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Name: Chicken Tagine with Lemons
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 tb Warm water; 3 lb Chicken cut into pieces; 1 pn Saffron threads see note; 1 1/2 c Lowfat chicken broth; 1 ts Salt or less; 1 Lemon zest fine julliened; 1 sm Onion; 1 slice Lemon cut 1/4" thick; 1 ts Fresh ginger finely chopped; 2 ts Margarine or butter; 8 lg Black olives see note; 2 tb Virgin olive oil; 2 ts Garlic finely chopped

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INGREDIENTS

2 tb Warm water
3 lb Chicken ; cut into pieces
1 pn Saffron threads ; see note
1 1/2 c Lowfat chicken broth
1 ts Salt ; or less
1 Lemon zest ; fine julliened
1 sm Onion
1 slice Lemon ; cut 1/4" thick
1 ts Fresh ginger ; finely chopped
2 ts Margarine ; or butter
8 lg Black olives ; see note
2 tb Virgin olive oil
2 ts Garlic ; finely chopped

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INSTRUCTIONS

PREPARATION (15 minutes) - Place the water in a small bowl, add the saffron and soak for 10 minutes. - Remove the skin from the SIX chicken pieces (no wings in the photo!) COOKING (1 hour) - Place the chicken, oil, margarine, broth, onion, garlic, ginger and salt in a large saucepan, cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and cook, occasionally spooning the liquid over the chicken, until it is cooked through and the juices run clear when the chicken is tested with a skewer, about 40 to 45 minutes. Remove the onion and discard. - Add the olives (see note) and lemon zest to the saucepan and simmer, uncovered, for an additionl 5 minutes. - Place the chicken in a deep serving dish, pour the cooking juices on top and garnish with the fresh lemon slices; OR arrange the chicken over a bed of plain couscous. ( approx. 219 Cal | 9 g fat )

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Chicken Tagine with Lemons

2 tb Warm water
3 lb Chicken cut into pieces
1 pn Saffron threads see note
1 1/2 c Lowfat chicken broth
1 ts Salt or less
1 Lemon zest fine julliened
1 sm Onion
1 slice Lemon cut 1/4" thick
1 ts Fresh ginger finely chopped
2 ts Margarine or butter
8 lg Black olives see note
2 tb Virgin olive oil
2 ts Garlic finely chopped

PREPARATION (15 minutes) - Place the water in a small bowl, add the saffron  and soak for 10 minutes. - Remove the skin from the SIX chicken pieces (no  wings in the photo!)    COOKING     (1 hour) - Place the chicken, oil, margarine, broth, onion,  garlic, ginger and salt in a large saucepan, cover and bring to a boil over  medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and cook, occasionally spooning  the liquid over the chicken, until it is cooked through and the juices run  clear when the chicken is tested with a skewer, about 40 to 45 minutes.  Remove the onion and discard. - Add the olives (see note) and lemon zest to  the saucepan and simmer, uncovered, for an additionl 5 minutes. - Place the  chicken in a deep serving dish, pour the cooking juices on top and garnish  with the fresh lemon slices; OR arrange the chicken over a bed of plain  couscous. ( approx. 219 Cal | 9 g fat )

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (322g)
Recipe Makes: 6

Calories: 565
Calories from Fat: 374 (66%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 41.5g	55 %
	Saturated Fat 10.9g	54 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 18.9g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 8.5g
Cholesterol 168mg		52 %
Sodium 471.1mg		16 %
Potassium 493.6mg		13 %
Total Carbohydrate 3.8g		1 %
	Dietary Fiber 1.1g	4 %
	Sugars, other 2.7g
Protein 42.5g		61 %
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Calories per serving: 565

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