Chicken and Tomato Tagine with honey and almonds

A healthy, tangy and delicious chicken tagine in a deep and rich tomato, honey and almond sauce.

Chicken tagine with tomato honey almond sauce. Photo source: aglugofoil

Chicken Tagine with Tomato, Honey and Almond Sauce

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Prep time: 30 minutes minutes

Cook time: 40 minutes minutes

Total time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Equipment

• Tagine or dutch oven or slow cooker

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DESCRIPTION

A healthy, tangy and delicious chicken tagine in a deep and rich tomato, honey and almond sauce.

INGREDIENTS

 

• ▢ 1 whole chicken (cut into pieces)
• ▢ 6 tomatoes ( chopped )
• ▢ 4 tbsp olive oil
• ▢ 1 medium onion (finely chopped)
• ▢ ½ stick cinnamon
• ▢ 1 teaspoon thyme
• ▢ 2 cloves garlic ( crushed)
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ ⅓ teaspoon black pepper
• ▢ 2 tablespoon almonds (toasted, slivered)
• ▢ 2 tablespoon honey

INSTRUCTIONS

 

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Fry chicken in frying pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil over medium heat, turning over until golden brown. Remove, place chicken in tagine and set aside.
• Wipe the pan clean with a paper towel and add the remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil. 
• At medium heat, cook the onion and garlic until soft and transparent. 
• Add the chopped tomatoes, honey and thyme. Let the sauce boil gently for 5 minutes until it thickens. 
• Pour the sauce evenly over the chicken in the tagine. Tuck the cinnamon stick underneath the chicken pieces. Sprinkle with almonds, salt and pepper.
  
• Put the lid on the tagine and place in the oven. Cook for 40 minutes until the chicken is tender.

Notes

Serve with couscous, rice or bread.

Note: If you don't own a tagine, you can always use a slow cooker, Dutch oven or pot.

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