Moroccan chicken tagine with lemon & olives

Name: Moroccan chicken tagine with lemon & olives
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 onions, roughly chopped; 4 garlic cloves; 1 Large pinch saffron; 2 Juice of lemons; 30 g ginger, roughly chopped; 2 28g packs fresh coriander; 75 ml vegetable oil, plus 1 tbsp; 50 g ground almonds; 2 500g packs chicken breast fillets, cut into large pieces; 130 g pitted green olives, halved; 75 g preserved lemons, chopped; 250 ml chicken stock

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HealthyLow fat

Serves8
CourseMain meal
Prepare20 mins
Cook1 hr
Total time1 hr 20 mins

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2 onions, roughly chopped
4 garlic cloves
1 Large pinch saffron
2 Juice of lemons
30g ginger, roughly chopped
2 28g packs fresh coriander
75ml vegetable oil, plus 1 tbsp
50g ground almonds
2 500g packs chicken breast fillets, cut into large pieces
130g pitted green olives, halved
75g preserved lemons, chopped
250ml chicken stock

Preheat the oven to 200°C, gas mark 6.
To make the tagine paste, place the onion, garlic, saffron, lemon juice, ginger, coriander (including the stalks) and 75ml vegetable oil in a food processor and purée to a coarse paste. Stir in the ground almonds and some seasoning.
Heat the extra tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan and fry the chicken pieces for 7-8 minutes until browned. Add the tagine paste and cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the olives, preserved lemons and stock. Bring to the boil and transfer to a large casserole dish. Cover and bake for 45 minutes, then serve with the flatbreads and jewelled couscous.