Slow Cooker Whole Food Plant Based Tagine with Chickpeas & Veggies

canned tomatoes

🥗Healthier: fresh tomatoes

💰Cheaper: crushed tomatoes

Fresh tomatoes enhance flavor while crushed tomatoes are often more affordable.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: sunflower oil

Avocado oil offers health benefits while sunflower oil is typically cheaper.

Prepare the slow cooker for the tagine.

Add diced potato, sweet potato, red bell pepper, carrots, and eggplant to the slow cooker.

Add diced apricots and drained chickpeas to the slow cooker and mix everything together.

Add water and two boiling cubes to the mixture in the slow cooker.

Add about two tablespoons of tomato paste to the mixture.

Prepare a spice blend: add 1.5 teaspoons of ground coriander, 1 teaspoon of ground cumin, 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon of cardamom, and 0.5 teaspoons of cinnamon to the slow cooker.

Add half a teaspoon of Harissa to the mixture for spice.

Add approximately 1 to 1.5 cups of water to the slow cooker and mix well.

Cover the slow cooker and set it to cook for 7 to 9 hours on high.

After a few hours, check the tagine and mix the ingredients.

Remove the piece of lemon zest from the tagine before serving.

Taste the tagine and adjust seasoning with additional cinnamon, coriander, and smoked paprika as needed.

Serve the tagine over couscous, brown rice couscous, or riced cauliflower.

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