Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine with Apricots and Chickpeas

Name: Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine with Apricots and Chickpeas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 h 10 min
Total time: 6 h 25 min
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil such as canola or light olive oil; 8 bone-in chicken thighs with the skin removed; 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt, divided; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 2 ½ cups chopped yellow onion (2 ½ medium onions); ¼ cup finely chopped garlic (10-12 med cloves); 1 ¼ teaspoons ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon paprika; ¾ teaspoon ground turmeric; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes; 1 ½ cups low salt chicken broth (I use Swanson); 2 teaspoons honey; 2 (3-inch) cinnamon sticks; 2/3 cup chopped dried apricots; 2 (15-ounce) cans organic chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 3/4 cup toasted almonds; 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, roughly chopped; 2 lemons, cut into wedges