Harvest Tagine

By Hklbrries

"A tagine (TAA-jeen) is a conical-shaped dish used to make the Moroccan stew, also called a tagine. Fortunately, you don't need a tagine to make a tagine, just a large pot, Dutch oven or slow cooker. In fact, one of the best ways to make a tagine is in the slow cooker, which allows all the flavors to mix and mingle and... well, stew. While many tagines contain beef or lamb, this one is vegetarian, with garbanzo beans taking center stage. Served over couscous, what a fine stew you'll be in."

Recipe by Crescent Dragonwagon

[This hearty stew is loaded with beta-carotene and fiber].

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 1 1/2 tsp butter
• 1 large onioin, coarsely chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 2 tsp cumin seed
• 2 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
• 1 (14-ounce) can whole tomatoes, with juice, coarsely chopped
• 6 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 (20-ounce) can garbanzo beans, drained
• 2 large sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes
• 3/4 cup golden raisins
• 1/2 pound green beans, cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into 2-inch pieces
• 1 eggplant, skin on, coarsely chopped

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Heat olive oil and butter in a large nonstick skillet. Add onion; saute 3 minutes. Add garlic, turmeric, cumin, black pepper and red pepper; saute 3 minutes.

Transfer onion mixture to a slow cooker, along with canned tomatoes, vegetable stock and salt. Cover and cook on high 1 hour.

Add garbanzo beans, sweet potatoes, raisins, green beans, zucchini and eggplant. Continue cooking on high 1 1/2 hours or on low 2 to 3 hours, until vegetables are tender. Serve over couscous.

Nutrition Information:
Per serving
310 calories
8 g fat
5 mg cholesterol
9 g protein
55 g carbohydrates
13 g fiber
580 mg sodium