Vegetable Couscous

Vegetable Couscous

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 311.5
  • Total Fat: 2.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 20.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 63.2 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.2 g
  • Protein: 11.8 g

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Introduction

This couscous is fast, easy and the veggies are interchangable to whatever you have on hand. This couscous is fast, easy and the veggies are interchangable to whatever you have on hand.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    1 box Near East Plain Couscous
    1 tbsp Olive Oil
    1 Orange Bell Pepper
    1 cup Broccoli (frozen, thawed and prepared)
    2 medium Tomatoes
    3 cloves Garlic
    1 medium Onion
    2 cups Water

Directions

Chop onion, garlic, pepper. Heat olive oil in large skillet and sautee onion, garlic and pepper. Once the pepper starts to soften, add 2 cups of water and bring to a boil. Push vegetables to one side and add the couscous. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Add broccoli and tomatoes and fluff couscous.
Serves 4.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STERNENFEE.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Good
    3 of 3 people found this review helpful
    P.S. 1 box = 1 cup. See another very similar recipe in the listing that recommends vegetable stock instead of water to enhance taste; less liquid, easier to follow directions for cooking the couscous. - 9/1/07


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    Very Good
    used 1/2 the couscous and added some bulb fennel (about 1/2 cup) cut like celery.

    - 3/11/21


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    Very Good
    I also added celery, good recipe, thank you for posting! - 10/23/17


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    Good
    I had never had couscous before and I hear it mentioned on a lot of the cooking shows. I like all the ingredients but didn't make me say yummy. - 4/5/09


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    Very Good
    I made this twice! My family loved it! - 4/21/08