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Chicken & Chickpea Moroccan Stew

Fragrant Moroccan-spiced chicken with chickpeas, apricots and preserved lemon.

5 June 2026
Chicken & Chickpea Moroccan Stew

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken thighs, skin removed
  • 400g tin chickpeas, drained
  • 80g dried apricots, halved
  • 1 preserved lemon, rind finely chopped
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 tsp each: cumin, coriander, turmeric, cinnamon
  • 400ml chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Fresh coriander to serve

Method

  1. Brown chicken in oil; set aside. Soften onion and garlic 5 min.
  2. Add spices; cook 1 min. Return chicken with stock, apricots and preserved lemon.
  3. Add chickpeas; simmer 35 min until chicken is tender.
  4. Serve over couscous with fresh coriander.