Tastefully Simple Chickpea and Couscous

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  • Number of Servings: 6
Ingredients
1 can Chickpeas (drained & rinsed)1 cup Couscous dry2 cups Frozen peas1 cup chopped red bell peppers1 cup dried cranberries2 TB fresh lemon juice1 TB balsamic vinegar1 TB Olive Oil1 sample packet of Tastefully Simple Dried Tomato & Garlic Pesto Mix
Directions
Prepare couscous according to package directions. Cook peas and allow to cool. Mix chickpeas, couscous, peas, peppers, craisins, lemon juice, vinegar, olive oil, and DT&GP until well blended. Divide into 5 portions and refrigerate until needed.

6 - 1 cup servings as a main dish over bed of lettuce
or 1/2 c as a side dish.


i modified this from another sparkrecipe with what items i had on hand and in an attempt to reduce the caloric intake.

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SOOKIE.

Servings Per Recipe: 6
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 286.0
  • Total Fat: 3.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 220.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 55.9 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 8.1 g
  • Protein: 9.3 g

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