Chicken, spinach and butter bean tagine

Chicken, spinach and butter bean tagine

This hearty one-pan dish is packed with protein and fibre and is on the table in just 40 minutes. Recipe and image courtesy of Discover Great Veg, discovergreatveg.co.uk

Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Total: 40 mins
Serves: 4


Chicken, spinach and butter bean tagine

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 350g chicken breast, diced
  • 1 tbsp harissa paste
  • 50g pitted green olives
  • 2 preserved lemons, roughly chopped
  • 300g passata
  • 150ml chicken stock
  • 1 x 400g can butter beans, drained
  • 1 x 260g bag spinach
  • wholewheat couscous, to serve

Method

  • Step 1

    Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the chicken for 4-5 minutes. Add the harissa paste and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add the olives, lemons, passata, stock and beans and bring to the boil.

  • Step 2

    Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Add the spinach until just wilted.

  • Step 3

    Serve with cooked wholewheat couscous.

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