With three kids (and a husband who sometimes makes it feel like there are four), one-pot-meals are my #lifegoals.
However, I have found that a lot of one pot meals are flavourless and mushy… I always get excited when I find new recipes that sound delicious and are super easy to make, but I find I am always so disappointed when no one eats its (except for me, because I always convince myself that it is soooo good, even when it really isn’t… because I was the one who took the time to make it!!), and then there are weeks worth of leftovers. Am I right? Does anyone out there feel the same way?
Lately I have been on a spice kick. Indian… Moroccan… really anything that requires 5 or 6 spices mixed into one meal. Those are really doing it for me on these cold days. I am also pretty lucky to have some kids who are generally very adventurous when it comes to eating something other than chicken fingers and fries, so I just run with it!
This week I made a delicious slow cooker Moroccan Chicken Chickpea Stew. I favour thicker stews and soups, but you are more than welcome to add more liquid than I did. I also added in chicken but this can be left out to make a vegetarian dish!
MOROCCAN CHICKEN CHICKPEA STEW
ingredients
stew:
1 medium white onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 small butternut squash, peeled and sliced into 1/2″ pieces
1 red bell pepper, chopped
3/4 cup red lentils
1 15oz. can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 15oz. can pure tomato sauce
1 tsp. freshly grated ginger
1 tsp. turmeric
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. smoked paprika
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
3 cups vegetable broth
2 lbs. chicken breast, cooked and sliced into 1/2″ pieces
to serve:
Quinoa, cooked
arugula
Coconut yogurt
Golden raisins
Slivered almonds
steps
stew:
Add all ingredients to a slow cooker and stir to combine.
Cover and cook on high for 3 – 4 hours (or 6 – 7 hours on low). For a thicker stew, remove the cover with 1 hour left in cooking.
serve:
Serve with quinoa, a handful of arugula, a dollop of yogurt, golden raisins and sliced almonds.
