Moroccan Chicken Crockpot Food

SLOW COOKER MOROCCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place chicken in the bottom of a slow cooker. Add the garlic, onion, tomatoes, peaches, garbanzo beans, dried apricots, cumin, ginger, cinnamon, coriander, and cayenne pepper. Pour in the chicken broth. Cook on Low for 5 hours.
• Remove the chicken and keep warm. Mix the cornstarch and water in a small bowl. Stir the cornstarch mixture into the slow cooker. Cook on High until the sauce has thickened, about 15 minutes. Return the chicken to the slow cooker and heat through. Top with fresh cilantro and almonds before serving.

SLOW-COOKED MOROCCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Place carrots and onions in a greased 5-qt. slow cooker. Sprinkle chicken with salt; add to slow cooker. Top with apricots and raisins. In a small bowl, whisk broth, tomato paste, flour, lemon juice, garlic and seasonings until blended; add to slow cooker., Cook, covered, on low until chicken is tender, 6-7 hours. Serve with hot cooked couscous.

MOROCCAN CHICKEN (CROCKPOT)

Steps:

• In 5 or 6-qt slow cooker, combine eggplant, tomatoes, bell pepper, raisins, onion, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato paste, vinegar, garlic, turmeric, 1 tsp of the salt and the pepper flakes.
• Toss with large spoon to blend.
• Place chicken thighs on top, boneside up.
• Cover; cook on low for 7-8 hours or high for 2 1/2 - 3 hours, until chicken and vegetables are tender. Remove chicken from cooker and debone, return to cooker. Stir in chickpeas, peanut butter and remaining salt. Reheat to simmer. Serve over couscous.

CROCK POT MOROCCAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat cooking oil in large frying pan on medium. Add onions garlic and gingerroot. Cook fo 5 to 10 minutes, stirring often, until onion is softened and starting to brown.
• Add chili powder, cardamom and cumin. Heat and stir for 1 to 2 minutes until fragrant. Transfer to 3 1/2 quart crock pot.
• Add chicken, white wine or broth, honey, cinnamon stick, and salt. Stir. Cook, covered, on low for 7 to 8 hours or on high for 3 1/2 to 4 hours.
• Stir orange juice into cornstarch in small bowl. Add to crock pot. Stir. Cook, covered, on high for about 15 minutes until boiling and thickened. Remove and discard cinnamon stick and cardamom pods.
• Sprinkle with almonds.
• Tip: To bruise cardamom, pounds pods with mallet or press with flat side of a wide knife to "bruise," or crack them open slightly.

EASY CROCK POT MOROCCAN CHICKEN, CHICKPEA AND APRICOT TAGINE

Steps:

• PLEASE NOTE: This recipe lists canned chickpeas in the ingredients, NOT dried! If you use dried chickpeas, you MUST soak them and cook them first!
• Heat up olive oil in a frying pan/skillet & saute chopped onions & garlic for 5-10 minutes.
• Add chicken stock & gradually mix in flour or cornflour until well mixed & not lumpy.Add honey & tomato paste & mix well.
• Add herbs,spices & finely chopped ginger with salt & pepper to taste.
• Finally add tinned tomatoes & mix well.
• Pour the above tomato,onion & spice mix into slow cooker or tagine.
• Add chicken & chickpeas & mix well.
• Add dried apricots making sure they are covered by juice. (Add the carrots if using.).
• Give it a gentle but good stir to mix everything together well.
• Crock Pot or Slow Cooker - Cook on high for about 3 to 4 hours OR automatic with keep warm facility for up to 8 hours. (Please note that the cooking times depend on your crockpot, the cooking times I have suggested work fine with mine which is a Morphy Richards Slow Cooker.).
• If cooking in a Traditional Tagine, do as above & cook SLOWLY over gas or barbeque for about 2-3 hours.
• Electric Tagine cooking - same as the slowcooker. If you need to thicken it up towards the end of the cooking time, add cornflour which has been mixed with a little water & add to the tagine - mix well.
• Serve with freshly chopped Coriander/Cilantro sprinked on top & either with couscous, rice, fresh flat bread, pitta bread or salads. It is also good (if not traditional) served with fluffy pureed or mashed potatoes & pasta.
• Note: You can use chicken pieces or whole chicken which has been cut up into portions, but you will then need to brown them in a frying pan or skillet beforehand. Preserved lemons make a great addition, add them when you add the apricots and carrots.