Vegetable Couscous

Submitted by ratherbeswimmin

"Simple, easy, quick to the table, and my family loves it."

 

• Ready In: 27mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1⁄4 cup chopped shallot
• 1 cup fine couscous
• 1 (2 ounce) envelope spring vegetable soup mix (Knorr)
• 3 cups boiling water

directions

1. Melt the butter in a 3-quart saucepan over medium heat.
2. Add in shallots; stir/saute for 2-3 minutes or until softened.
3. Add in couscous; stir to coat the grains with butter; cook 2-3 minutes.
4. Take pan off of stove burner; stir in the soup mix; add in 2 cups water and stir.
5. Let mixture stand in the pan for 7 minutes.
6. Fluff the couscous and add the remaining water; cover pan and let couscous stand for 5 more minutes.
7. Stir before serving.

Reviews

[bmcnichol]

This was my first time making and eating Couscous. We loved this. I did change it up a bit. I only used two cups of water and didn't add the butter and shallot. I just boiled the water, added the soup and then the Couscous. It smelled so good while it was cooking and was so easy to make. I will be making this again.

 

[CaliforniaJan]

Five stars because it was very tasty and easy! You could easily toast pine nuts and stir those in at the end for a nice nutty add in!

 

[thepurpleturtle]

This was really good. I didn't add the final cup of water though because it seemed a little wet at that point, instead I just put the lid back on and let it stand a little longer and it came out perfect! Maybe the difference with the amount of water used was due to the couscous I used or something?!? Either way, 5 stars!

 

[Kate Lawrence]

This is delicious! My boyfriend and I are in college and live in an apartment the size of a shoebox. We don't have the money to eat well very often, so this recipe is wonderful to have--it's fast enough to make between classes, and cheap enough to eat a couple of times a week. Thanks! Oh, and I also didn't add that last cup of water.