Chicken and Apricot Tagine

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• Chicken and Apricot Tagine Recipe

  1. In a medium saucepan, heat oil, sauté onion, garlic and ginger until the onion becomes translucent. Add tomato paste, turmeric, cumin, coriander, and cinnamon over low heat. Add chicken stock and tomatoes and cook for several minutes.
  2. Place chicken into the base of a 4.5 litre-capacity slow cooker. Add chickpeas, apricots, carrots, and pour over the tomato mixture from the pan; stir to combine. Cover and cook on high for 3-4 hours, or low for 8 hours; or until the meat shreds easily with a fork.
  3. Serve over couscous prepared as per directions on the  pack, topped with fresh coriander and green olives for adults, if desired

   

  Tips: Mash chickpeas with a fork for a toddler

   

  Additional instructions for portioning and boosting nutrition

  To enhance the nutritional value of the dish, you can add 2 scoops of NAN Toddler Milk Drink powder to one portion. It is important for food safety reasons not to add the powder to the entire dish. Instead, please follow these steps:

  1. Portion out one serving of the prepared dish.
  2. Add 2 scoops of NAN Toddler Milk Drink powder to the portioned dish and stir well to combine.

   

  Store the remaining dish for up to 2 days in the fridge for later use and repeat, as above, if desired.