Chicken & Pumpkin Tagine with Tricolour Quinoa

This tagine is delicious made with chicken thighs as they have more flavour and keep very succulent during the cooking process. However chicken breasts also work well – just keep the hob temperature low so they stay nice and moist. 
serves 4-6

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
4 spring onions, finely chopped (green part only)
2.5cm piece fresh root ginger, peeled and grated
2 tablespoons mild curry powder
2 teaspoons ground turmeric
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
400g boneless, skinless chicken cubes (breast or thigh)
2 x 400g tins Italian chopped tomatoes
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 small crown pumpkin, peeled, seeded and cut into cubes (about 500g in size)
about 450ml chicken stock (IBS Friendly – page 00)
300g tricolour quinoa
700ml water
4 tablespoons natural yoghurt
1 tablespoons chopped fresh mint and/or flat-leaf parsley 
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

1.
Heat a large pan over a medium heat. Add the oil and sauté the spring onions and ginger 1-2 minutes until fragrant.
2.
Stir in the curry powder, turmeric and cinnamon and cook for 1 minute. Pour in the tomatoes and carefully blend to a thick puree with a hand blender. Season to taste with a pinch of salt and plenty of pepper. 
3.
Stir the chicken into the tomato base with the maple syrup and pumpkin, adding enough stock to make a thick sauce that barely covers all of the ingredients. Bring to a simmer, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1 hour until the chicken and pumpkin are completely tender. 
4.
When ready to serve, place the quinoa in a pan with the water. Bring to the boil over a medium to high heat and cook for 15 minutes or until tender with still some bite. Drain away any excess water and divide among warmed bowls. Ladle over the tagine and add a dollop of yoghurt to each one, then scatter the herbs on top to serve.

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