Moroccan Chicken Tagine

Delicious ketogenic chicken tagine

Rating: (1)Serves: 4Serve With: Rice, FlatbreadCooking Method: TagineReady In: 1 hours 30 mins Prep Time: 30 hours 00 mins Cook Time: 1 hours 00 mins
LOW
Energy Density
0.9kcal/g
MED
Fat
16g / serving
LOW
Saturates
2.9g / serving
LOW
Sugars
1.5g / serving
MED
Salt
2.3g / serving
MED
Fibre
5.1g / serving
Free-from:
Suitable for:FreezerHalalKetogenicKosherPregnancy

I've had a tagine for around 3 years and finally got round to using it recently as a way to support my better half in her low carb diet. This recipe was so tasty I made it again 2 days later.

Preparation

  1. dice the onion and celery
  2. Peel and slightly crush the garlic
  3. Grate or finely can be any size">chop the ginger
  4. Cut the lemons into 8 pieces (half them in each of the 3 dimensions)
  5. Cut the chicken into approx 3cm cubes and season with a little salt and pepper
  6. Put the other half of the oil in the tagine and gently fry the onions
  7. Put half the olive oil into a pan and brown the chicken, around 5 mins
  8. Add all of the other ingredients except the mint and water, stir together, and cook for around 5 minutes
  9. Add the mint and water and stir in
  10. Add the browned chicken to the tagine, turn the heat down to low, put the lid on the tagine and cook for around 45 minutes to 2 hours

Notes

  • If possible use olives in oil not brine. If the olives have been in brine then rinse them well to avoid the tagine ending up too salty.

Ingredients

  • 1 Kg chicken breasts
  • Pinch salt
  • Pinch ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 350 ml water
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • 3 tbsp harissa paste
  • 1 tbsp ground cumin
  • 2 large whole lemons
  • 8 cloves garlic
  • 1 stick celery
  • 1 large red onion
  • 150g olives
  • 1 thumb fresh ginger
  • 40g fresh mint

Equipment

  • Tagine
  • Chopping board
  • Knife
  • Heat diffuser

Nutritional Facts

  • Serving size: 524.9g
  • (18% / 23%)   Calories: 457kcal
  • (29%)Total fat: 16g
  • (15%)   Saturated fat: 2.9g
  • (28%)   Unsaturated fat: 9.7g
  •     Mono: 7.8g
  •     Poly: 1.9g
  • (61%)   Cholesterol: 183mg
  •   Trans Fat: 0g
  • (6%)Total carbohydrates: 19g
  •   Starch: 0g
  • (5%)   Sugars: 1.5g
  •     Sucrose: 1g
  •     Glucose: 1.4g
  •     Maltose: 0g
  •     Lactose: 0g
  •     Fructose: 1.1g
  •     Galactose: 0.1g
  • (20%)   Fibre: 5.1g
  • (118%)Protein: 59g
  • Salts
  • (47%)   Sodium: 934mg
  • (33%)   Potassium: 1.2g
  • Minerals
  • Calcium: 10%
  • Iron: 40%
  • Zinc: 21%
  • Magnesium: 29%
  • Phosphorus: 84%
  • Copper: 22%
  • Manganese: 3%
  • Selenium: 590%
  • Fluoride: 0%
  • Cryptoxanthin: 17mg
  • Lycopene: 1%
  • Lutein: 0.3g
  • Vitamins
  • Vitamin A: 58µg
  • Thiamin (B1): 25%
  • Riboflavin (B2): 42%
  • Niacin (B3): 160%
  • Vitamin B5: 76%
  • Vitamin B6: 162%
  • Folate (B9): 12%
  • Vitamin B12: 21%
  • Choline: 43%
  • Vitamin C: 62%
  • Vitamin D: 0%
  • Vitamin E: 23%
  • Vitamin K: 5%
  •  
  • Arginine: 3.8g
  • Aspartic Acid: 5.4g
  • Glutamate: 8.4g
  • Glycine: 2.5g
  • Proline: 1.8g
  • Serine: 2.2g
  • Tyrosine: 2g
  • Alanine: 3.3g
  • Cystine: 0.6g
  • Amino Acids
  • Histidine: 2.1g
  • Isoleucine: 2.8g
  • Leucine: 4.7g
  • Methionine: 1.5g
  • Phenylalanine: 2.3g
  • Threonine: 2.5g
  • Tryptophan: 0.7g
  • Valine: 2.9g
  • Lysine: 5.4g
  • Betaine: 18mg

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