Vegetarian Couscous Paella

Submitted by SweetPnut

"Such a great blend of veggies and couscous. Use it as a light main course or side dish!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 teaspoons canola oil
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 1⁄2 cups low sodium vegetable broth
• 1 cup frozen peas
• 1 cup frozen carrots
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground red pepper or 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 cup dry couscous
• 1 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1⁄2 cup almonds, chopped

directions

1. Place oil in large skillet or dutch oven at medium-high heat.
2. Add onion and garlic.
3. Cook until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.
4. Add broth, peas, carrots, salt, turmeric and red pepper.
5. Bring to a boil over high heat.
6. Reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes.
7. Remove from heat and stir in uncooked couscous, tomato, parsley and almonds.
8. Cover and let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Reviews

[Penny Stettinius]

Sweet, We loved this combination of flavors with our cous cous. Thanks so much for posting. I used leftover carrots from my Recipe #98509 and some leftover peas that I'd already spiced up with olive oil and s/p. This was a great side dish to baked catfish fresh from the pond.