Spiced mince with couscous

Description: Adding dried fruit, fresh mint and warm spices to savoury dishes is typical of North African cooking. Vegetarian mince replaces meat in this recipe

Dietary Requirements: Vegetarian,

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Total Cooking Time: 40 mins

Credits:

Author: Good Food team
Website Used: BBCGoodFood / Tasty

Rating:

Average Rating: 3.9
Number of Ratings: 100

Nutrition Data Per Serving:

low in: salt

Ingredients:

2 tbsp sunflower oil

2 medium onions, roughly chopped

350g vegetarian mince

1 tbsp ground cumin

1 tsp ground cinnamon

2 tsp ground turmeric

100g ready-to-eat dried apricots, quartered

600ml vegetable stock

Equipment:

frying pan,

Directions:

Heat the oil in a large nonstick pan, add the onions and cook gently for 5 minutes until they soften. Stir in the vegetarian mince and spices (unlike meat and poultry, vegetarian mince doesn’t need to be browned), then add the apricots and stock. Bring to the boil, then turn the heat down and cook gently for 10-15 minutes.

Meanwhile, make up the couscous following the packet instructions – it will take about 450ml boiling water to give it a nice fluffy texture. Fork through the lemon zest and mint. Season to taste.

Spoon the couscous onto serving plates, pile the vegetarian mince mixture on top and scatter with the cashews.

Estimated Recipe Prices:

Estimated Cost Per Serving: £1.92

Total Estimated Cost: £7.68

Ingredient Cost Breakdown:

2 tablespoons sunflower oil:

£0.29

2 mediums onions:

£0.37

350 grams vegetarian mince:

£3.59

1 tablespoon ground cumin:

£0.31

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon:

£0.08

2 teaspoons ground turmeric:

£0.18

100 grams dried ready-to-eat apricots:

£1.38

600 milliliters vegetable stock:

£1.48

Note: The following data is provided by Spoonacular from a variety of supermarkets and should only be used as estimates.