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    Feb 11, 2018 · Modified: Feb 27, 2019 by Becca Heyes · This post may contain affiliate links · 14 Comments

    Sweet potato and chickpea slow cooker tagine

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    Total time: 4 hours 10 minutes
    Servings: 4 people
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    Vegetarian tagine in a bowl served with couscous and topped with yogurt and mint

    A tagine (or tajine) is usually cooked in... well, a tagine. It's a North African stew that's named after the pot it's cooked in, with its characteristic pointy top (something like this). I do actually have a lovely tagine, but I know not everybody does - not everyone has space in their kitchen for a piece of cookware that's dedicated to one particular dish (to be honest, I don't either, but I've crammed it in somewhere). Slow cookers are much more common, and much more versatile, so this time I thought I'd make a slow cooker tagine, with sweet potatoes and chickpeas.

    Vegetarian tagine in a slow cooker

    You can put whatever kinds of vegetables you like in your slow cooker, as long as you make sure it's the kind of veg that benefits from long, slow cooking. I probably wouldn't add courgette (zucchini) or anything similar, as it will just cook down to a squidgy mess. Something like aubergine (eggplant) is perfect - it ends up nice and juicy and soft, and melts in your mouth, but still holds its shape. You'll often find dried fruit (dried apricots, that kind of thing) in a tagine, but I prefer using sweet potato, which adds a bit more of a subtle sweetness.

    Once you've added your veg, you just need to add some of those amazing North African spices - cumin, cinnamon, turmeric, paprika... the flavours are gorgeous.

    Vegetarian tagine in a bowl served with couscous and topped with yogurt and mint

    This slow cooker tagine is perfect served with couscous and a dollop of yogurt (use soy yogurt to keep everything vegan), plus a sprinkling of chopped mint to make it feel really nice and fresh. I love this kind of healthy comfort food!

    Vegetarian tagine in a bowl served with couscous and topped with yogurt and mint

    Sweet potato and chickpea slow cooker tagine

    This slow cooker tagine couldn't be easier to prepare - just throw everything in and turn it on!

    If you've cooked this recipe, don't forget to leave a star rating!

    4.91 from 11 votes
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    Prep Time: 10 minutes
    Cook Time: 4 hours
    Total Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 177kcal
    Author: Becca Heyes
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    Ingredients

    • 1 onion
    • 1 medium sweet potato
    • 1 red bell pepper
    • 1 medium aubergine (eggplant)
    • 400 g tin chickpeas, drained (240g, or ~ 1 ¼ cups, when drained)
    • 400 g tinned tomatoes (~ 1 ⅓ cups)
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
    • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
    • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    • Salt
    • Black pepper
    • To serve: couscous, yogurt (soy yogurt if vegan), fresh mint

    Instructions

    • Peel the onion and sweet potato, then cut all the vegetables into 1 inch chunks. Add them to your slow cooker, along with the chickpeas, tomatoes, spices, and a good pinch of salt and pepper.
    • Cook on high for 4 hours, stirring once halfway. Serve with couscous, with a dollop of yogurt and some fresh mint.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1 portion - Calories: 177 kcal - Carbohydrates: 33.3 g - Protein: 7.9 g - Fat: 2.6 g - Saturated Fat: 0.3 g - Cholesterol: 0 mg - Sodium: 66 mg - Potassium: 819 mg - Fiber: 10.9 g - Sugar: 11.6 g - Calcium: 146 mg - Iron: 9 mg

    Nutritional information is approximate, and will depend on your exact ingredients. Please calculate your own nutritional values if you require accuracy for health reasons.

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    Here's another easy slow cooker recipe, and one of my most popular - Crock-Pot mushroom stroganoff!

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    1. John says

      April 21, 2020 at 10:30 am

      Hi Becca

      This looks delicious! Like you I have a tagine tucked away in a cupboard somewhere! If I were to prepare this dish in my tagine is the cooking time any different to 4 hours? Also should I place it in the oven or on the stove top or either - its a versatile tagine.

      Many thanks

      John

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      • Becca @ Easy Cheesy Vegetarian says

        April 22, 2020 at 9:58 am

        I would bake it in the oven, something like 180°C (Gas Mark 4 / 350°F). I imagine it would be quite a lot quicker than 4 hours - I'd check it after an hour or so and see if it needs any longer :) Hope you enjoy it!

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    2. Paul Francis says

      January 21, 2020 at 10:03 pm

      Very good recipe, easy to do. 4 stars

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      • Becca @ Easy Cheesy Vegetarian says

        January 22, 2020 at 10:03 am

        Glad you enjoyed it :)

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    3. Nik says

      August 15, 2018 at 1:27 pm

      Absolutely delicious! Especially if you let the spices toast in the slow cooker while you're preparing the veg :)5 stars

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        August 15, 2018 at 1:37 pm

        Ooh that's a really great idea!

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    4. reena says

      March 06, 2018 at 10:49 am

      could this be frozen?

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        March 25, 2018 at 10:04 pm

        I don't see why not! :)

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    5. Gemma says

      February 20, 2018 at 3:25 pm

      Can this dish be reheated?

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        February 21, 2018 at 11:32 am

        Absolutely! Just stick a portion in the microwave for a few minutes :)

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    6. Shiela Sway says

      February 13, 2018 at 3:17 am

      You wouldn't have an instant pot version of this amazing looking meal, would you?

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        February 15, 2018 at 7:48 pm

        I'm afraid not! I've actually never used an Instant Pot - would you recommend them? I guess for this one you would just throw all the ingredients in, and cook it until it's ready haha - much quicker than a slow cooker I would imagine!

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    7. Annabel says

      February 12, 2018 at 7:44 pm

      Looks fabulous, although I'm a bit wary of sweet potatoes just now, having had bad indigestion after eating them a couple of times recently! Parsnips, and to a lesser extent carrots, by the way, work incredibly well in that sort of dish - again, a bit of sweetness that you want in a tagine.

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      • Becca @ Amuse Your Bouche says

        February 12, 2018 at 8:55 pm

        That's a shame! They work so well in this. Parsnip and carrot sound like good alternatives though :)

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