Lunch: Slow-Cooker Chicken Tagine

This Moroccan stew features tender chicken and butternut squash whose flavors have melded with garlic, onion, and rich spices in the gentle heat of the slow cooker.

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health benefits of Slow-Cooker Chicken Tagine

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

1 medium butternut squash
2 medium tomatoes
1 medium onion
2 clove garlic
1 can garbanzo beans
1 c. chicken broth
1/3 c. raisins
2 tsp. ground coriander
2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. Pepper
3 lb. bone-in skinless chicken thighs
1 box plain couscous
1/2 c. pitted green olives

Instructions

In 6-quart slow cooker, combine squash, tomatoes, onion, garlic, beans, broth, and raisins. In cup, combine coriander, cumin, cinnamon, salt, and ground black pepper. Rub spice mixture all over chicken thighs; place chicken on top of vegetable mixture. Cover slow cooker with lid and cook as manufacturer directs, on low 8 hours or on high 4 hours.
About 10 minutes before serving, prepare couscous as label directs.
To serve, fluff couscous with fork. Stir olives into chicken mixture. Serve chicken mixture over couscous.

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