Chicken Tagine With Preserved Lemon and Almonds Recipe

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Chicken Tagine With Preserved Lemon and Almonds
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make paste out of spices, lemon juice, honey, saffron, and 1 tspn olive oil.
  2. Marinate chicken in paste overnight.
  3. Toast almonds over a gentle heat and set aside.
  4. Fry onion and garlic in heavy base pot til soft.
  5. Panfry/bbq chicken breasts until cooked on outside – ideally use something like a scanpan griddle. Don’t discard the marinade.
  6. Place in pot with onion and all leftover marinade.
  7. Cover with water.
  8. Simmer on low 30 minutes.
  9. Skim the surface from time to time.
  10. Add preserved lemons and almonds.
  11. Cook for another 30 mins on very low.
  12. Remove chicken breasts, slice and return to sauce.
  13. Add chopped coriander leaves.
  14. Heat through and serve.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 552.91 Kcal (2315 kJ)
Calories from fat 202.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 22.52g 35%
Cholesterol 208.86mg 70%
Sodium 1150.55mg 48%
Potassium 1238.51mg 26%
Total Carbs 18.9g 6%
Sugars 11.98g 48%
Dietary Fiber 3.33g 13%
Protein 75.32g 151%
Vitamin C 24.5mg 41%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Calcium 76.6mg 8%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 120.12 Kcal (503 kJ)
Calories from fat 44.04 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.89g 35%
Cholesterol 45.37mg 70%
Sodium 249.96mg 48%
Potassium 269.07mg 26%
Total Carbs 4.1g 6%
Sugars 2.6g 48%
Dietary Fiber 0.72g 13%
Protein 16.36g 151%
Vitamin C 5.3mg 41%
Iron 0.2mg 5%
Calcium 16.6mg 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 12.3
    Points
  • 14
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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