Lunch

Southwestern Couscous is for Lunch.

Southwestern Couscous takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Southwestern Couscous takes 10 minutes to cook.

Southwestern Couscous makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Southwestern Couscous are:

1 box near east couscous (i used garlic parmesan)
1.25 cups unsalted veggie stock
1 t canola oil
1 t red pepper flakes
1 cup frozen corn
1.5 cups black beans (approx 1 small can)
1 green onion
2 T cilantro
1 sargento reduced fat cheddar stick
.5 t taco seasoning

Here is how you make Southwestern Couscous:

Heat olive oil and pepper flakes until fragrant. Add stock, seasoning packet, frozen corn, and taco seasoning and bring to a boil. Turn off heat, add couscous, and cover. While that cooks, chop one green onion and 2 T cilantro. Dice cheese stick. Rinse and drain black beans. After couscous has been sitting for 5 minutes, fluff with fork and add all other ingredients. Divide into 4 equal servings!Serving Size: Makes 4 servings.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LOTUS737.

The nutritional information for Southwestern Couscous is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 306.0

• Total Fat: 4.1 g
• Cholesterol: 3.8 mg
• Sodium: 506.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 56.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.3 g
• Protein: 14.9 g

The dietary needs meet for Southwestern Couscous is Vegetarian