Moroccan food is as colourful as Morocco itself - full of flavour, rich in spices and mouthwateringly aromatic. Explore Moroccan recipes like a vegetable tagline, or a melt-in-the-mouth Moroccan lamb and lentil stew and serve with couscous salad or tabbouleh to bring a bit of Morocco to your table. Find more recipes from around the world.
Add this hearty winter salad to your Sunday meal prep, ready to assemble for work-from-home lunches and speedy dinners, this recipe is a winner.
These spicy beef meatballs in a rich coriander and cumin-flavoured tomato sauce are so easy to prepare, and to make in large batches to freeze for a later date. Serve with warm flatbread and fluffy cous cous.
Looking for a vegan main for Christmas this year? Give an American meatloaf a vegan makeover with this Moroccan lentil 'meatloaf', filled with flaked almonds, mushrooms and sweet potato and coated in a spicy tomato sauce for a festive centrepiece.
Ghriba are soft almond cookies originating from Morocco. In this version, food writer Nargisse Benkabbou adds matcha for gentle earthiness and a beautiful green tone. If you're not a fan of matcha, try swapping it for a little orange blossom or rosewater for a floral flavour.
Food writer Nargisse Benkabbou's colourful salad is packed with fresh and aromatic flavours inspired by Moroccan cuisine. Drizzled with a simple honey and olive oil dressing, enjoy as part of a lunchtime spread, or try alongside Nargisse's spiced chicken meatballs (see recipe, below).
Chef Nargisse Benkabbou shares her gorgeous Moroccan-inspired meatballs dish that makes an easy yet impressive get-together lunch or dinner. The warming spices and rich flavours all come together in just one hour. Serve with flatbreads and Nargisse's roasted cauliflower recipe, if you like, see below for recipe.
Chef Nargisse Benkabbou shares her delicious roasted cauliflower recipe with us, featuring layers of Moroccan-inspired flavour and texture that make it a star side for Nargisse's spiced chicken dish – see below for recipe. Presented on a layer of turmeric yogurt, it's a feast for the eyes too – so easy, so impressive!
Packed full of veg, this vibrant and healthy frittata makes an energy-boosting, feel-good midweek meal or light lunch
These juicy low fat lamb kebabs with fruity couscous make a great alfresco summer dinner or weekend fakeaway.
For a spicy twist on the humble chicken breast, try this healthy Moroccan-inspired dish. Harissa and cumin provide the depth of flavour, while the prep means that by the time you come to cook, it'll be on the table in 15 minutes.
This recipe uses pork but it would work just as well with lamb chops
Having lunch al fresco? Try this summery harissa and yogurt marinated lamb with pomegranate, mint and pistachio couscous salad. It's ready in minutes but for the best results, marinate the lamb overnight.
Sea bream is a delicate fish that needs to be treated as such, an easy and impressive dinner.
Hearty and warming, this soup is great when just made and then next day
These fish and couscous parcels are a fabulous way of cooking fish, and a brilliant way of getting the kids involved in the kitchen.
A delicious recipe that makes the most of summer veg. The marinade of garlic, cumin, coriander, harissa and lemon really enhances the chicken, while red onion, peppers and courgettes are gorgeous when fried with crushed chillies and chickpeas.
This easy and tasty vegan tagine is cooked low and slow with the help of your handy piece of kitchen kit- the slow-cooker
A hearty veggie stew where the sweetness of carrots and nutty chickpeas take centre stage.
A light and fluffy couscous salad joins ras el hanout-seasoned chicken thighs in this Morocco-inspired dish
All the delicious flavours of a Moroccan-style tagine but ready in 20 minutes! This cheat's version, using turkey meatballs, is so simple yet so tasty, with a subtle touch of sweet and spice from the hot honey. Serve with couscous, yogurt and fresh herbs for authentic finishing touches.
A mediterranean-style vegetarian supper with roasted sweet potato and red and green peppers. While the veg is roasting, stir olive oil and spicy harissa sauce into fluffy couscous. Just before serving, top the dish with crumbly feta for a salty, creamy kick.
Moroccan tagines are known for their deep, rich flavours, and this lamb recipe does not disappoint. With tender meatballs, dried apricots, sweet peppers and ras el hanout, this Moroccan meatball recipe is authentically delicious
Create a hearty dinner for one with this super quick and easy veggie tagine mug meal.
This unique riff on a classic shepherd's pie makes for an excellent dinner option when you feel like getting experimental in the kitchen.
They say beans are one of the most versatile ingredients you can have in your cupboards, why not put it to the tes with this delicious recipe
Enriched with ras el hanout, tart apricots and sweet honey, this vegetarian and dairy-free tagine is inspired by the aromatic flavours of Morocco
Fragrant slow cooked beef in a Moroccan spice mix with chickpeas, dried apricot and tomatoes served with fluffy couscous
A recipe like this means only one thing, spring is here and the sun is coming out
This tasty beef stew is melt-in-the-mouth tender and bursting with exotic flavour
Tagine is the Moroccan name for both the stew and the clay pot it’s cooked in.
Packed with aromatic spices, sweet apricots and honey, plus tender lamb, this Moroccan tagine recipe is inspired by the classic flavours of North African cooking.
Enjoy the balance of North African flavours in this morrocan-style salmon and couscous: Lemon zest, coriander, flaked almonds and softened onion and garlic for the couscous, and on the salmon, traditional ras-el-hanout spice mix, honey, lemon and olive oil.
This lovely North African/Middle-Eastern inspired chicken, butternut squash and spinach stew makes the best of all three ingredients. Making the couscous with the apricots and raisins really elevates it up a notch.