Vegetable Couscous
By Let's Cook It · May 3, 2026
Steamed couscous topped with a saffron-spiced vegetable stew.

- Prep
- 20 min
- Cook
- 40 min
- Total
- 1 h
- Serves
- 6
- #moroccan
- #vegan
- #couscous
- #vegetables
- #dinner
Ingredients
- 400g instant couscous
- 500ml hot vegetable stock
- 2 carrots, chunked
- 2 zucchini, chunked
- 1 turnip, cubed
- 1 sweet potato, cubed
- 1 onion, chopped
- 1 can (400g) chickpeas, drained
- 400g canned tomatoes
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp turmeric
- Pinch of saffron
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- Bunch parsley and cilantro
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Instructions
- 1
Heat olive oil and sauté onion for 5 minutes.
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- 2
Add spices and toast 30 seconds, then stir in tomatoes and 500ml water.
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- 3
Add carrots, turnip and sweet potato, simmer 15 minutes.
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- 4
Add zucchini and chickpeas, simmer 10 minutes more.
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- 5
Pour hot stock over couscous, cover and rest 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
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- 6
Serve couscous topped with vegetables, broth ladled over, and herbs.
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