Chicken and Squash Tagine

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 squash, peeled and cubed
• 8 chicken thighs, skinned and cut into bite-size chunks
• 2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 star anise
• 2 dried red chili peppers

• 1 (14 ounce)  can chickpeas, drained
• 3 ounces dried apricots, quartered
• 2 1/2 cups chicken stock, hot

Directions

1. 1

   Heat the oil in large saucepan and cook the onion, squash and chicken for 5 minutes until the onion has softened and the squash and chicken are beginning to brown.

2. 2

   Add the tomatoes and cook for a further 3-4 minutes until the tomatoes are pulpy.

3. 3

   Stir in the spices, chickpeas, apricots and stock.

4. 4

   Bring to the boil, cover and simmer gently for 20-30 minutes, or until the chicken and squash are tender, and the sauce is fragrant.

5. 5

   Serve with steamed couscous.