Mexican Couscous
"This is an excellent side dish for mexican meals. It's much quicker than rice and is also quite light and healthy. I originally found this recipe on the Better Homes and Gardens website, but have adapted it to fit our own preferences."
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
- 2 teaspoons crushed garlic
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup frozen peas
- 1⁄2 cup chopped tomato
- 1 tablespoon minced cilantro
- 3⁄4 cup couscous
directions
- Saute onion and garlic in olive oil over medium heat until tender.
- Stir in cumin and chile powder, and cook for 1 minute.
- Add broth, peas, tomato and cilantro, and bring to a boil.
- Stir in couscous, cover and remove from heat.
- Let stand for 5 minutes.
- Fluff with a fork before serving.
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Reviews
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This is delicious! I added one whole carrot diced. And I put a little more cumin and chili powder...I'm from TX! -
This was very easy and tasted great. My husband decided he didn't like couscous the last time I made it. Now he's decided it's pretty good. I did make a couple of changes. Used corn instead of peas and half a can of diced tomatoes since I was out of fresh. Thanks! -
This was very tasty and very yummy!! I added a bit of salsa to the mix, too (as I didn't have much tomato) and I think next time I'll put in some corn & green chiles. We had this as a side dish to enchiladas. The tastes complemented each other nicely. Thanks for sharing!
Tweaks
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This was very easy and tasted great. My husband decided he didn't like couscous the last time I made it. Now he's decided it's pretty good. I did make a couple of changes. Used corn instead of peas and half a can of diced tomatoes since I was out of fresh. Thanks!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kendra*
Redmond, WA
<p>Although I currently live just outside St. Louis, this was the 20th move my husband and I made in the 28 years (at the time of our move) of our marriage. Most of those moves occurred in my husband's 25 year career as a pilot in the Air Force. When he retired 7 years ago, he went to work for Boeing and we both thought we'd go back to Seattle and never move again. Boy were we wrong! But our eventual goal is to end up back in the northwest. I love to read, quilt, and collect cookbooks and recipes. Have I found the right website or what? Pet peeves include people who give low ratings but don't say why and people who rate recipes they haven't tried. <br />EDITED TO ADD ON Jan. 27, 2007: Well we're here! We made it back to Seattle after what I call The Move From H---! We had major problems on both ends of the move, but the worst things happened here. Less than two weeks after we moved into our new house in Bellevue, a storm blew through and sent two tree limbs through the roof! Our power was off for almost a week, so we ended up moving back into the hotel we thought we had left behind. But we're back in our house now and slowly but surely, it's beginning to feel like home. And on the sunny, warm days, we remember exactly why we've always loved Seattle so much! Our favorite restaurant (Jake O'Shaunesey's) is gone, so we'll have to spend lots of time eating out in search of a new one!</p>
