Moroccan-style Chicken With Couscous And Yoghurt

Moroccan-style Chicken With Couscous And Yoghurt
  • Author: BBC Food

This aromatic and flavorful dish combines tender chicken breasts with a sweet and savory blend of spices, tomatoes, dried apricots, and honey. Simmered to perfection in a fragrant sauce, this Moroccan-inspired chicken dish is served alongside fluffy couscous and a dollop of tangy yogurt. It's a comforting and satisfying meal that's sure to please the whole family.

— Constant Cookbook

Ingredients

  • 1 large onion
  • 3 garlic
  • 275ml/10fl oz chicken stock
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1 x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • handful dried apricotsprunes
  • 2 tbsp clear honey
  • bunch fresh coriander
  • , cooked (rehydrated) according to packet instructions couscous
  • plain yoghurt

Instructions

  • Put the onion, garlic and chicken stock into a saucepan over a medium heat and bring to the boil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and boil for 5 minutes, or until reduced in volume by half.
  • Add the chicken, tomatoes, ground cinnamon, ground ginger and dried apricots or prunes. Return the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover with a lid and simmer very gently, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
  • Make the couscous addording to the packet instructions.
  • Just before serving, stir the honey and coriander into the chicken and cook for a further five minutes. Serve with couscous and yoghurt.

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Cook Time

2H

Prep Time

PT30M

Yield

Serves 4