Moroccan Shrimp With Couscous

Submitted by dicentra

"ZWT3 is coming soon! This is from Cooking Light"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 cup mixed dried fruit or 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1⁄4 cup water
• 1 (14 ounce) can reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 1 cup uncooked couscous
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1⁄2 lbs peeled and deveined large shrimp
• 6 fresh cilantro stems (optional)

directions

1. Spoon yogurt onto several layers of heavy-duty paper towels; spread to 1/2-inch thickness. Cover with additional paper towels, and let stand 5 minutes.
2. Scrape into a bowl using a rubber spatula. Cover and refrigerate.
3. While yogurt stands, combine the paprika, salt, cumin, curry, red pepper, and cinnamon.
4. Bring 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika mixture, dried fruit, water, and broth to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually stir in the couscous.
5. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
6. While couscous stands, melt butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
7. Sprinkle shrimp with remaining paprika mixture.
8. Add shrimp to pan; sauté 5 minutes or until done.
9. Spoon 1/2 cup couscous in center of each plate.
10. Top each with 1/2 cup shrimp and 1 tablespoon yogurt. Garnish with cilantro sprigs, if desired.

Reviews

[lovemycrock]

Very quick and very good. I would definitely make it again, I followed the recipe exactly.

 

[LauraMac]

This was quite simple, very fast and delicious! I prepared the yoghurt and then forgot to serve it. The spices were great even without it. Thank you for sharing!

 

[pattikay in L.A.]

Delicious! I scaled this down to make lunch for one, but I'm sure my family would enjoy it as well. Loved the spice combination and the raisins. Thanks for sharing!

 

[bigbadbrenda]

Very tasty, I wasnt sure when I was putting it together. Hubby thought this was wonderful I didnt have the raisens or fruit but it was great anyway. I will make this again. Thank you.

 

[Raspberry Cordial]

This was very good. There was a nice blend of spices and it was super fast and easy to prepare. Very tasty. Thanks! Made for ZWT3.