Moroccan Chicken and Butternut Squash Soup
In this chicken and butternut squash soup, sugary butternut squash and meaty chicken thighs remind us how well sweet and savory flavors play together in Moroccan cuisine.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 cup chopped onion
- 3 (4-ounce) skinless, boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 3 cups (1/2-inch) cubed peeled butternut squash
- 2 tablespoons no-salt-added tomato paste
- 4 cups Chicken Stock or fat-free, lower-sodium chicken broth
- 1/3 cup uncooked couscous
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 zucchini, quartered lengthwise and sliced into 3/4-inch pieces
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil
- 2 teaspoons grated orange rind
Nutrition Information
- calories 292
- fat 8 g
- satfat 1.6 g
- monofat 3.8 g
- polyfat 1.6 g
- protein 24.4 g
- carbohydrate 31.7 g
- fiber 5 g
- cholesterol 83 mg
- iron 2.8 mg
- sodium 474 mg
- calcium 109 mg
How to Make It
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Heat a Dutch oven over medium heat. Add oil to pan; swirl to coat. Add onion, and cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add chicken; cook for 4 minutes, browning on all sides. Add cumin, cinnamon, and pepper to pan; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add butternut squash and tomato paste; cook 1 minute. Stir in Chicken Stock, scraping pan to loosen browned bits. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer 8 minutes. Stir in couscous, salt, and zucchini; cook 5 minutes or until squash is tender. Remove pan from heat. Stir in chopped basil and orange rind.
Cook's Notes
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