Name: Moroccan-Spiced Beef and Lentil Stew
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 440 min
Yield: 8, 8 cups (6-8 servings)
Cuisine: moroccan
Ingredients: 1 ½ lbs beef stew meat, cut into bite-sized pieces; 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1 medium onion, diced (1 ½ cups); 3 medium carrots, diced ¼ inch (heaping 1 cup); 3 stalks celery, diced (½ cup); 6 garlic cloves, minced (2 tablespoons); 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes; 3 cups (24 ounces) low-sodium beef broth*; 1 cup dry red lentils (may sub green or brown lentils); 1 ½ teaspoons ground turmeric; 1 ½ teaspoons paprika; ¾ teaspoon ground cumin; ¾ teaspoon ground coriander; ½ teaspoon garlic powder; ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon; ½ teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon fine salt; ½ teaspoon ground allspice; ¼ teaspoon black pepper, plus more to taste; 2 bay leaves; ⅓ cup dried apricots, finely diced; Juice of ½ lemon; ¼ cup fresh parsley, chopped; plus more for garnish; Optional serving: Whole wheat pita bread or naan (cut into halves or quarters), and dollops of plain Greek yogurt or sour cream

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Moroccan-Spiced Beef and Lentil Stew

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 8 · 7h 20m total

Servings

Calories

13% of a 2,000 cal day

267KCAL

Protein

27g54% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat6g

Saturated2g

10%

Unsaturated4g

—

Total Carbs29g

10%

Fiber6g

20%

Total Sugars8g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch15g

—

Sodium586mg

25%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A hearty slow-cooked stew of beef and lentils with warm Moroccan spices, apricots, and fresh herbs. High in fiber and protein, it's deeply flavorful comfort food.

Ingredients

8 SERVINGS

1½ lbbeef stew meat — cut into bite-sized pieces
2 tspolive oil
1medium onion — diced, 1½ cup
3medium carrots — diced, 1 cup
3celery — diced, ½ cup
6garlic cloves — minced, 2 tbsp
14 ozdiced tomatoes — 1 can
3 cupslow-sodium beef broth — 24 oz
1 cupdry red lentils — or dry green lentils or dry brown lentils
1½ tspground turmeric
1½ tsppaprika
¾ tspground cumin
¾ tspground coriander
½ tspgarlic powder
½ tspground cinnamon
½ tspground ginger
1 tspfine salt
½ tspground allspice
¼ tspblack pepper
2bay leaves
⅓ cupdried apricots — finely diced
½ lemonlemon
¼ cupfresh parsley — chopped
Optional serving: Whole wheat pita bread or naan, and dollops of plain Greek yogurt or sour cream — cut into halves or quarters

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Method

7h 20m total

Read the method on The Real Food DietitiansJessica Beacom’s original page

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