Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 large onion, chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 275ml/10fl oz chicken stock
  • sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 1 x 400g/14oz can chopped tomatoes
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • handful dried apricots or prunes (or both), chopped
  • 2 tbsp clear honey
  • bunch fresh coriander, chopped
  • couscous, to serve
  • natural yoghurt, optional, to serve

Instruction

  • Put the onion, garlic and chicken stock into a saucepan over a medium heat and bring to the boil. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper and boil for 5 minutes, or until reduced in volume by half.
  • Add the chicken, tomatoes, ground cinnamon, ground ginger and dried apricots or prunes. Return the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat to low, cover with a lid and simmer very gently, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
  • Make the couscous addording to the packet instructions.
  • Just before serving, stir the honey and coriander into the chicken and cook for a further five minutes. Serve with couscous and yoghurt.