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Mediterranean Chickpea Stew

Toasted Couscous
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup chopped onion
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1½ bell peppers (any color), chopped
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • ⅛ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ⅛ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup golden raisins
  • 1 (15-oz) can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (14.5-oz) can fire-roasted crushed tomatoes
  • 2 cups water

Instructions

  1. Sauté onion, garlic, and bell peppers in hot oil in a Dutch oven 3 minutes. Stir in cumin, cayenne pepper, and cinnamon; cook 30 seconds.
  2. Stir in raisins, chickpeas, tomatoes, and water; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes.
  3. If desired, season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve stew over couscous.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 cup couscous (preferably whole wheat)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup boiling water
  • 2 green onions, chopped

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Sauté couscous and salt in hot oil in a saucepan over medium-high heat 2 minutes or until toasted. Remove from heat.
  2. Pour boiling water over couscous; cover and let stand 5 minutes.
  3. Fluff couscous with a fork; stir in onions.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 3 3
Calories
313
243
556
Fat (g) 6 6 12
Sat. Fat (g) 1 1 2
Protein (g) 9 8 17
Carb (g) 54 41 95
Fiber (g) 9 3 12
Sodium (mg) 418 441 859

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