Chicken, Date & California Walnut Tagine

Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 797kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 500 g Chicken thigh fillets chopped
  • 1 200g Onion
  • 1 clove Garlic crushed
  • 1 tsp Ground cumin
  • 400 g Butternut squash peeled and diced
  • 100 g California Walnuts roughly chopped
  • 100 g Pitted dates roughly chopped
  • 400 g Chopped tomatoes
  • 1 Chicken stock cube
  • 200 g Wholewheat couscous
  • 25 g Coriander chopped

Instructions

  • Heat the oil in a large saucepan and fry the chicken and onion for 5 minutes to brown. Add in the garlic and spices and cook for 2 minutes. Add the squash, California Walnuts and dates and cook for a further 2 minutes.
  • Stir in the chopped tomatoes plus ½ can of water with the stock cube, bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 20 minutes, removing the lid after 10 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, place the couscous in a bowl and pour over boiling water until it's just covered, cover the bowl with clingfilm and leave for 5 minutes, fluff up the couscous with a fork and stir in the reserved 25g Walnuts and half the coriander.
  • Sprinkle the tagine with the remaining coriander and serve with the couscous.

Nutrition

Serving: 480g | Calories: 797kcal | Carbohydrates: 68g | Protein: 47g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 5.5g | Sodium: 1.3mg | Fibre: 12g | Sugar: 28g

Notes

Cooks tip
Swap the chicken for different root vegetables for a vegetarian option.
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