Slow-cooked chicken with apricots

Serves 1

Ingredients

• 160–165 g chicken thighs (skinless, boneless) 
• Light cooking spray 
• ¼ red onion, sliced 
• ¼ red and yellow pepper, sliced 
• ½ carrot, sliced 
• ¾ garlic clove, crushed 
• 100 g chopped tomatoes (tinned) 
• 60 g chickpeas (rinsed) 
• 25 ml boiling water and ¼ chicken stock cube 
• ½ tbsp tomato purée 
• ¼ tbsp sweetener 
• 20 g dried apricots, sliced

Spice rub (use ¼ of mix):

• ½ tsp smoked paprika
• ¼ tsp each cumin, coriander, garlic granules, onion powder 
• ⅛ tsp turmeric, ground ginger
• Pinch of cinnamon 

Method

1. Prep the above ingredients (takes about 15 minutes).
2. Cook for 4½–5 hours in slow cooker, or bake in oven for 30–40 mins at 200°C (180°C fan, Gas 6).