skillet. Place over low heat, and cook about 30 minutes, until chicken is done. Scatter parsley on top, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 628, UnsaturatedFat 29 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 44 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 46 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 874 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

CHICKEN TAGINE



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Provided by Melissa d'Arabian : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 20

2 pounds chicken thighs and drumsticks
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 cloves garlic, pressed
1/4 cup wine
1/4 cup chicken broth
1 Confit Lemon, chopped, recipe follows
1/2 cup gently crushed briny olives
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
Couscous, for serving
3 organic lemons, skin scrubbed well
Kosher salt
4 peppercorns
1/2 lemon, juiced

Steps:

  • Pat the chicken dry, and season well with salt and pepper.
  • Heat the butter and olive oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat, and brown the chicken on all sides. Add the onion, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, and cook until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and add the garlic and stir for a minute. Increase heat and deglaze with wine, stirring, and allowing it to bubble. Add the broth and bring to a boil. Lower the heat, and cover and simmer gently for 45 minutes, then remove the chicken and set aside.
  • To the sauce, add the lemon, olives, parsley, and cilantro and then return the chicken to the pot. Heat for 5 more minutes and serve over couscous.
  • Place the lemons, 2 to 3 tablespoons salt, peppercorns, and lemon juice in a quart jar and cover with water. Store chilled for 3 weeks.

CHICKEN TAGINE



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Chicken tagine is a classic Moroccan dish made in a special pot called a tagine and usually features preserved lemons and olives. This recipe uses lots of the warm spices and harissa that are authentic to Morocco, but it is cooked in a skillet. The substitution of fresh lemons makes this practical for a weeknight without a trip to the market or online.

Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

6 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 medium onions, sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 lemons, one sliced, one juiced
2 tablespoons harissa (or less if you don't like too much spice)
2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup pitted briny green olives
Fresh cilantro leaves, picked, for serving
Flaked toasted almonds, for serving
Couscous, cooked according to the package instructions, for serving

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper. Add the oil to a large pan and heat over medium-high. When the oil is hot, add the chicken, skin-side down, and cook until the skins are brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Remove the chicken to a plate.
  • Add the onions, garlic, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, ginger and turmeric and cook just until the onions start to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the lemon slices, lemon juice, harissa, chicken broth and olives, then stir to combine. Nestle the chicken back into the pan, skin-side up.
  • Place in the oven, uncovered, and cook until the chicken is cooked through, 25 to 30 minutes.
  • Season to taste. Scatter the cilantro and almonds over the top. Serve over the couscous.

CHICKEN TAGINE



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This Moroccan slow cooker dish is the perfect blend of sweetness and spice.

Provided by KJones

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     African     North African     Moroccan

Time 5h30m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 18

2 tablespoons olive oil
8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 eggplant, cut into 1 inch cubes
2 large onions, thinly sliced
4 large carrots, thinly sliced
½ cup dried cranberries
½ cup chopped dried apricots
2 cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons tomato paste
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons garlic salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger
1 teaspoon cinnamon
¾ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup water
1 cup couscous

Steps:

  • Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place the chicken pieces and eggplant in the heated oil; stir and cook until the chicken is browned on all sides but not cooked through. Remove the skillet from the heat.
  • Place the browned chicken and eggplant on the bottom of a slow cooker. Layer the onion, carrots, dried cranberries, and apricots over the chicken.
  • Whisk together the chicken broth, tomato paste, lemon juice, flour, garlic salt, cumin, ginger, cinnamon, and ground black pepper in a bowl. Pour the broth mixture into the slow cooker with the chicken and vegetables.
  • Cook on High setting for 5 hours, or on Low setting for 8 hours.
  • Bring water to boil in a saucepan. Stir in couscous, and remove from heat. Cover, and let stand about 5 minutes, until liquid has been absorbed. Fluff with a fork.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 379.7 calories, Carbohydrate 38.5 g, Cholesterol 64.7 mg, Fat 15.2 g, Fiber 4.2 g, Protein 22.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 571 mg, Sugar 14.1 g

DANIEL BOULUD'S CHICKEN TAGINE



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This recipe for an elegant North African stew comes out of the kitchen of Boulud Sud, Daniel Boulud's sophisticated Mediterranean French restaurant in New York. It is a dish steeped in the flavors of North Africa, but also of France. Chicken serves as the protein, bathed in a blend of North African spices - cinnamon and coriander, turmeric, ginger powder and cardamom - combined with tomatoes, saffron and a little stock. Preserved lemons and olives added at the end provide bite. Tagines are often cooked with root vegetables and dried fruits. Boulud, who famously grew up on a farm, in Lyon, uses cauliflower. ''It is maybe a little more French approach to the tagine,'' he said. Blanching the cauliflower and tomatoes before cooking them may cause some cooks to blanch themselves. But the effort is worth it.

Provided by Sam Sifton

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 23

3 1/2 tablespoons sweet paprika
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3 tablespoons ground coriander
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1 tablespoon ginger powder
1/2 tablespoon ground cardamom
2 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
8 chicken thighs, approximately 3 pounds
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons spice mix
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 Roma tomatoes
1 head cauliflower, cut into bite-size florets
1 large white onion, diced
3 cloves garlic, diced
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
1 pinch saffron
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2 cups chicken stock, homemade or low-sodium
3 tablespoons preserved lemons, approximately 2 lemons, roughly chopped
1 cup green olives, like Castelvetranos
1/2 bunch cilantro, leaves picked and stems discarded.

Steps:

  • Combine the spices in a dry sauté pan set over low heat, and toast them gently until they release their fragrance, 2 minutes or so. Transfer to a bowl, and allow to cool.
  • Preheat oven to 350. Season the chicken thighs with the salt, pepper and 2 tablespoons of the spice mix, along with 2 tablespoons of the olive oil.
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat, and set a large bowl of ice water to the side. Core the tomatoes, and score an X on their bottoms. Boil the cauliflower florets in the water for 3 minutes, then submerge them in the ice water. Boil the tomatoes for 20 seconds, and chill them in the ice water as well. Remove the cauliflower when it is cold, and pat the florets dry. Peel the skin off the tomatoes, then cut them into quarters lengthwise. Trim away the seeds to make petals.
  • Heat the remaining olive oil in a large sauté pan set over medium heat, and sear the chicken in batches, starting skin-side down, until the thighs are browned. Remove the chicken to a large Dutch oven or tagine pot. Remove all but two tablespoons of the fat in pan, then return it to the heat, and brown the cauliflower and add to the chicken.
  • Reduce heat below the pan, and add the onion, garlic, ginger and saffron. Cook, stirring, until the onions are translucent, approximately 5 minutes. Add tomato paste and chicken stock, and simmer until reduced by 1/3.
  • Pour sauce over the chicken and cauliflower, cover the pot and transfer to oven for 20 minutes. Remove, stir in the tomatoes, preserved lemon and olives, then cover the pot again and cook for an additional 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Serve the chicken in the pot, garnished with the cilantro leaves, with couscous. Reserve remaining spice mix for the next batch or another use. It keeps well in a sealed container.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1036, UnsaturatedFat 52 grams, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Fat 76 grams, Fiber 12 grams, Protein 59 grams, SaturatedFat 18 grams, Sodium 1695 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams, TransFat 0 grams

MOROCCAN CHICKEN TAGINE



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Sweet and savory stewed chicken with dried fruits and exotic spices. Serve this on top of couscous and top with toasted almonds and fresh cilantro. Children love the familiarity of the 'sweet' spices and dried fruits.

Provided by Chef Kelly

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     African     North African     Moroccan

Time 2h6m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 18

¼ cup ground cinnamon
¼ cup ground cumin
2 tablespoons ground turmeric
2 tablespoons ground coriander
2 tablespoons ground ginger
2 tablespoons crushed dried mint
1 tablespoon salt
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
½ cup chopped dried apricots
¼ cup raisins
¼ cup olive oil, or as needed
4 bone-in chicken thighs
½ small onion, minced
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
1 cup chicken broth
¼ cup honey
½ bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
¼ cup toasted sliced almonds

Steps:

  • Mix cinnamon, cumin, turmeric, coriander, ginger, mint, salt, and pepper together in a bowl. Measure out 1/2 cup spice mix and set the remaining aside for another use.
  • Bring a small pot of water to a boil; add apricots and raisins. Cook until fruit is soft, about 5 minutes. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of cooking water.
  • Pour enough olive oil into a large skillet or Dutch oven to coat the bottom; turn heat to medium. Coat chicken with the 1/2 cup spice mix and place in the hot oil; cook until golden brown and releases easily from the skillet, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
  • Mix onion and garlic into skillet with chicken; cook and stir until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add apricots, raisins, reserved 1/2 cup water from fruit, chicken broth, and honey; reduce heat to low and cover. Cook until chicken is very tender, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
  • Serve chicken garnished with cilantro and almonds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 370.8 calories, Carbohydrate 35.8 g, Cholesterol 43.5 mg, Fat 20.4 g, Fiber 6.7 g, Protein 15.4 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 1375.1 mg, Sugar 22.3 g

Tips:

  • Choose the right chicken pieces: Bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs or drumsticks are best for this dish as they will stay moist and flavorful during cooking.
  • Use a good quality olive oil: Olive oil is a key ingredient in this dish, so make sure to use a good quality extra virgin olive oil.
  • Don't overcrowd the pot: When browning the chicken, do not overcrowd the pot. This will prevent the chicken from cooking evenly.
  • Use a variety of spices: This dish is all about the spices, so don't be afraid to use a variety. Some good options include cumin, coriander, paprika, turmeric, and ginger.
  • Let the tagine simmer: Once the chicken is browned, let the tagine simmer for at least 30 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. This will allow the flavors to meld and develop.
  • Serve with couscous or rice: Chicken tagine is traditionally served with couscous or rice. You can also serve it with bread or pita.

Conclusion:

Chicken tagine is a delicious and flavorful dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. It is easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. With its tender chicken, aromatic spices, and flavorful sauce, chicken tagine is sure to be a hit with your family and friends.

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