
How To Make Moroccan Couscous with Roasted Vegetables
Taste the flavors of this Moroccan couscous tossed with roasted broccoli, zucchini, and bell peppers, coated with spiced lemon juice blend.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1large red bell pepper,cored and diced
- 2medium carrots,halved through length and sliced fairly thin
- 1small red onion,diced into 1-inch chunks
- 1medium zucchini,halved through the length and sliced
- 4tbspolive oil,divided
- 2tbspfresh lemon juice
- 2tspgarlic,minced
- 1tspground cumin
- 1tspground coriander
- ½tspground cinnamon
- salt
- 1â…“cupsdry couscous
- 14.5ozlow-sodium chicken broth,(1 can)
- ½tspturmeric
- ½cupraisins
- 14ozchick peas,(1 can), drained and rinsed
- ½cupslivered almonds,toasted
- 3tbspfresh cilantro,minced
- 2tbspfresh mint,minced
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 475 degrees F. Spray an 18×13-inch rimmed baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray.
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Place bell pepper, carrots, onions, and zucchini on the baking sheet. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and toss to evenly coat.
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Roast in preheated oven for about 15 minutes until tender, tossing once halfway through roasting.
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Then if desired move the oven rack closer to the broiler and broil for about 1 to 2 minutes to add a light char.
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While vegetables are roasting, in a small mixing bowl whisk together the remaining 3 tablespoons of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, and season with ¼ teaspoon salt, set aside.
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Bring chicken broth, ½ teaspoon salt, and turmeric to a boil. Place couscous and raisins in a large mixing bowl, pour hot chicken broth over couscous, and stir. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rest for 5 minutes.
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Add roasted vegetables, chickpeas, almonds, cilantro, mint, and lemon mixture to couscous and toss to evenly coat. Season with a little more salt to taste as desired. Serve warm.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 352.20kcal
- Fat:Â 12.77g
- Saturated Fat:Â 1.61g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 8.37g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2.12g
- Carbohydrates:Â 50.45g
- Fiber:Â 7.76g
- Sugar:Â 12.83g
- Protein:Â 11.49g
- Sodium:Â 607.39mg
- Calcium:Â 77.04mg
- Potassium:Â 602.02mg
- Iron:Â 2.71mg
- Vitamin A: 211.63µg
- Vitamin C:Â 61.97mg
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