Holiday dishes
Couscous royal
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A grand Moroccan couscous with chicken, merguez and vegetables – a festive braise ideal for guests and larger gatherings.
Timing
- Preparation: approx. 20 minutes
- Cooking time: approx. 45 minutes
- Total: approx. 60 minutes
Estimated nutrition
per serving · Calculated for 6 servings.
- Energy
- ≈ 590 kcal
- Protein
- ≈ 37.5 g
- Carbohydrates
- ≈ 59 g
- Fat
- ≈ 20.4 g
Approximate values based on the listed ingredients. Brands, cheese, portion size and preparation can change the values.
Calculation basis
Item weights and household measures are estimated. Unless specified: milk with 1.5% fat, cream with 30% fat and Gouda cheese. Optional ingredients, small amounts of seasoning and separately listed side dishes are excluded. For imprecise entries, the amounts below and comparable reference products are assumed. For alternatives, the first listed ingredient is used. Cooking losses have not been measured.
Quantity assumptions and ingredient mapping
- 3 carrots · ≈ 240.0 g
- 2 courgettes · ≈ 500.0 g
- 1 tsp paprika · ≈ 5.0 g
- 300 g merguez · ≈ 300 g · Assumed quantity / reference product
- 1 can chickpeas · ≈ 240 g
Matvaretabellen: Mattilsynet · Santa Maria
Food data: Max Rubner-Institut, BLS 4.0 (2025), CC BY 4.0. Calculated and rounded for this recipe. BLS 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
Ingredients
- 400 g couscous
- 500 g chicken
- 300 g merguez
- 3 carrots
- 2 courgettes
- 1 can chickpeas
- 1 litre stock
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- salt
- pepper
Instructions
- Sear the meat.
- Add the vegetables.
- Pour in the stock.
- Braise for 45 minutes.
- Prepare the couscous according to package instructions.
- Serve everything together.
