Lemon Couscous Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Lemon Couscous Recipe). This is light and fresh and accompanies fish (i.e. habanero-lime butter grilled salmon) and chicken well. It is a refreshing change to the rice or potato side dish, and everyone always loves it.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Total: 15 mins

Servings: 3

Yield: 3 servings

Lemon Couscous Recipe

Ingredients

1 cup chicken broth

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon lemon zest

1 tablespoon butter

¼ teaspoon salt

⅔ cup couscous

1 (2 ounce) jar sliced pimento peppers

drained

2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts

2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Stir chicken broth lemon juice lemon zest butter and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Add couscous to the liquid and stir to coat completely. Place a cover on the saucepan remove from heat and let couscous soak in hot liquid until the moisture is mostly absorbed about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Fluff couscous with a fork. Stir pimento peppers pine nuts and parsley into the couscous.

Nutritional Information

Lemon Couscous Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:3

Calories: 224.6

% Daily Value *

Protein: 7g 14%

Carbohydrates: 33.2g 11%

Dietary Fiber: 2.9g 12%

Sugars: 1.4g

Fat: 7.2g 11%

Saturated Fat: 2.9g 15%

Cholesterol: 11.8mg 4%

Vitamin A Iu: 836.2IU 17%

Niacin Equivalents: 3.1mg 24%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 6%

Vitamin C: 26.7mg 45%

Folate: 17.6mcg 4%

Calcium: 19.9mg 2%

Iron: 1.4mg 8%

Magnesium: 33.7mg 12%

Potassium: 158.7mg 4%

Sodium: 549.4mg 22%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 12%

Calories From Fat: 65.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.