Vegetable Couscous

Submitted by bmcnichol

"We recently found couscous and this is one way my family enjoys it.4"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 medium carrots
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1⁄4 cup julienned yellow sweet pepper
• 1⁄4 cup julienned sweet red pepper
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 teaspoons dried basil
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 dash hot pepper sauce
• 1 cup uncooked couscous
• 1 1⁄2 cups chicken broth

directions

1. In a skillet, saute the carrots, onion and peppers in oil for 5-6 minutes or until crisp-tender.
2. Add the next five ingredients and mix well.
3. Stir in the couscous.
4. Add broth and bring to a boil.
5. Cover and remove from the heat and let stand for 5-8 minutes.
6. Fluff with a fork and serve immediately.

Reviews

[Lalaloula]

This couscous recipe is really, really yummy! The veggies go great together and the spices are just right. I especially enjoyed the tad of heat from the hot pepper sauce. I made this vegetarian using veggie broth and gluten free using quinoa. It worked out really well and Ill surely make this again.<br/>THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this keeper with us, bmcnichol. What a quick, easy and delicious recipe!<br/>Made and reviewed for PRMR Tag February 2012.

 

[mama smurf]

Made this to go with Peppered Salmon with Orange Marmalade Glaze#433382 and it was delicious. I did add mushrooms but followed the directions the rest of the way...definately a keeper and I will be using this again.

 

[bluemoon downunder]

A delicious and easy to make couscous recipe which we greatly enjoyed with **Jubes**'s Recipe #238158 and Katzen's Recipe #209425. I omitted the hot pepper sauce - even the itsy-bitsiest dash would have been too hot for my zero tolerance! As I often do, I used that as my rationale for adding a generous quantity of minced garlic instead of the garlic salt. I used breezermom's Recipe #328649. Certainly a recipe I'll be making again. Thank you for sharing it, bmcnichol. Made for Gimme 5.

 

[Cookin Okie]

This is almost identical to the recipe that I found in Light & Tasty and have made for years. My recipe also calls fo 1/2 cup celery added with the carrots and for 1 medium zucchini diced and added with the spices (so it doesn't fall apart). My family really enjoys this as a side dish,as well as for a light meal. Thanks for posting!

 

[Boomette]

This couscous was really good. I'll do it again for sure. We loved it even DS (3 years old). I omitted the hot pepper sauce because of him. I loved the taste of the basil and veggies in it. And usually I don't really like couscous. I used fat-free, sodium-free chicken broth. And I used garlic powder instead of garlic salt. Thanks Bonnette. Made for 123 hit wonders