Beef / Pork

Michael's Couscous is for Dinner.

Michael's Couscous takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Michael's Couscous takes 30 minutes to cook.

Michael's Couscous makes 3 servings.

The ingredients for Michael's Couscous are:

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup diced raw onion
3/4 lb. diced raw lamb (can be other meat, chicken or none depending on your taste)
1 14 oz can petite diced tomatoes (with garlic is good)
1 14.5 oz can low sodium low fat chicken broth
1 cup Israeli couscous (or other form of couscous)
seasonings like curry powder, cumin, chinese five spice, minced garlic to your taste.

Here is how you make Michael's Couscous:

Place olive oil in good sized deep frying pan on medium heat.Put onion, meat (if used), then spices in pan, and saute together for about 5 minutes. (Meat can be slightly pink as it will cook further.) Add chicken broth and cover and simmer for five minutes.Stir in diced tomatoes and simmer for another fifteen minutes. Stir in uncooked couscous, cover and simmer for length of time required to cook couscous as listed on package (Israeli couscous takes 8-10 minutes and Middle East packages take 5 minutes.)Enjoy!This is a great potluck and can be served cold or warm.Number of Servings: 3Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PEGPURDY.

The nutritional information for Michael's Couscous is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 3
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 338.0

• Total Fat: 3.6 g
• Cholesterol: 36.9 mg
• Sodium: 1,582.8 mg
• Total Carbs: 56.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.7 g
• Protein: 17.9 g