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Moroccan Inspired Couscous Bowl with Ground Beef, Veggies and Caramelized Onions (redux) Recipe
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This Moroccan Inspired Couscous Bowl filled with Ground Beef, Cauliflower, Mushrooms and Dried Tart Cherries, topped with Caramelized Onions, is a delicious and easy weeknight meal.
Let’s just get the elephant in the room out of the way for you Moroccan food purists. Yes I used Israeli couscous. It was a whim, just what jumped out at me in the pantry. The first incarnation of this dish, made way back in 2009, was made with traditional Moroccan couscous. And really it is very good with either. Truthfully, you could even make it as a burrito bowl, i.e., with rice. I seem to be thinking that way a lot lately.
I also changed some of the spices in this incarnation. For one thing, since that first post I have actually been to…
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