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Moroccan Couscous

SUBMITTED BY: BenevolentEmpress PHOTO BY: Ita

"This dish is great served with my Lamb Tagine and Cucumber Raita also on this site."
PREP TIME  30 Min
COOK TIME  25 Min
READY IN  55 Min

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 red onion, cut in half and thinly sliced
  • 1 red, green, or yellow bell pepper, cut into 1" pieces
  • 2 zucchinis, halved lengthwise and cut into 3/4 inch pieces
  • 1/2 cup golden raisins
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • grated zest of one orange
  • 1 (14.5 ounce) can low sodium garbanzo beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken broth
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 1/2 cups couscous
  • 3 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

DIRECTIONS

  1. Place a large, heavy bottomed pot over medium heat. Stir in the cumin, ginger, cloves, cayenne, cardamom, coriander, and allspice; gently toast until fragrant, about 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in oil and onion, cook until softened. Stir in the bell pepper, and zucchini; cook for 5 minutes. Stir in the raisins, salt, zest, and garbanzos.
  2. Pour in the chicken broth and orange juice; turn heat to high and bring to a boil. When the mixture is boiling, stir in the couscous and remove from heat; cover, and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork, and fold in chopped mint.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2007 by Shannon
Wonderful! Sure to impress your guests at a dinner party - looks quite impressive once served.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 10, 2006 by KymInNM
I LOVED this, but my boyfriend didn't care for the orange. I thought all the flavors blended... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 13, 2006 by MSROOTZ
We didn't care for this. We liked the spices used but the flavor of orange was too strong and... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 12, 2006 by macnbean
This was a great, flavorful dish! I didn't have allspice or cardomon, and I substituted a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 6, 2008 by Ita
The spices were good but I needed to add a little balsamic for additional flavour. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 24, 2008 by Lindz
This was very good with the rest of the moroccan dinner I was serving - it went over very... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 10, 2008 by Cherrychip
This dish is delicious and very quick to prepare. I am vegetarian so I replaced the chicken... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2008 by Fiestaqueen
Im only a teen and i cooked this up for my family. It was absolutely delicious and everyone... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2007 by J Mos
This dish was delicious! I served it to company and they all loved it. I would make it...