Spinach and Onion Couscous

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"Colorful and a delicious side dish or main dish."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 7

ingredients

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 29.58 ml olive oil
• 411.06 g can chicken broth
• 283.49 g package frozen chopped spinach
• 283.49 g package couscous
• 177.44 ml fresh grated parmesan cheese
• 29.58 ml lemon juice
• salt (to taste)
• fresh ground pepper (to taste)
• 118.29 ml chopped pecans, toasted

directions

1. In a saucepan, cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until tender.
2. Add the broth and spinach; cook and stir frequently until the spinach thaws.
3. Bring mixture to a boil and stir occasionally.
4. Add in couscous; stir to combine.
5. Cover, remove pan from heat, and let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
6. Add remaining ingredients; stir to combine.
7. Serve immediately.

Reviews

[cita705_12754854]

I made this tonight,to go with the smoked Turkey my hubby made on the grill. The only thing I changed was I added some fresh mushrooms, I needed to use. I used Israelis couscous, cuz I find the other kind very dry and I don't care for the texture. The mushrooms added such a depth of flavor. I did not add the nuts, not a fan of nuts in my food. Now I have to see how my honey likes it. I will keep you posted on his comments. Thanks for posting.

 

[Mrs. Beckman]

This was the most amazing couscous recipe I have ever made.I used drained, canned, spinach. I didn't add pecans or any nuts, but I added feta cheese once it was already finished. I will make over and over again.

 

[CralyMoi]

I love couscous and was excited to try a new version. I'm glad I did, because this is delicious.<br/>I did make some changes - extra clove of garlic, vege stock instead of chicken, fresh baby spinach, pine nuts instead of pecans and I added some fresh basil at the end.<br/>Delicious :)

 

[wbishop26]

My husband went crazy over this! We love couscous to begin with, and love spinach, so the two mixed together with the garlic and onions and pecans was just delicious! I used fresh spinach instead of frozen - so I used two Dole bags of fresh baby spinach (6oz each) so it cooked down to about the same size as a 10oz frozen package. Just a note, when toasting your pecans, make sure to keep an close eye on them. They can burn pretty quickly if you don't be careful, which I learned the hard way. Loved the nuttiness this added to the dish though. We will definitely be making this again!

 

[Stephanie S.]

What a fantastic side dish. I served this with fish last night and we loved it. I almost skipped the pecans but decieded to use and am so glad I did, they add a nice nuttyness to the dish. (duh...lol) My kids ate alot of this, and I loved seeing them eat the spinach. Thank you so much for the great side, we will make again.