Moroccan Chicken Stew, Crock Pot

Total Time: 6 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 carrots, peeled and sliced
• 2 large onions, halved and thinly sliced
• 2 lbs skinless chicken pieces
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup dried apricot, coarsely chopped
• 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ground black pepper
• hot cooked couscous (whole wheat preferred)
• pine nuts, toasted
• fresh cilantro (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a 5- to 6-quart slow cooker place carrots and onions.
• 2 sprinkle chicken with 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• 3 add to cooker; top chicken with raisins and apricots.
• 4 in bowl whisk broth, tomato paste, flour, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, ginger, cinnamon and the ground black pepper.
• 5 add to cooker.
• 6 cover; cook on low-heat setting for 6-1/2 to 7 hours (or on high-heat setting for 3-1/2 to 4 hours).
• 7 serve in bowls with couscous.
• 8 sprinkle with nuts.
• 9 garnish with cilantro. serves 4.