Moroccan spiced mince with couscous

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• Nice Stuff

  14 November 2007

  Nice Stuff rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I used lamb mince instead and it was lovely. The cinnamon, the sweetness of the apricots and the mint make it a real taste experience.

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• Mark

  23 November 2007

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• Susie

  01 December 2007

  Susie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The spices was lovely and it was easy to make, but I think it needed a bit more vegetables. We added a can of chickpeas and some chopped peppers. I also found it a lot faster to make than the recepie says. On the table in 15-20 minutes, makes this a great midweek supper!

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• ljwarrington

  17 April 2008

  ljwarrington rated and commented on this recipe

  

  my husband loved this - especially the toasted cashews - great addition. was a tad dry for me.

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• lauren2895

  31 May 2008

  lauren2895 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  this was really nice , and quicker than the recipe said , i added 2 tomatoes to the mince and some finely chopped cucumber to the cous cous to bump up the veg count it was really tasty and I replaced the cashews with some flaked almonds as they are lower in fat

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• Craig

  14 August 2008

  Craig commented on this recipe

  Tasty meal, that even our 1 year old loved. Like some others I used lamb. I don't remember any Quorn type animal, last time I was in Marrakech!

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• NixKitz

  14 January 2009

  NixKitz rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Substituted the quorn for turkey mince, and left out the mint. Delicious and the cashews really complimented the mix. Very quick to make on a work night.

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• Cooking

  22 January 2009

  Cooking rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Substituted lamb mince for the quorn, but otherwise lovely recipe, and very simple to cook. Next time however would use a little less stock (around 500 - 550ml) as had to leave the wok on heat for 30 min to get the sauce to thicken. Left out the mint as well.

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• doj55

  04 February 2009

  doj55 commented on this recipe

  good recipe but I wasn't very keen on the combination of the cumin and cinnamon

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• Lushious

  05 February 2009

  Lushious rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Used lamb mince as I had some spare and extra cinnamon. Very tasty

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• Eli

  07 February 2009

  Eli commented on this recipe

  So easy and absolutely delicious - made it with both low fat mince and quorn, works well with either.

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• vgibson

  19 February 2009

  vgibson rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made it with Lamb Mince and added some red pepper and peas to the mince. Yummy :-)

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• jo.power

  25 February 2009

  jo.power rated and commented on this recipe

  

  We used lamb mince instead of quorn but it was quite dry and the children thought it was very sweet might make it again but I doubt it.

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• Issy

  04 March 2009

  Issy commented on this recipe

  Really nice, easy dish, not being a veggie I used mince. Didn't find it dry at all. Will be making this again soon.

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• Em Shepherd

  08 March 2009

  Em Shepherd rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I really enjoyed this recipe - the toasted cashews really make it. As there was only me eating it, I made the full amount as per stage 1 and then froze the other 3 portions for a later date which worked well.

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• sal

  20 March 2009

  sal rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this tonight the family loved it, I added peas to it & mixed the mince with pasta. was great, will make again.

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• sandraleeben

  29 April 2009

  sandraleeben rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really liked the couscous! Cashews, mint and lemon zest give it the real kick. Used dried mint, though, cause I find fresh too overpowering. I also agree with the others that it might need some more veggies...squash and pepper would work well, i think.

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• Hungry Jenny

  21 May 2009

  Hungry Jenny commented on this recipe

  Tried this last night and the flavour of the spices with the mince is gorgeous...but shortly realised that the taste of toasted cashew nuts really doesn't agree with me! This quickly put me off during the rest of the meal which was really disappointing as the mince was really nice. I also thought to just add a mixture of dried fruit rather than apricots as it's what I had in the cupboard but that really didn't work either. Oh well, trial and error. Will try again minus the cashews and dried fruit!

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• Hungry Jenny

  21 May 2009

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• Gwennie

  27 May 2009

  Gwennie rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Absolutely delicious, lovely vegetarian recipe easy to make.

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 2 medium onions , roughly chopped
• 350g pack Quorn mince
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp ground turmeric
• 100g ready-to-eat dried apricots , quartered
• 600ml vegetable stock

FOR THE COUSCOUS

• 280g couscous
• grated zest of 2 lemons
• 4 tbsp chopped fresh mint
• 50g unsalted cashews , toasted under the grill

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Serves 4

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Ready in 35-40 minutes, plus draining time

Vegetarian, Super healthy

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 2 medium onions , roughly chopped
• 350g pack Quorn mince
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp ground turmeric
• 100g ready-to-eat dried apricots , quartered
• 600ml vegetable stock

FOR THE COUSCOUS

• 280g couscous
• grated zest of 2 lemons
• 4 tbsp chopped fresh mint
• 50g unsalted cashews , toasted under the grill

Per serving

497 kcalories, protein 24g, carbohydrate 67g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 9g, salt 1.21 g

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