Quick Beef Tagine

Name: Quick Beef Tagine
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 2 spray(s) Cooking spray; 1 small Uncooked eggplant diced (6 oz; 2 ¼ c); 1 medium Onion chopped; 2 medium Carrots diced; 8 oz Uncooked 93% lean ground beef; 2 large clove(s) Garlic finely chopped; 1.5 tsp Ground cumin; 0.5 tsp Ground cinnamon; 14.5 oz Canned diced tomatoes undrained; 1 cup(s) Chickpeas rinsed and drained; 0.5 cup(s) Fat-free reduced sodium chicken broth; 8 half/halves Dried apricot halves sliced; 1 tsp Table salt (or to taste); 0.333 cup(s) Cilantro chopped; 0.5 item(s), large Lemon cut into 4 wedges

Points®

Total Time

45 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

25 min

Serves

Difficulty

Easy

This Moroccan dish usually takes hours of slow cooking, but we sped things up by using lean ground beef. This tagine has a wonderful balance of sweetness 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 brings 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. Couscous, brown rice, or basmati rice would all be terrific on the side.

Ingredients

Cooking spray

2 spray(s)

Uncooked eggplant

1 small, diced (6 oz; 2 ¼ c)

Onion

1 medium, chopped

Carrots

2 medium, diced

Uncooked 93% lean ground beef

8 oz

Garlic

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 half/halves, sliced

Table salt

1 tsp, (or to taste)

Cilantro

⅓ cup(s), chopped

Lemon

½ item(s), large, cut into 4 wedges

Instructions

Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add eggplant, onion and carrots; cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables soften slightly and are light golden, 7 minutes.
Add beef to skillet; cook until browned, breaking up clumps with a wooden spoon, 2 minutes. Stir in garlic, cumin and cinnamon; cook until fragrant, stirring, 30 seconds.
Stir in tomatoes, chickpeas, broth, apricots and salt; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, stirring occasionally, for vegetables to become tender and for flavors to develop, 10 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in cilantro and serve with lemon wedges.
Serving size: 1 1/2 cups

Quick Beef Tagine

Ingredients

Instructions

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