Another great slow cooker meal that is family friendly, tasty and nutrient dense! My Mum use to make this dish for us when we were young which I thoroughly enjoyed. This should feed about 6-8 people and costs only $2 per serve!
Moroccan Style Chicken with Lentils and Apricots
Servings
4
servingsPrep time
30
minutesIngredients
16 chicken drumsticks
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 large onion, diced
3 large carrots, finely sliced
2 Tbsp ground cumin
2 Tbsp ground coriander seeds
2 Tbsp sweet paprika
150g split red lentil
400g can chopped tomato
1 Tbsp tomato ketchup or tomato paste (use GF to make recipe GF)
750ml chicken stock or broth
1 cinnamon stick
200g whole dried apricot, cut into halves
Directions
- Heat a large pan over medium heat with 1 Tbsp olive oil.
- Cook the onions, garlic and half the chicken drumsticks until brown on the outside.
- Sprinkle 1 Tbsp cumin, coriander and paprika on the chicken. Place into the slow cooker.
- Repeat this with the other Tbsp olive oil, carrots and remaining chicken drumsticks and spices.
- Place the remaining ingredients into the slow cooker and cook on low for 5-6 hours or high for 3-4 hours until chicken and carrots are cooked.
- Serve with basmati or brown rice and season to taste.