Quick Chicken Tagine Filling

Name: Quick Chicken Tagine Filling
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 1 tsp Ground cumin; 2 tbsp Olive oil; 3 tbsp Fresh cilantro, chopped; 1 tsp Salt; 0.5 tsp Black pepper; 0.5 tsp Ground cinnamon; 3 Garlic cloves, minced; 0.5 tsp Paprika; 1 Large onion, diced; 100 ml Chicken broth; 100 g Green olives, pitted; 600 g Chicken breast or thighs, diced; 200 ml Tomato sauce; 1 tbsp Preserved lemon, chopped

A fragrant, quick-cooking chicken filling infused with Moroccan spices, perfect for batbout, msemen, or flatbreads. Great for meal prep.

Recipe byChef Amina

Prep 10 min
Cook 25 min
Serves 6

chicken Tagine quick filling

Ingredients

Servings

Scaled from 6 base servings — local only.

1 tspGround cumin
2 tbspOlive oil
3 tbspFresh cilantro, chopped
1 tspSalt
0.5 tspBlack pepper
0.5 tspGround cinnamon
3Garlic cloves, minced
0.5 tspPaprika
1Large onion, diced
100 mlChicken broth
100 gGreen olives, pitted
600 gChicken breast or thighs, diced
200 mlTomato sauce
1 tbspPreserved lemon, chopped

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Instructions

Brown chicken: Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Add diced chicken and cook until lightly browned, about 5 minutes.
Cook aromatics: Add diced onion and minced garlic, cook until softened, about 3 minutes. Stir in ground cumin, paprika, and ground cinnamon. Cook until fragrant, about 1 minute.
Simmer: Add tomato sauce, chicken broth, green olives, chopped preserved lemon, salt, and black pepper. Simmer for 10-15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and sauce is reduced.
Finish: Stir in fresh cilantro. Taste and adjust seasonings. Use warm as a filling for batbout or other flatbreads.