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Speedy Moroccan-style prawns with couscous
Need a meal in minutes? Twenty's plenty for this Moroccan feast of fried onion, pepper and tomatoes, simmered in a spiced tomato sauce with chickpeas. Prawns are lightly poached in the pan, then joined by parsley and lemon juice. A quick side of couscous catches every delicious drop!
SWK: High protein
Plants 6
SWK: High fibre
quick cook
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- 1 pepper
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 1 vegetable stock cube (use half) (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 230g chickpeas (Chickpeas, water, salt)
- 200g prawns (Crustaceans)
- 4 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger, Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 2 tbsp Moroccan seasoning (Cumin, Coriander, Mint, Garlic, Caraway Powder, Paprika Flakes, Chilli Powder, Cayenne Pepper)
- 125g wholewheat couscous (Wheat) (100% Whole WHEAT semolina)
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 unwaxed lemon
Nutritional Information
Calories: 571
Protein: 39g
Carbs: 67g
Fat: 6.7g
Ingredients
- 2 onion
- 2 pepper
- 400g baby tomatoes
- 1 vegetable stock cube (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 230g chickpeas (Chickpeas, water, salt)
- 400g prawns (Crustaceans)
- 8 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger, Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 4 tbsp Moroccan seasoning (Cumin, Coriander, Mint, Garlic, Caraway Powder, Paprika Flakes, Chilli Powder, Cayenne Pepper)
- 400g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 250g wholewheat couscous (Wheat) (100% Whole WHEAT semolina)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 501
Protein: 35g
Carbs: 66g
Fat: 5.6g
Speedy Moroccan-style prawns with couscous
Need a meal in minutes? Twenty's plenty for this Moroccan feast of fried onion, pepper and tomatoes, simmered in a spiced tomato sauce with chickpeas. Prawns are lightly poached in the pan, then joined by parsley and lemon juice. A quick side of couscous catches every delicious drop!
Cook time:
20 mins
Cuisine:
North African
Food group:
Shellfish
Allergens: Celery, Crustaceans, Wheat
Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- 1 medium mixing bowl
- 1 large non stick frying pan
Prep & soften the veg
- Peel and thinly slice the onions, deseed and thinly slice the peppers.
- Spritz a large non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and put it over a medium-high heat. Fry the onions, peppers and tomatoes for 5 mins.
Sort the couscous
- Put the couscous in a mixing bowl, crumble in half the stock and pour in enough boiled water to just cover the couscous. Stir well, cover and leave for 5 mins, until the stock is absorbed.
Turn up the flavour!
- Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
- Add the prawns, garlic & ginger paste and Moroccan seasoning spice to the frying pan and cook for 2 mins.
- Tip in the chickpeas, squeeze in the passata and crumble in the remaining stock. Pour in 150ml water (250ml for 4 portions) and stir well.
Cook the prawns
- Simmer for 5-7 mins, until the prawns are pink.
- Finely chop the parsley, and stir it into the sauce. Squeeze in the juice from half the lemon (to taste), then cut the remaining lemon into wedges.
Dish up
- Serve the prawns with the couscous, and add the lemon wedges for squeezing.