Best 4 Chicken Tagine With Rhubarb Recipes

Embark on a culinary journey to Morocco with this tantalizing Chicken Tagine with Rhubarb. This unique dish is a harmonious blend of sweet and savory flavors, where tender chicken is braised in a fragrant broth infused with aromatic spices, succulent rhubarb, and a hint of tangy preserved lemons. As the tagine simmers, the flavors meld together, creating a rich and flavorful sauce that envelops the chicken and vegetables. Served over fluffy couscous or crusty bread, this dish promises a taste of North African tradition.

In addition to the classic Chicken Tagine with Rhubarb recipe, this article presents a diverse collection of tagine recipes that cater to various dietary preferences and culinary adventures. From the vegetarian-friendly Vegetable Tagine with Chickpeas and Apricots to the hearty Lamb Tagine with Prunes and Almonds, these recipes offer a range of options to suit every palate. Whether you're a seasoned cook looking to expand your culinary horizons or a novice seeking a flavorful and exotic dish, this article has something for everyone.

Here are our top 4 tried and tested recipes!

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

Ingredients

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.

SKILLET CHICKEN WITH RHUBARB

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In this savory skillet dinner, rhubarb, onions and garlic are simmered with white wine and butter into a rich sauce for browned chicken parts. I call for a whole, cut-up chicken here, so you'll have the different parts to choose from at the table. (Just be sure to watch the breasts carefully; they might finish cooking before the dark meat.) But you can use your favorite chicken part instead. Thighs and drumsticks work particularly well. This dish goes nicely with polenta, which also helps brighten the rather drab color of the brightly flavored sauce.

Provided by Melissa Clark

Categories easy, weekday

Time 1h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 (5 1/2-pound) whole chicken, cut into eight pieces
1 tablespoon plus 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, more as needed
1 teaspoon black pepper, more as needed
5 sprigs thyme, preferably lemon thyme
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 bunch spring onions or scallions, white and light green stalks thinly sliced (slice and reserve greens for garnish)
2 stalks green garlic, thinly sliced, or 2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 cup dry white wine
3/4 pound fresh rhubarb, cut into 1/2-inch dice (3 cups)
1 tablespoon honey, or to taste
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces

Steps:

Pat chicken dry and season with 1 tablespoon salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Place in a bowl with the thyme sprigs and cover with plastic wrap; refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Remove thyme from bowl with chicken, reserving thyme. Add chicken pieces to skillet and sear, turning occasionally, until golden brown all over, about 10 minutes. Transfer pieces to a platter.
Reduce heat to medium. Stir in onion (white and light green parts) and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic and reserved thyme; cook 1 minute more. Stir in wine and bring to a simmer, scraping up any browned bits in the bottom of pan. Add rhubarb, honey, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
Return chicken pieces to pot in a single layer. Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer until chicken is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes for breasts and 20 to 25 minutes for legs and thighs, transferring chicken pieces to a platter as they finish cooking.
Whisk butter into rhubarb sauce. Taste and adjust seasoning if necessary. Spoon sauce over chicken and garnish with sliced onion greens.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 1103, UnsaturatedFat 48 grams, Carbohydrate 14 grams, Fat 77 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 81 grams, SaturatedFat 23 grams, Sodium 1797 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 1 gram

MOROCCAN CHICKEN TAGINE

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Chicken tagine is a traditional Moroccan dish of chicken pieces braised with spices, garlic, onion, olives, and preserved lemons. It's company-worthy yet easy to throw together.

Provided by Jennifer Segal

Categories Dinner

Time 1h

Yield 4 to 6

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground coriander
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 lemon
5 cloves garlic, minced
8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 4 pounds), trimmed of excess skin and fat (see note)
Salt and ground black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 large yellow onion, halved and cut into ¼-in-thick slices
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1¾ cups chicken broth
2 tablespoons honey
2 large or 3 medium carrots, peeled and cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick coins
½ cup Greek cracked green olives, pitted and halved (see note)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Steps:

Combine the spices in a small bowl and set aside. Zest the lemon. Combine 1 teaspoon of the lemon zest with 1 minced garlic clove; set aside.
Season both sides of chicken pieces with 2 teaspoons salt and ½ teaspoon pepper. Heat the oil in a large heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or pan over medium-high heat until beginning to smoke. Brown the chicken pieces skin side down in single layer until deep golden, about 5 minutes; using tongs, flip the chicken pieces over and brown the other side, about 4 minutes more. Transfer the chicken to a large plate; when cool enough to handle, peel off the skin and discard. Pour off and discard all but 1 tablespoon of fat from the pan.
Reduce the heat to medium. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until they have browned at the edges but still retain their shape, 5 to 7 minutes (add a few tablespoons of water now and then if the pan gets too dark). Add the remaining minced garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the spices and flour and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in the broth, honey, remaining lemon zest, and ¼ teaspoon salt, scraping the bottom of the pan with a wooden spoon to loosen any browned bits. Add the chicken (with any accumulated juices) back in, reduce the heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
Add the carrots, cover, and simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the carrots are tender-crisp, about 10 minutes more.
Stir in the olives, reserved lemon zest-garlic mixture, cilantro, and 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice; taste the sauce and adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, and more lemon juice, if desired. Serve with couscous.
Note: Don't fret too much over trimming the chicken thighs. The skin gets removed midway through the cooking process and most of the fat will cook off and get drained. I usually just take kitchen shears and quickly snip off any excess skin or fat. Cracked green olives are olives that have been 'cracked' or split open before curing, allowing the brine or marinade to penetrate. You can find them in your supermarket's olive bar, or substitute any green olive that you like.
Make-Ahead: After you have completed the step of cooking the carrots, the dish can be refrigerated for up to 2 days. To serve, gently warm on the stove until the chicken is heated through, then proceed to the step where the olives and remaining ingredients are added.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 chicken thigh, Calories 367, Fat 13 g, Carbohydrate 14 g, Protein 47 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sugar 7 g, Fiber 2 g, Sodium 794 mg, Cholesterol 215 mg

PAN ROASTED CHICKEN WITH RHUBARB

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Sautéed with an aromatic blend of turmeric, cumin, garlic, onion, and ginger, rhubarb becomes a delicious, savory-leaning sauce. The mixture is then combined with a little broth and used as a simmer sauce for bonesless, skinless chicken breasts, imparting flavor to every bite.

Provided by Sarah Carey

Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Chicken Chicken Breast Recipes

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

4 small boneless skinless chicken breast halves, patted dry (about 1 1/2 pounds)
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Unbleached all-purpose flour, for dusting
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
2 cups thinly sliced onions (from 1 large onion or 2 small)
2 tablespoons minced garlic (from 4 to 5 cloves)
4 teaspoons peeled minced ginger (from 2-inch piece)
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
2 teaspoons sugar
3/4 cup low-sodium chicken broth
8 ounces rhubarb, halved if thick, cut into 2-inch pieces
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, plus leaves for serving
Cooked rice or flatbread, for serving

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400°F. Season chicken with salt and pepper and dust with flour, tapping off excess. Heat a large oven proof skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium-high heat. Swirl in 2 tablespoons oil. Place chicken in skillet, skinned side down and cook until browned and easily releases from pan, about 4 minutes; flip and brown second side, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
Reduce heat to medium. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil, onion, garlic, and ginger to pan. Season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring frequently, until onions are translucent, about 3 minutes. Add cumin, turmeric, and sugar and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Stir in broth and rhubarb and bring to a boil on top of stove.
Nestle chicken back into pan. Transfer to oven and roast until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. If rhubarb is still underdone, remove chicken to a plate, tent with foil and return pan to oven until rhubarb is just tender, 3 to 4 minutes. (Be careful, it's easy to overcook rhubarb and you don't want it to completely fall apart.) Stir in cilantro, then return chicken to pan, turning to coat in sauce. Serve chicken and sauce over rice or with flatbread, sprinkled with more cilantro.

Tips:

For the best flavor, use ripe, fresh rhubarb. If your rhubarb is not ripe, it will be too tart for this dish.
If you don't have any rhubarb, you can substitute 1 cup of chopped carrots or celery.
You can also add other vegetables to this dish, such as potatoes, carrots, or zucchini.
If you want a thicker sauce, you can add a cornstarch slurry to the pot. To make a cornstarch slurry, mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch with 2 tablespoons of water until smooth. Then, stir the slurry into the pot and bring to a boil. The sauce will thicken as it cools.
Serve this tagine with couscous, rice, or naan bread.

Conclusion:

Chicken tagine with rhubarb is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal. The combination of sweet and savory flavors is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a new recipe to try, give this one a try. You won't be disappointed!