Spinach provides a simple addition to a no-fuss couscous side dish that's ready in 30 minutes. Perfect if you love Middle Eastern cuisine.
Lemony Couscous with Spinach
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 30 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 1 small green bell pepper, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 small onion, finely chopped (1/4 cup)
- 1/3 cup finely chopped celery
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 cup chicken or vegetable broth
- 1 cup uncooked whole wheat couscous
- 3 cups lightly packed fresh baby spinach leaves
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 1/8 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
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Step1In 3-quart saucepan, cook bell pepper, onion, celery, oil and lemon juice over medium heat about 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender.
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Step2Stir in broth. Heat to boiling. Stir in couscous, spinach, lemon peel and pepper. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 5 minutes. Uncover; fluff with fork.
Nutrition
150
Calories
2 1/2g
Total Fat
6g
Protein
26g
Total Carbohydrate
1g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 150
- Calories from Fat
- 20
- Total Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 4%
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- 0%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- 0%
- Sodium
- 190mg
- 8%
- Potassium
- 170mg
- 5%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 26g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 14%
- Sugars
- 1g
- Protein
- 6g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 30%
- 30%
- Vitamin C
- 15%
- 15%
- Calcium
- 4%
- 4%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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