Recipe - Couscous Stuffing With Golden Raisins And Pistachios

2 cup Finely chopped onion
One half cup Finely chopped carrot
One half cup Finely chopped celery
1 lg Minced garlic clove
One fourth cup + 2 tblsp olive oil
2/3 cup Finely chopped red bell
pepper
1/3 cup Finely chopped pistachios
One half cup Golden raisins
3 tablespoon Finely chopped parsley
leaves
One fourth teaspoon Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Cumin
1 One half teaspoon Ground coriander seed
One fourth teaspoon Dried thyme
1/3 cup Thinly cut or sliced up scallion
2 One fourth cup Water
1 2/3 cup (10 ounce box) couscous

IF BAKING THE STUFFING SEPAR

One fourth cup chicken broth 2 tblsp unsalted butter

Cook onion, carrot, celery, and garlic in One fourth of oil over moderately low
heat until veggies are soft. Add bell peper and cook 3 more minutes. Add
pistachios, raisins, parsley, cinnamon, cumin, coriander, thyme, scallion.
Salt and pepper to taste. Cook and stir for another minute, then put in a
large bowl.

Combine water and remaining olive oil, add salt to taste. Bring to boil.
Stir in couscous and let stand covered for 5 minutes or until liquid is
absorbed. Fluff with fork. Add to veggie mixture, salt and pepper it, and
combine everything GENTLY. Let cool, then stuff 1214 pound turkey.

If baking separately, put stuffing into buttered 34 qt casserole, drizzle
with broth, dot top with butter. Bakd in middle of 325 degree oven for 30
minutes covered and 30 minutes uncovered. Shared by Stephanie da Silva

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