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African Recipes

Let us help you bring the amazing and diverse flavors of Africa to your table. Our collection of tantalizing African recipes spans the continent from North to South and East to West.

If you're looking for a delicious place to start, try our recipe for West African Peanut Stew with chicken and sweet potatoes. Then move on to our easy slow-cooker recipe for Moroccan Chicken Tagine. Senegal's Chicken Yassa is another must-try recipe - tender chicken and caramelized onions in a luscious sweet, spicy, lemony sauce.

From spice mixes to savory stews to comforting casseroles, you're going to love the exciting flavors of these African dishes!

 

 

 

Plate topped with a slice of bobotie, meat casserole with custard on top, yellow rice and salad.

Bobotie

Two coconut chicken thighs in a bowl bathed in lots of coconut curry sauce with a lemon wedge on the side and a cilantro sprig on top.

Coconut Chicken with East African Flavors

black and white decorative bowl filled with 6 Moroccan meatballs in tomato sauce, with chopped parsley sprinkled on top and a few forks in the background

Moroccan Meatballs

jollof rice in a light green round Dutch oven with a sprig of parsley on top, plus a small white plate with a portion of jollof rice on it

Jollof Rice with Chicken from Ghana

a white bowl filled with peanut chicken stew with sweet potatoes, garnished with chopped cilantro

West African Peanut Stew With Chicken and Sweet Potatoes

This elegant Moroccan Chicken Tagine recipe is perfect for the slow cooker. The chicken tenderizes as it absorbs the fragrant North African spices and fills the house with the most delicious aromas. There's plenty of sauce and chickpeas to spoon over the chicken and a bed of rice or couscous.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine with Apricots and Chickpeas

ras el hanout grilled chicken thighs

Ras El Hanout Grilled Chicken Thighs

Ras el hanout is a fantastic North African spice mix that's super easy to make. There are so many good reasons to have a jar of Ras el hanout on hand. It's a fantastic rub for beef, chicken or fish and a wonderful flavor base for soups, stews and marinades | recipe by panningtheglobe.com

Ras El Hanout Spice Mix

Here's an easy recipe for Curried Butternut Squash, Lentil and Chicken Stew. It's a warm and comforting one-pot dinner that's dairy-free, gluten-free, low-fat and delicious!

Curried Butternut Squash, lentil, and Chicken Stew

With this simple 3-ingredient marinade and glaze you can make the most addictively delicious grilled chicken and eggplant. An easy recipe featuring North Africa's addictively delicious chili paste. 

Grilled Harissa Chicken Rice Bowl with Glazed Eggplant

Two bowls of carrot soup topped with a dollop of yogurt, a small jar of honey on the side and half a lemon.

Moroccan Carrot Soup with Lemon Honey Yogurt

Spicy Moroccan Sweet Potato Stacks | Panning The Globe

Spicy Moroccan Sweet Potato Stacks

This Moroccan Chicken Stew is a one-pot dinner with fall-apart tender chicken thighs, sweet potatoes, dried apricots and kale, oven-braised in chicken broth and aromatic spices. [paleo] [gluten-free, dairy-free] l panningtheglobe.com

Moroccan Chicken Stew with Sweet Potatoes Apricots and Kale

Senegalese Chicken Yassa by Panning The Globe

Senegalese Chicken Yassa

Moroccan Lentil Soup | Panning The Globe

Moroccan Lentil Soup: Harira

Roasted Vegetables get a delicious boost of flavor with spices from Zanzabar. Carrots, potatoes, eggplant and cauliflower, roasted then briefly stewed with peas and exotic African spices.

Roasted Vegetables from The Spice Islands

Moroccan Raw Carrot Salad Recipe: Shredded carrots tossed with olive oil, lemon juice, cumin and garlic - a great side dish in 15 minutes!

Moroccan Raw Carrot Salad

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