Israeli Couscous With Pecans

Submitted by Red Dog

"This was adapted from a recipe on a box of Israeli Couscous. Israeli couscous looks like little pearls. Simply delicious!"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons butter, divided
• 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped
• 1⁄2 onion, chopped
• 1 1⁄2 cups israeli couscous
• 1⁄2 large cinnamon stick
• 1 dried bay leaf
• 1 3⁄4 cups chicken broth
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley, minced
• 1⁄2 lemon, zest of
• black pepper

directions

1. Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large saucepan over medium low heat.
2. Add pecans and stir until golden brown. Transfer to small bowl.
3. Melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in the same pan over medium heat. Add onions and saute until couscous browns slightly.
4. Add broth and salt and bring to a boil.
5. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer until liquid is absorbed and couscous is tender.
6. Remove from heat and stir in parsley, pecans and lemon zest.
7. Season with black pepper to taste.

Reviews

[Lori Mama]

I scaled the recipe back to serve two. Very easy to put together and the adjustments worked out fine. Made for Pick A Chef Safari Event. :)

 

[food snob mom]

The instructions on this recipe don't show all the ingredients. I assumed that the cinnamon stick and bay leaf cooked with the couscous and broth. It really needed the lemon zest and parsley to give it some flavor. It is rather bland even with the spices but as it cooled it became more flavorful. I really liked the pecans in it too. I would make this again, but cut down the recipe since only two of us were eating this.