Chicken And Squash Tagine

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 squash, peeled and cubed
• 8 chicken thighs, skinned and cut into bite-size chunks
• 2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 star anise
• 2 dried red chili peppers
• 1 (14 ounce) can chickpeas, drained
• 3 ounces dried apricots, quartered
• 2 1/2 cups chicken stock, hot

Recipe

• 1 heat the oil in large saucepan and cook the onion, squash and chicken for 5 minutes until the onion has softened and the squash and chicken are beginning to brown.
• 2 add the tomatoes and cook for a further 3-4 minutes until the tomatoes are pulpy.
• 3 stir in the spices, chickpeas, apricots and stock.
• 4 bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently for 20-30 minutes, or until the chicken and squash are tender, and the sauce is fragrant.
• 5 serve with steamed couscous.