savory israeli couscous

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 114.9
  • Total Fat: 2.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 6.8 mg
  • Sodium: 334.1 mg
  • Total Carbs: 21.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.1 g
  • Protein: 3.5 g

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Introduction

delicious and unique side for any chicken or fish dish-- nice change from rice, quinoa or pasta! NOTE: seasonings (chives, cayenne, singapore seasoning) are NOT in tracker. delicious and unique side for any chicken or fish dish-- nice change from rice, quinoa or pasta! NOTE: seasonings (chives, cayenne, singapore seasoning) are NOT in tracker.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    1 c. Israeli (Pearl) Couscous
    2 c. chicken broth
    1 T garlic
    .25 c. chopped onion (finely chopped)
    1 T butter
    .5 t cayenne pepper
    .5 t singapore seasoning (penzy's spices)

Directions

melt butter in pot (same kind of pot you would use to cook rice-- must have good tight, cover!)

add onion, garlic and sautee until soft and tasty.

add couscous and sautee until couscous begins to lightly brown and give off a nutty smell (about 5 minutes on low to low-med heat)

add chicken broth and seasonings, stir, bring to a boil.

turn down to simmer, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

remove from heat, uncover and stir. recover and let sit for 5 minutes.

Serve immediately with chicken and veggies. YUM!

Serving Size: makes 6 .5 cup servings

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PARASELENIC.

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