Best Moroccan Lentil And Vegetable Stew Recipes

MOROCCAN CHICKPEA LENTIL STEW

Moroccan Chickpea Lentil Stew image

This Moroccan-spiced stew is packed with chickpeas, lentils, tomatoes and sweet potatoes. It's gluten free, vegan, and ready in about 45 minutes. Delicious as leftovers and best served with warm pita or flatbread!

Provided by Lexi

Categories Dinner

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil
1 yellow onion, diced
1 tbsp minced garlic (2-3 cloves)
2 cups diced sweet potato (2-3 potatoes depending on size)
4 cups vegetable broth
1 can diced tomatoes
1/2 cup dry green or brown lentils
¾-1 tsp salt
½ tsp cumin
¼ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp coriander
¼ tsp cinnamon
⅛ tsp cayenne
1 15 oz. can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
Optional toppings: yogurt, fresh parsley or cilantro

Steps:

Preheat soup pot or dutch oven over medium heat. Add oil.
Once oil is heated, add onions and sauté for 5-7 minutes. Add garlic and continue cooking for 2-3 minutes.
Stir in sweet potatoes and cook for 5-6 minutes.
Add broth, tomatoes, lentils, and all dry spices and stir well. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cook for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lentils are fully cooked.
Add chickpeas and cook for an additional 5 minutes.
Serve with a drizzle of plain yogurt and fresh herbs.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 414 calories, Sugar 12.1 g, Sodium 1487.8 mg, Fat 13.2 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, TransFat 0 g, Carbohydrate 57.5 g, Fiber 10.7 g, Protein 19.8 g, Cholesterol 9.3 mg

MAKE-AHEAD VEGETARIAN MOROCCAN STEW

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This delicious, healthy North African-inspired stew is a family favorite, served with warm bread or even over couscous. You can make the entire stew ahead of time, let it cool, and refrigerate it for up to 3 days or freeze it for several months. You can also chop the veggies and mix the spices ahead of time, freeze them, and assemble it with the canned ingredients the day you wish to cook it for a wonderful exotic meal in just 30 minutes.

Provided by Make-Ahead Mamas

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews

Time 1h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 23

Ingredients

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
⅛ teaspoon curry powder
1 tablespoon butter
1 sweet onion, chopped
2 cups finely shredded kale
4 (14 ounce) cans organic vegetable broth
1 (15 ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
3 large potatoes, peeled and diced
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and diced
4 large carrots, chopped
1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
½ cup chopped dried apricots
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon ground black pepper, to taste
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 tablespoon water

Steps:

Combine cinnamon, cumin, salt, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, turmeric, and curry powder in a large bowl.
Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Cook the onion in the butter until soft and just beginning to brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir in kale and spice mixture; cook until kale begins to wilt and spices are fragrant, about 2 minutes.
Pour the vegetable broth into the pot. Stir garbanzo beans, tomatoes, potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, lentils, apricots, and honey, into the broth; bring to boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until vegetables and lentils are cooked and tender, about 30 minutes. Season stew with black pepper.
Dissolve cornstarch in water; stir into stew and simmer thickened, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 543.2 calories, Carbohydrate 110.6 g, Cholesterol 5.1 mg, Fat 4.2 g, Fiber 24 g, Protein 19.5 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 1217.9 mg, Sugar 23.2 g

MOROCCAN LENTIL STEW

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This hearty stew is loaded with vegetables, so it's easy on the waistline! I recently re-joined WW, and am searching for ways to incorporate more legumes and veggies in my diet, and this recipe makes that easy. The warm Moroccan spices ensure a flavorful stew. One serving is 4sp on the WW green plan.

Provided by Kim's Cooking Now

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Stews

Time 1h20m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

5 cups hot water
2 cubes tomato bouillon with chicken flavoring (such as Knorr®)
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 cup chopped yellow onion
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon dried fenugreek leaves
1 bay leaf
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon ground coriander
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup lentils
1 cup peeled and chopped butternut squash
1 large carrot, chopped
1 celery stalk, chopped
½ cup chopped fresh green beans
¼ cup frozen peas
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

Steps:

Stir hot water and tomato bouillon together in a bowl until dissolved.
Heat oil over medium heat in a Dutch oven or large pot. Add onion; cook and stir until starting to soften, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic, fenugreek leaves, bay leaf, cumin, coriander, cinnamon, salt, and cayenne pepper; cook for 1 minute more.
Stir in lentils, butternut squash, carrot, celery, and tomato bouillon. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer, stirring occasionally, until lentils have softened, about 45 minutes.
Add green beans and peas and cook for 5 minutes more. Garnish with fresh cilantro.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 174.6 calories, Carbohydrate 28.6 g, Fat 2.8 g, Fiber 12.1 g, Protein 9.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 247.5 mg, Sugar 3.6 g

MOROCCAN VEGETABLE STEW

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This warming one-pot stew is packed with nourishing ingredients like fibre-full chickpeas and iron-rich lentils

Provided by Justine Pattison

Time 1h5m

Number Of Ingredients 18

Ingredients

1 tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil
1 medium onion, peeled and finely sliced
2 thin leeks, trimmed and cut into thick slices
2 large garlic cloves, peeled and finely sliced
2 tsp ground coriander
2 tsp ground cumin
½ tsp dried chilli flakes
¼ tsp ground cinnamon
400g can of chopped tomatoes
1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks
1 yellow pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks
400g can of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
100g dried split red lentils
375g sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into chunks
juice 1 large orange plus peel, thickly sliced with a vegetable peeler
50g mixed nuts, such as brazils, hazelnuts, pecans and walnuts, toasted and roughly chopped
½ small pack coriander, roughly chopped, to serve
full-fat natural bio-yogurt, to serve (optional)

Steps:

Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole or saucepan and gently fry the onion and leeks for 10-15 mins until well softened, stirring occasionally. Add the garlic and cook for 2 mins more.
Stir in the ground coriander, cumin, chilli and cinnamon. Cook for 2 mins, stirring occasionally. Season with plenty of ground black pepper. Add the chopped tomatoes, peppers, chickpeas, lentils, sweet potatoes, orange peel and juice, half the nuts and 400ml/14fl oz water and bring to a simmer. Cook for 15 mins, adding a splash of water if the stew looks too dry, and stir occasionally until the potatoes are softened but not breaking apart.
Remove the pan from the heat and ladle the stew into bowls. Scatter with coriander and the remaining nuts and top with yogurt, if using.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 482 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 63 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 26 grams sugar, Fiber 15 grams fiber, Protein 18 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium