Lemon & Kale Chicken Tagine

Preparation Time: 20 minutes

Cooking Time: 20-25 minutes

Serves: 4

What You’ll Need: 

  • 2 preserved lemons, roughly chopped (50g)
  • 28g pack coriander
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 150g Leeks, sliced (approx. 1 medium)
  • 250g pack Kale
  • 200ml chicken stock
  • 500g chicken breast fillets, cut into large chunks
  • 200g couscous
  • Fat free natural yogurt and pomegranate seeds to serve

What To Do:

  • Preheat the oven to 200oC, gas mark 6.
  • Place the lemons, coriander including the stalks, garlic, leek and 50g kale into a food processor with the stock and blitz to give a coarse paste.
  • Heat the paste in a frying pan with the chicken for 5 minutes and transfer to a casserole dish, cover with a lid and cook for 20-25 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.
  • Meanwhile, blanch the remaining kale in boiling water for 3 minutes and then stir into the chicken tagine.
  • Place the couscous in a small bowl and pour over 200ml boiling water, cover with clingfilm and leave for 5 minutes, fluff up with a fork and serve with the tagine and a spoonful of fat free natural yogurt.

Cooks tip: Try using chicken thigh fillets instead of breasts and add some green olives.

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