Giant couscous and roast vegetables with lamb



Giant couscous and roast vegetables with lamb from ArbitraryUsername

dairy free egg free nut free kids can help can make in advance
Category
Rice recipes
Meat recipes
Serves4-6
Prep time 10 mins
Cook time30 mins

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Ingredients

1/2 packet giant couscous.
1-2 tins chickpeas depending on preference, drained
1 large sweet potato, cut into 2cm dice
1 onion, roughly chopped
2 peppers (any colour but green), roughly chopped
Handful cherry tomatoes
3 whole cloves of garlic, skins left on
1 cinnamon stick
1-2 spoonfuls ground cumin
1-2 spoonfuls of paprika
Salt and pepper (to taste)
Oil
Lamb of some description
Pitta bread (to serve)

Handy Hint

Leave the lamb out and you have a delicious vegetarian lunch. You could throw some halloumi cheese in with the roast veg towards the end of cooking. There is no need to be (at all) precise in measuring anything for this.

Method

1. Throw all the vegetables and spices into a large roasting tray with a little bit of oil. Mix so that everything is coated in the oil and spice mixture.
2. Season with salt and pepper. Put in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
3. Towards the end of the cooking, boil the giant couscous in lots of boiling water and then drain through a sieve.
4. Take the tray out of the oven and add the giant couscous and chickpeas. Mix thoroughly. The heat from the vegetables will be enough to warm the chickpeas through.
5. Serve with some roast lamb or lamb meatballs and pitta bread.

Mumsnetter Reviews

From: ArbitraryUsername on Tue 04-Dec-12 14:34:22 Overall rating: 0.0
You can make the cous cous and roast veg in advance and reheat it in the microwave just before serving. It's also nice cold as a salad.



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