Best 7 Moroccan Chicken Tagine With Preserved Lemons Fennel Olives And Harissa Recipes

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Moroccan chicken tagine with preserved lemons, fennel, olives, and harissa is a flavorful and aromatic dish that captures the essence of Moroccan cuisine. This tantalizing dish features tender chicken marinated in a blend of fragrant spices, then slow-cooked in a tagine with a vibrant array of vegetables, preserved lemons, briny olives, and a touch of spicy harissa. The result is a rich and flavorful stew that is sure to delight your taste buds and transport you to the vibrant streets of Morocco.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

MOROCCAN CHICKEN WITH FENNEL & OLIVES



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Get four of your 5-a-day with our healthy chicken tagine using fennel and olives. Serve with wholewheat couscous

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories     Dinner, Main course, Supper

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 17

½ lemon
1 tbsp rapeseed oil
1 large onion , finely chopped
1 fennel bulb , halved and thinly sliced, fronds reserved
thumb-sized piece ginger , finely chopped
2 large garlic cloves , chopped
4 skinless chicken thigh fillets, halved and any fat trimmed
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp turmeric
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
400ml hot vegetable stock , made with 2 tsp bouillon powder
2 tomatoes , cut into wedges
6 Kalamata or green olives , pitted and halved
generous handful coriander , chopped, plus extra to serve
70g wholewheat couscous
400g can chickpeas , drained and rinsed

Steps:

  • Squeeze the lemon over a bowl and set the bowl aside. Cut the lemon in two, remove the pith from one half and chop the rind.
  • Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan and fry the onion, fennel, ginger and garlic until soft. Add the chicken and fry for a few mins more until just browned.
  • Add the lemon rind and spices, then pour in the stock. Cover and simmer for 25 mins, then add the tomatoes, olives, coriander and half the lemon juice. Cook for 5 mins more until the fennel and chicken are tender and the sauce reduced.
  • Meanwhile, cook the couscous following pack instructions and stir in the chickpeas. Add more lemon juice to taste, then serve the tagine with the couscous, extra coriander and fennel fronds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 714 calories, Fat 25 grams fat, SaturatedFat 5 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 56 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 20 grams fiber, Protein 56 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium

CHICKEN TAGINE WITH OLIVES AND PRESERVED LEMONS



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This rich and fragrant chicken stew is laden with complex flavors and spices reminiscent of the sort you might encounter in a mountainside cafe in Morocco. Save yourself the cost of a plane ticket, however, and make this at home. First, rub the chicken with a redolent combination of garlic, saffron, ground ginger, paprika, cumin, turmeric and black pepper, then pop it into the refrigerator for 3 to 4 hours to marinate. Once that's done, brown the chicken parts, and remove from the pan, making room for a pile of sliced onions that you'll sauté until golden brown. Nestle a cinnamon stick into the tangle of onions, pile the chicken parts on top and scatter with slices of preserved lemons and olives, a combination of green and kalamata. Add a bit of chicken stock and lemon juice, then cook over low heat until the chicken is cooked through, and your house smells amazing.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 1h

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

5 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1/4 teaspoon saffron threads, pulverized
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 chicken, cut in 8 to 10 pieces
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
3 medium onions, sliced thin
1 cinnamon stick
8 calamata olives, pitted and halved
8 cracked green olives, pitted and halved
1 large or 3 small preserved lemons (sold in specialty food shops)
1 cup chicken stock
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1 tablespoon chopped flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • Mix garlic, saffron, ginger, paprika, cumin and turmeric together. If not using kosher chicken, add 1/2 teaspoon salt. Add pepper to taste. Rub chicken with mixture, cover, refrigerate and marinate 3 to 4 hours.
  • Heat oil in heavy skillet. Add chicken, and brown on all sides. Remove to platter. Add onions to skillet, and cook over medium-low heat about 15 minutes, until lightly browned. Transfer to tagine, if you are using one, or leave in skillet. Add cinnamon stick.
  • Put chicken on onions. Scatter with olives. Quarter the lemons, remove pulp and cut skin in strips. Scatter over chicken. Mix stock and lemon juice. Pour over chicken.
  • Cover tagine or skillet. Place over low heat, and cook about 30 minutes, until chicken is done. Scatter parsley on top, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 628, UnsaturatedFat 29 grams, Carbohydrate 12 grams, Fat 44 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 46 grams, SaturatedFat 11 grams, Sodium 874 milligrams, Sugar 3 grams, TransFat 0 grams

MOROCCAN CHICKEN TAGINE WITH PRESERVED LEMONS, FENNEL, OLIVES, AND HARISSA



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Great spicy, exotic chicken dish. I created this mashup of several recipes to inaugurate my new tagine, but I think any skillet, loosely covered, should work. Serve over couscous.

Provided by Nancy

Categories     Chicken Stew

Time 1h24m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 teaspoon ground paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cayenne
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
ground black pepper
4 (6 ounce) bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained, divided
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup pitted green olives, divided
3 tablespoons harissa, or to taste
½ preserved lemon, thinly sliced, divided
1 teaspoon grated ginger root
5 cherry tomatoes, halved, or more to taste
¼ cup toasted almonds

Steps:

  • Mix paprika, cumin, salt, cayenne, cinnamon, turmeric, and black pepper together in a small bowl.
  • Pat chicken thighs dry and place them in a resealable plastic bag. Sprinkle paprika mixture over chicken thighs; massage the bag to coat chicken evenly.
  • Heat oil in a tagine over medium heat. Add chicken; cook until browned, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Cook and stir fennel, onion, and garlic in the tagine. Stir in half of the garbanzo beans, chicken broth, 1/2 cup green olives, harissa, 1/2 of the preserved lemon, and ginger.
  • Lay chicken over garbanzo bean mixture; sprinkle remaining olives on top. Scatter cherry tomatoes on top. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until chicken is tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Combine remaining garbanzo beans with 2 tablespoons of broth from the tagine in a food processor or blender; blend into a thin paste.
  • Transfer chicken to a serving dish. Stir garbanzo bean paste into the tagine. Simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Spoon broth mixture over chicken.
  • Garnish with remaining preserved lemon and toasted almonds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 517.2 calories, Carbohydrate 31.4 g, Cholesterol 102.4 mg, Fat 28.5 g, Fiber 8.2 g, Protein 36 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 3350.6 mg, Sugar 2.7 g

MOROCCAN CHICKEN TAGINE WITH PRESERVED LEMONS, FENNEL, OLIVES, AND HARISSA



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Great spicy, exotic chicken dish. I created this mashup of several recipes to inaugurate my new tagine, but I think any skillet, loosely covered, should work. Serve over couscous.

Provided by Nancy

Categories     Chicken Stew

Time 1h24m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 teaspoon ground paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cayenne
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
ground black pepper
4 (6 ounce) bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained, divided
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup pitted green olives, divided
3 tablespoons harissa, or to taste
½ preserved lemon, thinly sliced, divided
1 teaspoon grated ginger root
5 cherry tomatoes, halved, or more to taste
¼ cup toasted almonds

Steps:

  • Mix paprika, cumin, salt, cayenne, cinnamon, turmeric, and black pepper together in a small bowl.
  • Pat chicken thighs dry and place them in a resealable plastic bag. Sprinkle paprika mixture over chicken thighs; massage the bag to coat chicken evenly.
  • Heat oil in a tagine over medium heat. Add chicken; cook until browned, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Cook and stir fennel, onion, and garlic in the tagine. Stir in half of the garbanzo beans, chicken broth, 1/2 cup green olives, harissa, 1/2 of the preserved lemon, and ginger.
  • Lay chicken over garbanzo bean mixture; sprinkle remaining olives on top. Scatter cherry tomatoes on top. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until chicken is tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Combine remaining garbanzo beans with 2 tablespoons of broth from the tagine in a food processor or blender; blend into a thin paste.
  • Transfer chicken to a serving dish. Stir garbanzo bean paste into the tagine. Simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Spoon broth mixture over chicken.
  • Garnish with remaining preserved lemon and toasted almonds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 517.2 calories, Carbohydrate 31.4 g, Cholesterol 102.4 mg, Fat 28.5 g, Fiber 8.2 g, Protein 36 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 3350.6 mg, Sugar 2.7 g

MOROCCAN CHICKEN TAGINE WITH PRESERVED LEMONS, FENNEL, OLIVES, AND HARISSA



Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Preserved Lemons, Fennel, Olives, and Harissa image

Great spicy, exotic chicken dish. I created this mashup of several recipes to inaugurate my new tagine, but I think any skillet, loosely covered, should work. Serve over couscous.

Provided by Nancy

Categories     Chicken Stew

Time 1h24m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 20

1 teaspoon ground paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cayenne
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground turmeric
ground black pepper
4 (6 ounce) bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 fennel bulb, trimmed and thinly sliced
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained, divided
1 cup chicken broth
1 cup pitted green olives, divided
3 tablespoons harissa, or to taste
½ preserved lemon, thinly sliced, divided
1 teaspoon grated ginger root
5 cherry tomatoes, halved, or more to taste
¼ cup toasted almonds

Steps:

  • Mix paprika, cumin, salt, cayenne, cinnamon, turmeric, and black pepper together in a small bowl.
  • Pat chicken thighs dry and place them in a resealable plastic bag. Sprinkle paprika mixture over chicken thighs; massage the bag to coat chicken evenly.
  • Heat oil in a tagine over medium heat. Add chicken; cook until browned, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate. Cook and stir fennel, onion, and garlic in the tagine. Stir in half of the garbanzo beans, chicken broth, 1/2 cup green olives, harissa, 1/2 of the preserved lemon, and ginger.
  • Lay chicken over garbanzo bean mixture; sprinkle remaining olives on top. Scatter cherry tomatoes on top. Cover and simmer over medium-low heat until chicken is tender, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
  • Combine remaining garbanzo beans with 2 tablespoons of broth from the tagine in a food processor or blender; blend into a thin paste.
  • Transfer chicken to a serving dish. Stir garbanzo bean paste into the tagine. Simmer until flavors combine, about 5 minutes. Spoon broth mixture over chicken.
  • Garnish with remaining preserved lemon and toasted almonds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 517.2 calories, Carbohydrate 31.4 g, Cholesterol 102.4 mg, Fat 28.5 g, Fiber 8.2 g, Protein 36 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, Sodium 3350.6 mg, Sugar 2.7 g

MOROCCAN CHICKEN TAGINE WITH OLIVES AND PRESERVED LEMONS RECIPE - (4.7/5)



Moroccan Chicken Tagine with Olives and Preserved Lemons Recipe - (4.7/5) image

Provided by Mom_s

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 pinch saffron
salt and pepper to taste
1 whole chicken (cut into 8 pieces, or chicken thighs or breasts)
1 tablespoon oil
1 onion (sliced)
2 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 teaspoon ginger (grated)
1/2 cup water (or chicken stock)
1 preserved lemon (pith removed, and peel rinsed and sliced)
1 cup olives
1 tablespoon harissa
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 cup parsley (chopped)
1/4 cup cilantro (chopped)

Steps:

  • 1. Mix the paprika, cayenne pepper, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, saffron, salt and pepper and rub it into the chicken. 2. Heat the oil in a large pan over medium-high heat add the chicken and brown on all sides and set aside. 3. Add the onion, and saute for 3 minutes. 4. Add the garlic and ginger and saute until fragrant, about a minute. 5. Add the water, chicken, preserved lemon, olives, harissa and honey, cover and simmer for 30 minutes. 6. Remove from heat and mix in the parsley and cilantro. Slow Cooker: Optionally implement steps 1-4, place everything except the parsley and cilantro in the slow cooker and cook on low for 6-10 hours or high for 2-4 hours before adding the parsley and cilantro and turning off the heat. Note: You will probably want to go easy on the salt as the lemons are preserved in a lot of salt and the olives are pretty salty as well.

CHICKEN & PRESERVED LEMON TAGINE



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This is the ultimate Moroccan stew! I love preserved lemons and harissa - 2 ingredients you find over and over again in Moroccan cuisine!

Provided by shiumaieats

Categories     Stew

Time 45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 chicken legs (de-skinned if you prefer)
2 small white onions
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 piece gingerroot
2 cups chicken broth
4 sprigs coriander
pitted green olives
1 whole preserved lemon, sliced
2 teaspoons harissa or 2 teaspoons chili paste
2 teaspoons cumin
1 teaspoon ginger powder
1 teaspoon turmeric (for color) or 1 teaspoon saffron (for color)
3 dried chilies (to garnish)

Steps:

  • Sauté the diced onions and garlic in the pot on low heat just to sweat the onions. While doing so, pan fry the chicken legs in a separate pan just to get a golden brown on both sides.
  • Add the cumin, ginger and turmeric to the onions and garlic.
  • Place the chicken legs side by side into the pot with the onions and add a light chicken broth (unsalted) just enough but not covering the chicken. Add the sliced preserved lemon and green olives. The lemon is sour and salty so there is no need to add any salt to this dish.
  • Let the broth reduce, add the harissa and stir. Turn the chicken over and spoon the sauce over the meat.
  • When the chicken is cooked, garnish with chopped coriander, dried whole chilis and sliced preserved lemon.
  • Serve this dish along with fluffy cous cous :).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 387, Fat 24.7, SaturatedFat 6.4, Cholesterol 138.6, Sodium 510.4, Carbohydrate 5.7, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 2.1, Protein 33.6

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients. Fresh, flavorful ingredients will make a big difference in the taste of your tagine.
  • Don't skimp on the spices. Moroccan cuisine is known for its bold flavors, so don't be afraid to use a generous amount of spices in your tagine.
  • Cook the tagine low and slow. This will allow the flavors to develop and deepen.
  • Serve the tagine with traditional Moroccan accompaniments, such as couscous, bread, and yogurt.
  • Experiment with different ingredients. There are many variations on chicken tagine, so feel free to experiment with different vegetables, fruits, and spices to create your own unique dish.

Conclusion:

Moroccan chicken tagine is a delicious and flavorful dish that is perfect for a special occasion or a weeknight meal. With its tender chicken, fragrant spices, and colorful vegetables, this tagine is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a new recipe to try, give this Moroccan chicken tagine a try. You won't be disappointed.

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