SPICY MERGUEZ & COUSCOUS POT

Spicy merguez & couscous pot image

Pack up this spicy sausage stew as part of a hearty lunch - simply heat in the microwave for a filling midday meal

Provided by Cassie Best

Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course, Supper

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

drizzle of olive oil
4 merguez sausages (about 250g/9oz)
½ preserved lemon , peel only, chopped
1 red onion , chopped
1 fat red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
1 red pepper , deseeded and chopped
1 tbsp ras el hanout
400g can chopped tomatoes with olives
1 chicken stock cube
handful of coriander , finely chopped
100g couscous

Steps:

Heat the oil in a pan. Squeeze the sausagemeat from the skins and shape into 8 meatballs. Add them to the pan and sizzle on a medium-high heat for 5-10 mins, rolling around the pan, until they are cooked. Set aside.
Drain the fat from the pan, leaving 1 tbsp behind. Reduce the heat and add the lemon, onion, chilli and pepper. Stir for 5 mins. Add the ras el hanout and stir for 1 min more.
Add the tomatoes and 300ml water, and crumble in the stock cube. Return the meatballs to the pan and simmer, covered with a lid, for 10-15 mins, until the sauce is rich and the veg are tender. Season and stir in the coriander. Transfer to 2 microwavable containers with tight-fitting lids, and chill until you're ready to eat. Weigh 50g couscous into 2 sandwich bags to take to work too.
When you're ready to eat, add the couscous to the cold sauce. Stir well and microwave for 3 mins, until the couscous is cooked through.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 552 calories, Fat 26 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 49 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 16 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 27 grams protein, Sodium 3.9 milligram of sodium