Spiced Chicken with Dates & Chickpeas

  • Serves : 4
  • Type : Main Course

A one pot wonder that’s well worth the wait. From our Lakeland More Slow Cooking Book

Ingredients

  • 8 boneless and skinless chicken thighs 
  • 2 tbsp plain flour 
  • 2 tbsp olive oil 
  • 2 medium onions peeled and cut in to thin wedges
  • 4  cloves garlic peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 fresh long chilli deseeded and thinly sliced
  • 2 tsp ground cumin 
  • 2 tsp  ground cinnamon 
  • ¼ tsp  saffron threads 
  • 2 tbsp  honey 
  • 500ml  chicken stock 
  • 400g  tinned chickpeas rinsed and drained
  • 3  small courgettes thickly sliced
  • 6  fresh dates halved and pitted
  • 2 tbsp  lemon juice 
  • salt & freshly ground black pepper 
  • 4 tbsp  fresh coriander leaves 

Top tip!

Serve this dish with couscous or warmed flatbreads.

Method

  1. Toss the chicken in the flour to coat, shake off the excess. Heat half the oil in a large frying pan, cook the chicken in batches until browned. Remove from the pan.
  2. Heat the remaining oil in the same frying pan and cook the onion, stirring, until softened. Add the garlic, chilli and spices. Cook, stirring, for about 2 minutes then stir in the honey.
  3. Place half the chicken in a large slow cooker and cover with half the spice mixture. Top with the remaining chicken then the remaining spice mixture and pour in the stock. Cover and cook on low for 5 hours.
  4. Add the chickpeas, courgettes and dates around the outside edge of the cooker. Cover and cook for 1 hour. Stir in the lemon juice, season to taste and sprinkle with coriander

By | 12 April 2018