Moroccan Stew

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This recipe is pretty good, especially if you're trying to eat less meat (New Year's resolution.

Some comments for the next time:
- Cook the lentils first for about 20 minutes, and then add the rice (I used basmati rice, and that might cook faster than brown rice.
- Chopped walnuts might add an interesting texture to this recipe
- Experiment with adding a few golden raisins, in addition to the dried apricots
- Add 1 tbsp of ground flax seed to the rice/lentil mix to throw in some Omega-3

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OK so the idea was nice but this didn't not work as described for the following reasons:

1. Listen when everyone tells you to add MUCH more time and liquids to your rice as it cooks. I think mine was about done at the 1 hour, 40 minute mark and I had to add about double the liquid overall

2. The squash should be cut before roasting as mine was hardly cooked.

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I wish I would have left out the squash all together and just made a lentil stew. The flavors are great but the squash was an unnecessary component in my opinion. Also, when does something qualify as a stew and when is it just rive and beans, Not sure what I did wrong but it was more of a wet side dish than a stew. This was my first time trying out a Food 911 recipe but in general I really have loved all of Tyler Florence's recipes.

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This recipe, while full of great flavor potential, didn't come together for me at all. As others have mentioned, the listed stock amounts were no where near enough to cook the rice and lentils, and that was a huge problem. I even started with 5 cups of of broth and added only the rice, then after 20-30 minutes added another cup of stock and the lentils... and it still didn't work. Additionally, since it made no sense to spoon the rice/lentil mixture into the relatively small "cup" formed by the scooped out acorn squash, I tried roasting it, then scooping out the flesh, and adding it to the rice/lentil mixture.. that would have worked out a little better... had only the rice/lentil mixture been fully cooked.

Don't think I'll try this again... not unless someone prints a method for making this all work.

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Rice took longer than the lentils to cook, leaving the lentils mushy. Not to mention that you need at least 6 cups of broth to make this stew-like. The apricots were just weird. No flavor. I will not make this again.

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recipe sounds delicious, however i remember not loving it. i like my food more spicy than sweet, so maybe that was it....

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I'm not a vegetarian, not a vegan, but found this recipe when asked to cook for a few vegans. It is very good! Perfect for fall in that it uses acorn squash. I agree with the other users that cubing the squash is a great idea (i roasted the squash in quarters then cubed versus serving using the squash as bowls... I would also warn that I need almost twice the broth called for, something to keep in mind so you dont run out while cooking! I also substituted the corriander for cumin and chipotle pepper powder since thats what I had on hand. I will be making this again for myself. One last note, the lentils took 25/30 minutes to cook while the rice needed around 50, so next time I think I'll cook the rice for awhile before adding the lentils.

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This was a great dish to make--lots of leftovers. Next time, I think I will cut up the squash, and add it to the dish. And, I'll use more liquid too--to make it more 'stew'-like. Highly recommend for vegans or anyone that's looking to try something different... Thanks Tyler! Great as always!

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I recently became a vegan and searched this site for vegan recipes, not really counting on finding a good one, and came across this dish. Very easy to prepare, but took much longer to cook than 45 mins. The long grain brown rice I got from Whole Foods took forever and I had to keep adding veg stock was done after about 1 hr 40 mins, but absolutely delicious! And very healthy..highly recommend this, makes alot too, enough for probably 6 hungry peeps!

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This recipe is AWESOME! I happened to have a butternut squash, and so I cubed and roasted it with cinnamon and zaatar and mixed it into the rice/lentils/onion mixture. It was just as yummy! And you don't even need 3 tablespoons of olive oil, if you have an olive oil cooking spray - just lightly give the squash cubes one or two sprays and you're golden!

Seriously - this is delicious health food that no one believes is healthy!