Israeli Couscous Risotto with Caramelized Onions and Sausage
Updated Sep 20, 2016
Israeli couscous is a larger couscous that tastes delicious when cooked risotto-style. Try this sweet/salty/spicy take on a risotto with a new grain.
Israeli Couscous Risotto with Caramelized Onions and Sausage
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 35 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, diced (1 cup)
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3 links (4 oz each) lean sweet Italian turkey sausage, casings removed
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked Israeli couscous
- 1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth
- 2 cups Progresso™ unsalted chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated lemon peel
- 2 cups baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped
- 1/3 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
Make With
Progresso Broth
Instructions
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Step1Heat 4-quart Dutch oven or heavy-bottom saucepan over medium heat. Add oil and onion. Stir in sugar. Cook 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion starts to caramelize. Add sausage. Cook, breaking up sausage with spoon, until browned.
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Step2Add couscous and stir, cooking 1 minute. Add wine; cook until wine has been absorbed by couscous. Add 1 cup of the broth; cook until broth is absorbed, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes. Add remaining 1 cup broth, cooking until liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally. Add water, cooking until liquid is absorbed, stirring occasionally.
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Step3Remove from heat. Stir in red pepper flakes, lemon peel, spinach leaves and Parmesan cheese, stirring until spinach wilts. Sprinkle with additional shredded Parmesan cheese, if desired. Serve immediately.
Nutrition
450
Calories
12g
Total Fat
27g
Protein
57g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 450
- Calories from Fat
- 100
- Total Fat
- 12g
- 18%
- Saturated Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 18%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 60mg
- 20%
- Sodium
- 720mg
- 30%
- Potassium
- 380mg
- 11%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 57g
- 19%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 17%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 27g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 30%
- 30%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 15%
- 15%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
3 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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