I served this with cedar plank grilled salmon and sauteed zuchinni with basil and parmesan. When the other dishes have strong flavors it's nice to have a side dish that doesn't over power, but is still tasty. 10 oz of couscous is a lot, so next time I would use a whole onion and a little more garlic. I used about 1/2 tsp salt. I think the fresh parsley is important for flavor and color, so don't skimp on it.

THIS IS SO AMAZING. I add canned carrots and raisins, and I use low fat/sodium broth. It's so easy and pretty much anything you toss in will taste good. It's the most flexible and delicious recipe ever.

This recipe was delicious - and a snap to prepare! I didn't have any broth on hand, so I used boullion, and I used whole wheat couscous as well. I thought the flavors were great, and even my picky husband told me I could make it again! Score!

I haven't made this recipe, I was just poking around for recipes including chickpeas. However, I read some of the comments. If the dish as written is bland, you can definitely add some spices to it that will make it more "Moroccan," (which is some of the best food on earth!!) Also, I checked out the Mixed Grill recipe, and it contains pork, which is definitely NOT Moroccan. Maybe some lamb shanks or shoulder cut into pieces. Chicken is also very good with carrots. For the spices, first, I wouldn't make parsley optional, I would make it required, and also some cilantro. Also, try adding some ginger, paprika, and cumin - all to your taste. You can also go a different route completely with it, and add some cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, a little saffron, and a little powdered sugar, and if you're adventurous, some dried apricots (remove garlic if you go this route). For cooking it, cook the couscous separately, but in the chicken broth. Let the onions cook until soft, then and add the carrots and spices, some water (and meat if you want it), and let this cook for a while on a low heat, covered, until the onions become saucy, they should be almost disintegrated when it's done and the carrots should be soft. Turn the meat once in a while, and stir the sauce. If it gets dry, you can add a little water to it while it cooks, and also at the end, if too saucy, remove the lid and let some of the water evaporate. Serve over couscous, or eat with pita bread. Again, I haven't mad

kind of bland, and mine turned out very dry.perhaps next time add more chicken stock?very pretty dish though.i love chickpeass so that was a nice addition

Truly the first inedible thing I've made from allrecipes.com

This recipe was okay. I added fresh zucchini and the onion soup mix, as per other reviews. The couscous turned out a little "blah", I thought.

Family enjoyed. Would make again!

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Not well recieved by my family. The chickpeas really turned us off, they had no flavour and were dry. We won't be making this again.

Very easy to do and taste great too! I spritz mine with EVOO after cooking to make it more interesting. Half of chicken boullion was enough to season. Thanks!

2nd time fixing it, and my whole family loves it. This will be part of my family recipe collection from now on. Thanks!

Pretty good. I used Picante chicken broth, which made it spicy! Yummy!

Good! Tasty and easy!

I thought this was really good! I finely chopped 2 sticks of carrots and 2 sticks of celery in my food processer, and like a reviewer before me, added 1/2 packet of onion soup mix along with some chili powder & dried parsley (and the garlic). Will definitely make this again.

This is a nice tasty low-GI recipe! I added some onion soup mix as suggested by another and found the flavor very nice---not too dry, either. My husband ate it with some leftover bbq pork as well and enjoyed it.

I am not sure if I made this wrong, but boy was it dry!

This recipe was really easy to make. I found the broth to be fairly salty so maybe use 25% water to 75% broth. I added corn kernals for a touch of sweetness.

This is good, but I think it would be pretty plain if I hadn't added a few things. I had 1/2 an 1 oz envelope of dry onion soup mix to use up, so I added that along with dried parsley and some chili powder. I chopped the carrots instead of grating them, vegetable broth, and I used whole wheat cous cous bought in bulk a