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Spinach and Onion Couscous

photo by GaylaJ



- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
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7
ingredients
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can chicken broth
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach
- 1 (10 ounce) package couscous
- 3⁄4 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- salt (to taste)
- fresh ground pepper (to taste)
- 1⁄2 cup chopped pecans, toasted
directions
- In a saucepan, cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until tender.
- Add the broth and spinach; cook and stir frequently until the spinach thaws.
- Bring mixture to a boil and stir occasionally.
- Add in couscous; stir to combine.
- Cover, remove pan from heat, and let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
- Add remaining ingredients; stir to combine.
- Serve immediately.
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Reviews
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I made this tonight,to go with the smoked Turkey my hubby made on the grill. The only thing I changed was I added some fresh mushrooms, I needed to use. I used Israelis couscous, cuz I find the other kind very dry and I don't care for the texture. The mushrooms added such a depth of flavor. I did not add the nuts, not a fan of nuts in my food. Now I have to see how my honey likes it. I will keep you posted on his comments. Thanks for posting.
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My husband went crazy over this! We love couscous to begin with, and love spinach, so the two mixed together with the garlic and onions and pecans was just delicious! I used fresh spinach instead of frozen - so I used two Dole bags of fresh baby spinach (6oz each) so it cooked down to about the same size as a 10oz frozen package. Just a note, when toasting your pecans, make sure to keep an close eye on them. They can burn pretty quickly if you don't be careful, which I learned the hard way. Loved the nuttiness this added to the dish though. We will definitely be making this again!
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What a fantastic side dish. I served this with fish last night and we loved it. I almost skipped the pecans but decieded to use and am so glad I did, they add a nice nuttyness to the dish. (duh...lol) My kids ate alot of this, and I loved seeing them eat the spinach. Thank you so much for the great side, we will make again.
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Delicious recipe. I used fresh spinach leaves instead of frozen and I added the spinach after the chicken broth. I simmered the chicken broth,onion,garlic mixture until it was reduced and then stirred in the fresh spinach and parmesan cheese. Let it sit covered for few minutes, added the lemon juice and then the chopped pecans and served it. Very flavorful and easy sidedish. I served this with recipe #203834 a delicious, spicy pork loin roast recipe. Really goes well together.
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Yumm!!! We followed another reviewer's comment (more spices) and did 3 cloves of garlic instead of 2 and a heaping cup of parmesan cheese. We also used pine nuts instead of pecans. It was EXCELLENT. We served it with Grilled Moroccan Chicken (Recipe #15580). The two complimented eachother nicely. Thanks NurseDi, for a great recipe!
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