One Pot Couscous

This easy one-pot international favorite starts with bite-sized boneless leg of lamb chunks and pasta pearls known as couscous. One Pot Couscous cooks up into a flavorful, change-of-pace Moroccan-style lamb stew your gang is sure to enjoy!

Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2 to 2-1/2 pounds lamb stew meat or boneless leg of lamb, cut into 1-inch chunks
• 1 medium-sized onion, coarsely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 3/4 cups beef broth
• 1 (16-ounce) package frozen mixed vegetables
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (10-ounce) package couscous (see Note)

Instructions

1. Coat a soup pot with cooking spray then brown the lamb, onion, and garlic for 8 to 10 minutes over medium-high heat, or until no pink remains in the lamb.
    
2. Add crushed tomatoes, broth, mixed vegetables, cinnamon, salt, and pepper, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 55 to 60 minutes, or until lamb is fork-tender.
    
3. Stir in couscous and simmer for 4 to 5 minutes, or until couscous is tender.

Notes

• Couscous is a Moroccan pasta that can usually be found in the pasta and rice section of your supermarket.
   
• Dinner doesn't get much easier than one-pot meals! For a huge variety of tasty one-dish meals, check out 36 Quick and Easy One-Pot Meals!