Butternut Squash And Chickpea Stew With Couscous - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium carrot, diced
1 small onion, diced
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
1 tablespoon whole cumin seed
1 bay leaf, crumbled
2 (16 ounce) cans chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 (32 ounce) container butternut squash soup
1 1/2 cups couscous

Preparation

Heat oil in saucepan. Saute' carrots,onion and red bell pepper until softened. Stir in cumin seeds and bay leaf.
Puree 3/4 cup of chickpeas and 3/4 cup butternut squash soup in blender until smooth.
Add to carrot/onion/pepper mixture. Add the remainder chickpeas and soup. Simmer 15 to 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, place couscous in heat-proof bowl and stir in 1 1/2 cups boiling water.
Cover, and let stand 3 to 5 minutes, or until all liquid is absorbed. Fluff with fork.
Divide couscous among 6 bowls . Ladle chickpea stew around couscous in each bowl.