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Chicken Tagine with Couscous
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Chicken Tagine with Couscous

17 ingredients Makes 4 to 6 servings openrecipes
Chicken Tagine with Couscous
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

564
Calories
40g
Protein
19g
Fat
59g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Olive 1 large (4g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Saffron not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 large chicken (about 3 pounds), cut into 8 pieces
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 15 cipollini onions, blanched and peeled
  • 2 garlic cloves, peeled and thinly sliced
  • 1/2-inch piece ginger, finely chopped
  • 1 cup chicken stock or canned low-sodium broth
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon saffron
  • 1/2 cup picholine olives, pitted
  • 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped
  • 1/2 preserved lemon, seeded and chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups couscous
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock
  • 1-inch cinnamon stick
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

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By epicurious · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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