A quick recipe for Moroccan vegetable tagine with couscous

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How to Make - Quick Moroccan Vegetable Tagine with Couscous

Time: 35 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Nutritional value per serving:

Calories 483, total fat 12 G., saturated fats 2 G., proteins 16 G., carbohydrates 82 G., fiber 14 G., cholesterol 0 mg, sodium 838 mg, sugar 16 G.

This quick vegetarian tagine is packed with rich flavor despite the lack of meat. Vegetables are simmered with spices and chickpeas until the sauce thickens, then served with steamed couscous. Using frozen diced pumpkin and canned chickpeas helps cut down on prep time even further. Perfect for a delicious and healthy midweek dinner.

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Half a medium yellow onion, sliced lengthwise into 0.5cm wide wedges.
1 can (425 g) canned chickpeas, drained
1/3 cup golden raisins or chopped dried apricots
1 tbsp harissa or 2 tsp sracha sauce + extra for serving
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp ground cumin
3 whole peeled canned tomatoes
1 package (280 g) frozen butternut squash, diced
1/3 cup pitted green olives, crushed with a knife
1 cup couscous
2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 7 minutes. Add the chickpeas, raisins, harissa, cinnamon, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper and cook, stirring, until the spices are toasted, about 30 seconds.
Working over the pan, break the tomatoes into large chunks with your hands and add them to the pan; add 2 cups of water. Reduce the heat to medium, cover, and simmer until the tomatoes and chickpeas are tender, about 12 minutes.

Add the pumpkin and olives, cover, and cook until the pumpkin is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir gently to avoid breaking up the pumpkin, and cook, uncovered, until the sauce thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
While the tagine is cooking, prepare the couscous according to package directions.
Remove the tagine from the heat and stir in the cilantro. Taste, season with salt and pepper, and add more harissa if needed. Divide the couscous among four plates and top with the tagine. Serve with harissa.

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