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Chicken Tagine

Name: Chicken Tagine
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 chicken breasts; Low cal spray oil; 2 onions chopped; 2 tbsp freshly grated ginger; 1 1/2 tsp sweet smoked paprika; Good pinch of saffron; 330 ml hot chicken or vegtable stock; 3 dried apricots halved; 200g canned tomatoes; 1tsp stevia; 1 lemon zest; 1/2 lemon juice; Garnish of water cress; fat free greek yogurt to serve (optional); Shredded red cabbage

Warm up those winter cockles!

Preparation Time	20mins
Cooking Time	45mins
Level	Easy
Serves	4
Free Food	FF

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts

Low cal spray oil

2 onions chopped

2 tbsp freshly grated ginger

1 1/2 tsp sweet smoked paprika

Good pinch of saffron

330 ml hot chicken or vegtable stock

3 dried apricots halved

200g canned tomatoes

1tsp stevia

1 lemon zest

1/2 lemon juice

Garnish of water cress

fat free greek yogurt to serve (optional)

Shredded red cabbage

Method

Place a heavy-based pan on a medium heat. Add low cal spray and coat the pan. Cut the chicken into small pieces and fry until cooked through. Set aside.

In the same pan, add onions, ginger and paprika and fry until golden.

Meanwhile, add the saffron to the stock – leave to soak.

Add the apricots, tinned tomatoes, Stevia and lemon juice into the cooked onions. Stir through and then once the saffron has infused with the stock add this to the pan also.

Add the chicken back into the pan and leave to cook until reduced.

Serve with watercress, lemon zest, shredded cabbage and Greek yogurt. Add basmati rice to accompany.