Couscous With Sautéed Mushrooms
photo by No-Brussel-Sprouts
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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3-4
ingredients
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 1⁄2 cups vegetable broth (or try beef or chicken stock)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, pressed (or crushed and chopped)
- 1⁄2 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 -2 cup sliced mushrooms (I used white button, but feel free to try more exotic varieties)
- 1 tablespoon pine nuts (optional)
- 2 tablespoons chives, finely chopped (or parsley or whatever you have for a nice fresh green "finish")
- salt
- pepper
directions
- In a small pot with tight fitting lid bring 1-1/2 cups broth to boil.
- Add 1 cup couscous.
- Stir until broth returns to boil, cover with lid, remove from heat and let sit (covered) for at least five minutes.
- Heat olive oil and butter in pan on medium high heat.
- Add mushrooms and onions, and a dash of salt and pepper. Sauté for 2-5 minutes.
- Add garlic and bell peppers and sauté for an additional 5 minutes until mushrooms are nicely browned and onion and peppers are tender.
- Clear a spot in the middle of the pan and heat pine nuts, let them get a little brown if you like, it will bring out more of their flavour. (Or toast them separately - I'm just too lazy!).
- Fluff hot cooked couscous with a fork, mix in sautéed mushrooms etc. Top with chives. Enjoy! (We love this recipe with grilled chicken thighs or steak, but it's a great addition to a meatless/vegetarian dinner as well!).
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Reviews
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This was really fantastic! I made it exactly as recipe states except for the pine nuts (I didn't have any), left off the parsley and added a little freshly grated Parmesan. My leftovers were a wonderful base to play with, and I wound up adding some black beans, cilantro and a squeeze of lemon. This made it a great vegetarian lunch. Thanks for posting: great recipe on it's own with so many other possibilities!
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