Tag: Morocco

Vegetarian Butternut Bastilla

Vegetarian Butternut Bastilla

Moroccan Bastilla is the country’s famous chicken pie, but this is a vegetarian butternut bastilla has the same light, crispy phyllo pastry shell.

Easy Chicken Tagine

Easy Chicken Tagine

Rachel Ray’s recipe for this easy chicken tagine is a weeknight staple – chicken breast or thighs simmer in the most flavorful broth in this Moroccan stew.

Moroccan Bastilla

Moroccan Bastilla

I’m going to venture a guess that chicken pot pie is probably one of the top selling frozen foods.  What’s not to love about pot pie? Warm gooey chicken-y goodness encased in pie crust.  Believe it or not, Morocco has a version of that too! It’s called Moroccan Bastilla, and it’s not your average chicken pot pie. Far from it, but I’d say just as good (if not better!).
 

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Kesksou Seffa (Sweet Couscous)

Kesksou Seffa (Sweet Couscous)

Kesksou seffa (sweet couscous) is Moroccan couscous, made sweet rather than savory and eaten as a snack, dessert or breakfast.

Lamb Tagine

Lamb Tagine

This traditional Moroccan lamb tagine is cubed lamb simmered in spices and veggies to create a delicious, hearty and flavorful stew.