
Quick beef tagine
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3
3
SmartPoints® value per serving
Total Time
45 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
This Moroccan dish usually takes hours of slow cooking, but we sped things up by using lean ground beef. It has a wonderful balance of sweet and heat and is chockfull of eggplant, onion, carrots, garlic, diced tomatoes, and chickpeas. It's spiced with ground cumin and cinnamon, while dried apricot halves bring in that touch of sweetness. Top it off with some fresh cilantro and lemon juice for a bright, citrusy, and colorful note. The best part is it all comes together in just one skillet and takes only 45 minutes to prepare. Grains such as couscous, brown rice, or basmati rice makes for a terrific side dish to this entrée.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
2 spray(s)
Uncooked eggplant(s)
1 small, diced (6 oz; 2 ¼ c)
Uncooked onion(s)
1 medium, chopped
Uncooked carrot(s)
2 medium, diced
Uncooked 93% lean ground beef
8 oz
Garlic clove(s)
2 large clove(s), finely chopped
Ground cumin
1½ tsp
Ground cinnamon
½ tsp
Canned diced tomatoes
14½ oz, undrained
Chickpeas
1 cup(s), rinsed and drained
Fat-free reduced sodium chicken broth
½ cup(s)
Dried apricot halves
8 halves, sliced
Table salt
1 tsp, (or to taste)
Cilantro
⅓ cup(s), chopped
Lemon(s)
½ medium, cut into 4 wedges