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Moroccan Soup with Lentils, Chickpeas & Couscous

Add some exotic flair to your soup repertoire with this Moroccan soup featuring lentils, chickpeas, and couscous. Follow our easy recipe to make it at home.
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Prep Time 8 minutes
Cook Time 22 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Soup
Cuisine American, Morocco
Servings 12 cups
Calories 185 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4-5 very small onions chopped it's what I get at the farm 1 larger one would be fine
  • About 5 stalks of celery with leaves chopped
  • About 5 carrots chopped
  • 2 Large Summer Squash cubed I used a zucchini and 1 yellow
  • 2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon allspice
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ⅛-¼ teaspoon ground red pepper to taste
  • ¾ cups lentils 96g
  • 1 can chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1 can chickpeas
  • 5 cups of water
  • ⅔ cups whole wheat pearl couscous
  • About ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions
 

  • Heat the olive oil in a large stock pot over medium high. Cook the onion, celery and carrots until the onion start to become transparent and browning. Stir in the cubed zucchini and cook for another 2 minutes.
    4-5 very small onions chopped, About 5 stalks of celery with leaves chopped, About 5 carrots chopped, 2 Large Summer Squash cubed
  • Add all the spices and lentils. Stir to coat everything. Add the broth, water, and can of chickpeas (with liquid.) Bring to a boil and then simmer for an hour.
    2 teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon ground coriander, 1 teaspoon turmeric, 1 teaspoon cumin, ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon allspice, ½ teaspoon nutmeg, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, ⅛-¼ teaspoon ground red pepper to taste, ¾ cups lentils, 1 can chicken or vegetable broth, 1 can chickpeas, 5 cups of water
  • After the hour add the couscous and let cook until softened, about 20 minutes.
    ⅔ cups whole wheat pearl couscous
  • Stir in the fresh cilantro just before serving.
    About ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 8gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 227mgPotassium: 723mgFiber: 9gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 13546IUVitamin C: 29mgCalcium: 100mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Chickpea, couscous, lentil
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