Moroccan-style chicken with couscous and yoghurt

Name: Moroccan-style chicken with couscous and yoghurt
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: Moroccan, African
Ingredients: 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

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:2h

This one-pot Moroccan chicken recipe is a simplified tagine using chicken breast and store cupboard basics for a satisfying meal for four. It's also great for batch cooking.

Updated at: Thu, 12 Feb 2026 11:55:40 GMT