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This Moroccan inspired chickpea & butternut squash tagine is everything: delicious, easy-to-make, nutritious, and so perfect for chilly winter days. If you aren’t familiar with tagine, it is a Moroccan slow-cooked stew named after the clay domed cooking vessel that it’s cooked in. This dish isn’t exactly a tagine since I didn’t cook it in a tagine––though you totally can if you have one.

There are certainly dishes that make me miss being a personal chef. I can make a dish a million times for myself, but I really miss making clients happy with my cooking. I did have a spinach tagine recipe that I would make when I was a personal chef, and it was a huge hit. The other day I got a craving for it, and was inspired to make this updated version.

This butternut squash tagine is a delightful combination of savory and sweet. Like traditional tagine, this one is spiced with cumin, turmeric, cinnamon, and ginger. There’s also plenty of dried fruit and citrus notes to make it feel even more authentic and delicious. Serve it over rice, couscous, freekeh, quinoa, or with pita for a complete meal.

It’s amazing how easily you can elevate a dish by roasting the veggies that go into it.  While I didn’t bother with roasting the butternut squash, I did roast the kale. And that 15-20 minutes in the oven takes this simple recipe to new heights. If I had a restaurant this would definitely be worthy of being on the menu. If I ever get back to doing personal chef work, or teaching cooking classes, this will be in the rotation.

This butternut squash tagine is a must for meal prep. I shared it last week in my meal prep guide (sign up for it here–it comes every week in my newsletter). Hope you enjoy!!

4.61 from 33 votes

Chickpea & Butternut Squash Tagine

By: Jenné
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 4 -6

Ingredients 

Instructions 

  • Warm 2 tbsp of olive oil in a large skillet or pot over medium-high heat. Once warm, add the onions, pepper, garlic, and ginger, and sauté until onions are translucent.
  • Add the smoked paprika, cumin powder, coriander, black pepper, cumin seeds, turmeric, and ground cinnamon. Stir well, and give the spices 30 seconds to toast.
  • Add the diced tomatoes, butternut squash, chickpeas, raisins, vegetable broth, orange juice, cinnamon stick, and salt. Stir well.
  • Bring the tagine to a simmer on medium heat, and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until the squash is tender.
  • While the tagine is cooking, preheat the oven to 375°.
  • Toss the kale with ½ tablespoon of oil, and spread it evenly over a baking sheet.
  • Sprinkle the garlic powder, and a bit of sea salt over the kale, then roast for 15-20 minutes, or until tender and crispy.
  • Stir the cooked kale into the tagine.
  • Serve and garnish with fresh chopped cilantro or parsley.
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About Jenne

I’m a Georgia Peach living in Los Angeles (by way of NYC), with an insatiable love of sweet potatoes, travel, animals, and cooking. On Sweet Potato Soul you’ll discover hundreds of delicious and easy-to-make vegan recipes.

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8 Comments

  1. Absolutely delicious. Made this for dinner last night. The flavors all come together to give this such a great taste. It makes a good amount so left overs and some freezing. I will definitely be making it again.

  2. Thank you Jenné. This is such a great recipe, the flavours and spice mix were perfect. I really enjoyed this and will certainly make it again.

  3. Delicious recipe! Such an interesting and tasty touch with the kale chips. It took me 1 hour start to finish.

  4. This was so delicious! My can opener broke so I unfortunately couldn’t add chickpeas but it was still so delicious, and the crispy kale really adds some fun texture and flavor! I added extra raisins because I love them and served it over couscous. Will definitely be making this again!

    1. Thank you 🙂 I’m glad it still worked without the chickpeas. The spice is still all there.
      I love extra dried fruit in there too. Bon appetit!

  5. I’m so glad I found your YouTube and Blog! This was my first vegan dish to eat and cook! I followed the recipe to the “T” and it’s delicious! I also bought your cookbook and will try more! I’m so excited about this journey Thank you!

  6. So flavorful and aromatic! What a wonderful dish to usher in Fall! 15-20 min for kale was too long. Kale was too crispy. Second batch at 7 minutes at 350 was great!