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Moroccan Stew

 This is my go-to for a tasty and easy dinner. The kids love it too, and the spices in the dish make it comforting and moreish. A spoonful of tasty Moroccan goodness!


I came up with this recipe myself, after wanting a tagine one evening. We don't have a tagine pot though, so I took the elements and cooked it on the hob. It's much quicker, and as it's a veggie recipe, you really don't need it to be in a casserole dish/tagine in the oven for ages. It's not like you're trying to tenderise meat by a slow cook.


So I came up with this. It's comforting, and rich with tomato and Moroccan spices. It's also adaptable. Traditionally though, I used butternut squash as the bulk of the stew, so that's what I've included in the recipe. If I don't have a squash I use sweet potato instead. As you can tell by the recipe, it's not exact and I tend to chuck whatever I've got in the fridge into it, and it always tastes good.


Serve with couscous or pitta bread. Yum!!






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