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Moghrabieh

Lebanese pearl couscous - giant couscous with chicken and chickpeas. Festive.

Prep Time45 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 45 minutes
Servings8
DifficultyMedium

🧂 Ingredients

  • 400 g Moghrabieh (pearl couscous)
  • 1 kg Chicken
  • 200 g Chickpeas
  • 20 small Onions
  • 1 tsp Caraway
  • 1 stick Cinnamon

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1

    Cook chicken with whole onions.

    ⏱️ 1.5 hours
  2. 2

    Steam moghrabieh.

    ⏱️ 30 minutes
  3. 3

    Cook chickpeas.

    ⏱️ 1 hour
  4. 4

    Combine. Season with caraway and cinnamon.

💡 Pro Tips

  • ✓Lebanese couscous is large
  • ✓Festive dish
  • ✓Caraway is signature

🔄 Variations

  • With lamb
  • Without chicken

🥗 Nutrition

Per serving

Calories440
Protein28g
Carbs48g
Fat16g
Fiber6g

🏷️ Tags

LebaneseCouscousChickenChickpeasFestive

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