Moroccan Chicken Stew

This is a crockpot recipe.

• Ready In: 4 hrs 20 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  carrots, peeled
• 2  large onions, thinly sliced
• 3  lbs chicken pieces, skin removed (e.g. breast,thigh, drumsticks)
• 1⁄2 cup raisins
• 1⁄2 cup  dried apricot
• 1 (14 ounce) can chicken broth
• 1⁄4 cup tomato paste
• 2  tablespoons 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
• 3⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (8 ounce) box couscous
• 3  tablespoons pine nuts
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Place carrots & onions into crockpot.
2. Sprinkle chicken with ~1/2 tsp salt, and add it to the crockpot.
3. Top chicken with raisins, apricots.
4. In a small bowl, whisk together chicken broth, tomato paste, flour, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, ginger, cinnamon, and pepper.
5. Pour mixture over the top of chicken.
6. Cook in crockpot on *low* for 6.5 - 7 hrs, *high* for 3.5 - 4 hrs.
7. Shortly before the meal, cook couscous according to instructions on box.
8. Toast the pine nuts.
9. Serve in shallow bowl over couscous, sprinkled with toasted pine nuts.