Slow Cooker Moroccan Chicken
with leftover cauliflower couscous
Travel to North Africa with this melange of spices that turns plain chicken into something incredibly special.
Smarts: We do provide non-slow cooker directions for this recipe, but we definitely recommend using a slow cooker for more tender chicken.
Ingredients
- Garlic - 3 cloves, minced
- Onions - 1, diced
- Cilantro - 2 Tbsp, chopped
- Apricots, dried - 2 oz, chopped
- Diced tomatoes (14 oz / 397 g can) - 1 can, drained
- Chicken thighs, boneless & skinless - 1 1/2 lbs
- Cinnamon - 1 tsp
- Coriander - 1 tsp
- Cumin - 1 tsp
- Ginger, dried - 1 tsp
- Harissa paste (optional, sub your favorite hot sauce) - 1 Tbsp
- Chicken stock - 1/2 cup
- Cilantro - 3 Tbsp, chopped
- Apricots, dried - 2 oz, chopped
- Grassfed butter - 1 Tbsp
- Leftover cauliflower rice - ~2 cups
- Almonds, sliced - 1/4 cup
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Prep
- Garlic / Onions - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 4 days ahead)
- For chicken and cauliflower couscous | Cilantro / Apricots - Prep as directed. (Can be done up to 4 days ahead)
- Diced tomatoes - Drain.
- [Optional step] Brown chicken - Sprinkle chicken with some salt and pepper. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and add some cooking oil. Add chicken to heated oil and sear on both sides for 2 to 3 minutes.
- If slow cooking - Place chicken, cinnamon, coriander, cumin, ginger, garlic, onions, apricots (just chicken’s portion), diced tomatoes, harissa, and chicken stock in slow cooker. Cook on high for 3 to 4 hours OR low for 6 to 8 hours. (If you don’t own a slow cooker, chop chicken into bite-sized pieces. Then heat a Dutch oven or saute pan over medium-high heat. Add some oil and then saute garlic and onions for ~3 minutes. Add remainder of the ingredients and saute for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring frequently until chicken is cooked through. Please note, this dish is meant to be a slow cooker dish and the chicken will be much more tender in slow cooker.)
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Make
- Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add butter. Once butter has melted, add leftover cauli rice and apricots. Stir until heated through.
- Fold cilantro (just cauliflower couscous’ portion) and sliced almonds into couscous.
- Season Moroccan chicken to taste with salt, harissa, and / or spices. You can shred chicken with a fork in the slow cooker or just serve it whole (they'll be super fork tender!). Enjoy chicken with chopped cilantro and cauliflower couscous on the side.
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Reviews
Ratings
53 reviews
Great tasting! Should have ground my coriander and cumin; the seeds were unpleasant. I forgot about the yogurt but it didn't matter.
0 HelpfulThis dish was excellent. Different that what we normally make, but still delicous. We made 6 servings to bring to work during the week for lunch.
0 HelpfulI didn't add yogurt. I used crushed instead of diced tomatoes, dates instead of apricots, added more garlic and didn't add a hot sauce. Yummy...
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