Chicken Tagine with Couscous

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon pepper black
• 1 cup couscous 
• 0.5 cup apricots dried coarsely chopped
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1.5 teaspoons ground cumin 
• 1.5 teaspoons ground ginger 
• 2 tablespoons juice of lemon 
• 1.3 cups chicken broth low-sodium
• 2 large onions thinly sliced
• 0.3 cup raisins 
• 1.8 pounds chicken breast halves boneless skinless cut into 1 inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste 
• 1 cup water boiling

Equipment

• bowl
• sauce pan
• whisk
• slow cooker
• tajine pot

Directions

1. Place the chicken, onions, apricots, and raisins into a slow cooker. In a bowl, whisk together the chicken broth, tomato paste, lemon juice, flour, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, black pepper, curry powder, and cayenne.
2. Pour the mixture over the chicken in the cooker. Cover, set the cooker to High, and cook 2 1/2 hours; or set the cooker to Low and cook for 5 hours.
3. Place the couscous into a saucepan, stir in the boiling water, cover, and let stand until the water is absorbed and the couscous is tender, about 5 minutes. Fluff the pasta with a fork. Scoop onto plates, and serve with chicken tagine.