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Simple and Easy Moroccan Recipes

By Christine Benlafquih, About.com

Looking for Moroccan recipes that are simple or easy to prepare? Some of the recipes listed here can be made quickly as well.

1. Moroccan Kefta Meatballs in Butter Sauce

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Kefta (ground meat) is well-seasoned with Moroccan spices and herbs before being shaped into balls and sauteed in butter. You can use ground beef, ground lamb or ground turkey.

2. Moroccan Grilled Lamb Chops

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This is an easy, delicious recipe for Moroccan Grilled Lamb Chops with Moroccan spices, garlic and fresh herbs.

3. Moroccan Saffron Chicken

Chicken cooked with lots of onions, saffron and other Moroccan spices is easy to make and the savory foundation to a number of delicious Moroccan dishes. Try serving this chicken on a bed of rice.

4. Moroccan Baked Sardines

Baking is one of the quickest, easiest ways to prepare whole sardines. The simple additions of salt, pepper and olive oil are all that's needed to enhance the natural good flavor of this fish.

5. Meat with Olives and Preserved Lemon

Meat with Olives and Preserved Lemons is a classic Moroccan dish flavored with onion, ginger, saffron, olives and preserved lemons. It's very easy to prepare.

6. Meat with Prunes

Beef or lamb with prunes is a classic Moroccan dish that combines sweet prunes and meat with onions and the fragrant spices of ginger, saffron, cinnamon and pepper. Using a pressure cooker shortens the cooking time.

7. Moroccan Meatballs (Kefta) and Rice

This easy, one dish meal can be prepped ahead of time and left in the fridge until you're ready to cook it. Ground beef kefta meatballs are seasoned with Moroccan spices and cooked in a skillet with saffron-flavored rice.

8. Moroccan Kefta Kebabs - Ground Beef or Lamb with Spices

Kefta is ground beef or lamb, typically mixed with cumin, paprika, minced onion, coriander and parsley. The mixture is very tasty and makes a superb kebab.

9. Moroccan Chicken or Turkey Kebab (Brochette) Recipe

These flavorful kebabs can be made with either chicken or turkey. Serve them as an entrée, appetizer or sandwich filler.

10. Moroccan Heart Kebab (Brochette) Recipe

Kebabs, or brochettes, are very easy to make. Heart is eaten year-round, but heart kebabs are especially popular during Eid Al-Adha.
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