Side Dish

Moroccan Garden Couscous is for Side Dish.

Moroccan Garden Couscous takes 15 minutes to prepare.

Moroccan Garden Couscous takes 15 minutes to cook.

Moroccan Garden Couscous makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Moroccan Garden Couscous are:

1 T olive oil
1 C chopped onion
2 large cloves garlic, minced
1/2 t ground ginger
1/2 t ground cumin
1/2 t ground turmeric
2 1/2 C canned vegetable broth
1/2 t salt
1 1/2 C (6 oz) fresh green beans, trimmed and cut in half
1 1/4 C red or green bell peppers, sliced into 1 1/2 in pieces
1 1/2 C sliced zucchini
1 cup couscous, uncooked
1/2 C seeded and diced plum tomato
1/4 C minced cilantro

Here is how you make Moroccan Garden Couscous:

Heat the olive oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic, and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the ginger, cumin, and turmeric, and saute 1 minute. Pour in the broth, add the salt, and bring to a boil. Add the carrots, beans, and pepper; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes. Add the zucchini, and simmer, covered, 5 minutes.Uncover, increase the heat to medium-high heat. When the mixture boils, stir in the couscous. Cover, remove the skillet from the heat and let it stand for 5 minutes.Stir in the tomato and cilantro, fluffing with a fork.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HILLRUNNER.

The nutritional information for Moroccan Garden Couscous is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 259.9

• Total Fat: 4.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 915.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 49.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.7 g
• Protein: 7.7 g