Vegetable Moroccan Couscous

4.75 from 292 votes

Vegetable Moroccan Couscous

This Moroccan Couscous features a harmony of sweet vegetables, warm spices, and earthy chickpeas, delivering a deliciously savory, mildly spicy, and tangy flavor profile.

Course Side Dish

Cuisine vegetarian

Keyword Couscous recipe, moroccan couscous, Vegetable Couscous

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 15

Total Time 30

Servings people

Calories 472

Author Erren Hart

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium red onion chopped
1 yellow bell pepper chopped
1 carrot chopped into cubes
2 cloves garlic minced
salt & pepper to taste
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon ground coriander
¼ teaspoon turmeric
½ teaspoon celery salt
½ teaspoon ground cumin
⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon
cayenne pepper optional, to taste
1 cup frozen peas
14 oz chickpeas (garbanzo beans) one can, drained
6 Peppadew Piquante peppers chopped, mild or hot
1½ cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
A good handful fresh parsley chopped
1 cup instant couscous

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Instructions

In a medium-size skillet heat the oil over medium heat.
Add red onion, yellow pepper, and carrot sauté 10-15 minutes or until brown and all the vegetables are your desired tenderness
Add the garlic, sauté another minute.
Mix in the salt & pepper, paprika, ground coriander, turmeric, celery salt, cumin ground cinnamon, and cayenne pepper (if using). Stir-fry until fragrant (about a minute).
Add the frozen peas and cook briefly. Stir in the piquante peppers and chickpeas. Followed by the stock, scraping any brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
Add the chopped parsley and stir in the couscous. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Fluff and serve.

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Notes

This recipe calls for instant couscous. Instant couscous is cooked by covering it with water and leaving it to sit for 5 minutes.
Read the package instructions for your couscous. If the directions and measurements, do not match my instructions, just adjust the liquid measurement according to the amount of couscous in the recipe, add the spices and follow then follow the package instructions. Once cooked, add the vegetables and mix to combine.

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