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Italian Couscous is for Dinner.

Italian Couscous takes 5 minutes to prepare.

Italian Couscous takes 20 minutes to cook.

Italian Couscous makes 10 servings.

The ingredients for Italian Couscous are:

2 cups dry couscous
1- 14.5 oz can Del Monte Stewed Tomatoe (drain liquid into measuring cup and dice tomatoes to make bite size)
7 - 10 dried Porcini Mushrooms (approx. 7 grams)
2 shallots finely chopped
2 garlic cloves
1 cup chicken broth
salt and pepper
1 tsp. oregano
1 TBLS. olive oil

Here is how you make Italian Couscous:

Heat about 1/2 C. water and pour over dry mushrooms. Once softened, take mushrooms out and dice - save liquid. Chop shallots and mushrooms and saute in 1 TBLS olive oil inside a dutch oven. Pour chopped tomatoes and mushrooms in. Combine reserved tomato juice and mushroom juice and add to 1 C. chicken broth - add water to make 2 cups. Add to vegetable saute then bring to a boil. Quickly add 2 C. dry couscous, stir quickly, remove from heat and cover. Let stand for 5-7 minutes. Fluff with fork and serve. Serves about 10.Number of Servings: 10Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user POSITIVEOUTCOME.

The nutritional information for Italian Couscous is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 131.8

• Total Fat: 0.7 g
• Cholesterol: 0.5 mg
• Sodium: 135.5 mg
• Total Carbs: 28.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.5 g
• Protein: 4.9 g