# Chicken & Chickpea Tagine

- Servings: 4 servings
- Cuisine: Moroccan
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 4/5 whole chicken leg
- 1 tin chickpeas
- 2 large onion, thinly sliced
- 4 garlic clove, finely chopped or grated
- 1 preserved lemon
- 0.5 tin green olives
- 3 tsp ground ginger
- 3 tsp turmeric
- 3 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 pinch saffron (optional)
- 400 ml chicken stock
- 1 handful fresh coriander
- salt
- black pepper

## Instructions

1. Mix the ginger, turmeric, cumin, cinnamon, salt, pepper and olive oil. Defrost an ice cube in a pinch of saffron and mix.
2. Rub the spice mixture all over the chicken legs.
3. Heat a large tagine or heavy casserole and brown the chicken on all sides. Remove.
4. Add the onions and cook gently for 10–12 minutes until soft and golden.
5. Add the garlic, half the chopped preserved lemon and coriander and cook for another minute.
6. Add the stock, along with the chickpeas, green olives and the chicken on top.
7. Cover and simmer gently for 45 minutes.
8. Finish with the remaining fresh coriander and preserved lemon.
9. Prepare the couscous as per packet instructions and serve alongside the tagine.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DdCA7USBhjV/?stkn=MXFuMTR6bGJuazFtdQ==
- Creator: Food Therapy
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3ac1ab96-6a3b-4e49-880c-5bc2b2774b46
- Extracted: 2026-09-08

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