Vegetarian Couscous Paella

Name: Vegetarian Couscous Paella Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: PAM spray; 1 medium Vidalia onion chopped; 4 cloves garlic minced; 1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth; 1 (9-oz) package frozen baby lima beans; 1 cup frozen green beans; 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (more or less to taste); 1 cup whole wheat couscous (dry); 1 medium tomato chopped; 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 20

Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

PAM spray1 medium Vidalia onion, chopped4 cloves garlic, minced1 1/2 cups low sodium chicken broth1 (9-oz) package frozen baby lima beans1 cup frozen green beans1/2 tsp turmeric1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (more or less to taste)1 cup whole wheat couscous (dry)1 medium tomato, chopped1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions

Spray a large saucepan or soup pot with a tight fitting lid with PAM; saute onion and garlic until onion is translucent. (may have to spray it more then once as it cooks) Add chicken broth, lima beans, peas, turmeric & cayenne pepper. Bring to a boil then reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes or until lima beans are cooked through. Remove from heat and stir in couscous. let stand for 5 minutes. Serve with tomato and cilantro sprinkled on top. Makes 6 1/2-cup servings.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LADYDUNN.

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 177.7
Total Fat: 0.8 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 234.8 mg
Total Carbs: 36.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 4.6 g
Protein: 7.8 g

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