Chicken and Vegetable Soup with Moroccan Couscous
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Serving Size: 2 cups
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Instructions
- Add cold water to a large pot. Add chicken, then turn heat to high. Bring to a boil, then turn down to a simmer. Cook for 30 minutes, skimming off the foam that accumulates on top.
- Add the zucchini, carrots, pumpkin, onion, cabbage and parsley. Bring to a boil, season with salt, pepper and turmeric, lower the heat and cook for 1 hour. Add the chickpeas in the last 15 minutes of cooking time.
- Meanwhile, cook the couscous (regular, not larger pearled). Add the olive oil to a large pan set over medium heat. Add the couscous and toast for several minutes, being careful not to burn it. Finish by cooking the cous cous according to package directions.
- Remove cooked chicken from pot, discard the skin, then shred chicken with a fork. Return shredded chicken to the pot. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
- Serve the couscous with the soup.
- Note: When storing, separate couscous from the soup.
Notes
This recipe uses Moroccan couscous the small sized couscous, NOT the larger pearled couscous, often called Israeli couscous in this country.Â
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Ingredients
- 15 cup cold water
- 5 piece bone-in chicken thigh
- 5 zucchini large dice
- 5 carrot large dice
- 1 pound fresh pumpkin large dice
- 2 yellow onion large dice
- 1/2 head green cabbage roughly chopped
- 1 bunch Italian parsley chopped
- 30 ounce canned chickpeas drained and rinsed
- 2 teaspoon Kosher salt more or less to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper more or less to taste
- 1 tablespoon ground turmeric
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 1/2 cup Moroccan couscous (small size, not large pearled)
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12-inch saute pan, 5-quart saucepot, Cutting board, Ladle, Measuring cups and spoons, Pot with lid, Sharp Knives, Top StoveReheating/Serving Instructions
Heat couscous and soup together in a large bowl in the microwave on medium-high power until heated through.
Nutrition
Calories: 551kcal | Carbohydrates: 71g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 591mg | Potassium: 1135mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 9758IU | Vitamin C: 51mg | Calcium: 137mg | Iron: 5mg
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