Moist, flavorful chicken thighs are perfect for slow cooking. Add a warm blend of spices and you have a satisfying stew that you’ll want to make often - perfect if you love Mediterranean cuisine!
Moroccan Chicken Stew
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 8 hr 50 min
- Ingredients 16
- Servings 6
Ingredients
Stew
- 1 cup ready-to-eat baby-cut carrots
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granules
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs (about 1 1/4 lb)
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 small zucchini (about 4 oz), cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 small yellow summer squash (about 4 oz), cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 1 can (15 oz) chickpeas or garbanzo beans, drained
Couscous
- 1 package (10 oz) uncooked couscous
- 2 cups water
- 1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
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Step1In 3 1/2- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix carrots and onion. In small bowl, mix bouillon, cumin, cinnamon and red pepper. Sprinkle over vegetables.
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Step2Top vegetables with chicken thighs. Pour 1 1/2 cups water and the lemon juice over chicken.
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Step3Cover; cook on Low heat setting 8 to 10 hours.
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Step4Gently stir zucchini, summer squash and chickpeas into stew. Cover; cook 30 minutes longer. Meanwhile, during last 5 minutes of cooking, prepare couscous as directed on package, using 2 cups water, the oil and salt. Spoon couscous into individual shallow bowls. Top each with stew.
Nutrition
490
Calories
12g
Total Fat
33g
Protein
61g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 490
- Calories from Fat
- 110
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 19%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 15%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 20%
- Sodium
- 800mg
- 33%
- Potassium
- 730mg
- 21%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 61g
- 20%
- Dietary Fiber
- 8g
- 33%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 33g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 70%
- 70%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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