Couscous with Sautéed Tilapia

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Nutritional Info

Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 325.0

Total Fat: 6.0 g
Cholesterol: 26.8 mg
Sodium: 94.1 mg
Total Carbs: 37.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
Protein: 31.4 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Couscous with Sautéed Tilapia calories by ingredient

Introduction

This recipe combines 3 of my favorite foods - clams, couscous and tilapia - into one tasty dish! This recipe combines 3 of my favorite foods - clams, couscous and tilapia - into one tasty dish!

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

Couscous, 1 cup, dry

Water, 10 fl oz

Clams, canned, meat only, 1 cup

*Tilapia, 4 X 3 oz fillets

Garlic, 3 cloves minced

Onions, raw, .5 cup, chopped

Green or Red Chiles (Whole) - 1 with seeds removed

Fennel seed, 1 tsp

Coriander seed, 1 tsp

Cumin seed, 1 tsp

Cilantro, raw, 6 tbsp

Pumpkin Pie spice, 0.5 tsp

Directions

Soak the couscous in 10 oz of boiling water and set aside. If you like, you can replace 4 oz of this water with bottled Clam Juice.

Saute the onion, garlic, and chopped chiles until soft.

Using a mortar, crush the fennel, cumin coriander and pumpkin spices. Add this to the onion, garlic and chiles and mix well. Remove from pan and stir into couscous mixture.

Add a bit more oil to pan if required and cook fish for about 3 minutes each side. Remove carefully from pan, add couscous mixture and stir in fresh cilantro. Place fish on top, squirt with the juice of 1 lime, cover and turn heat off. Let sit for 3 minutes until heated through.

Serve on it's own or with a side salad.
Serves 4

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JILLIANWILLIAN.