Couscous recipes - 11 recipes
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Italian Style Couscous Cakes
By agrawal.shweta.n, Merry Tummy
I made couscous cakes using basil and oregano to give that Italian touch
- 3/4 cup couscous
- 1 cup boiling water
- Salt to taste
- 1 large garlic clove crushed
- 1/4 cup packed fresh basil leaves
- 2 tablespoons fresh oregano leaves.
- 2 green chilles chopped
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
- 1/2 cup chickpeas, rinsed and drained (canned)
- Olive oil for roasting
Chicken & vegetable stew with wholemeal couscous
By leigh-anne
Make a superhealthy start to the week with this hearty and wholesome one-pot
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- pinch each paprika and saffron
- 50g baby sweetcorn, halved
- 50g asparagus tips
- 50g peas
- 50g cherry tomatoes, halved
- 150ml chicken stock
- 140g wholemeal couscous
Spicy Sausage Supper
By Apipe77590
Spicy Sausage Supper - Chorizo, peas and lemon couscous
- 300g quick cook couscous, 450ml chicken stock, 2 tbsp olive oil, 200g chorizo (sliced), 150g frozen peas (defrosted), grated zest and juice of 1 lemon.
Romano Peppers with Couscous
By UniqueTaste123
Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten free, Dairy free
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 bunch salad onions - sliced
- 150g mushrooms - chopped
- 25g pine kernels
- 2 romano peppers - halved and deseeded.
- 100g Lundberg Gluten free couscous
- 1/2 tsp harissa
- 150ml freshly boiled water
Couscous with sea bass with an explosion of spices
By Titi , blog Crimetcondiment
Salt and pepper the fish, add cumin and refrigerate
- For the couscous:
- 500 g fine couscous
- a big glass of cold water in which you will dilute 1.5 level tablespoons of salt
- 5 cl of neutral oil
- 1 sterile gauze in which you place the following spices:
- 1/2 cinnamon stick
- A pinch of coriander seeds
- A pinch of caraway seeds
- A pinch of cumin seeds
- A pinch of whole mixed peppercorns
- 1 clove
- Tie up the gauze well!
- For the sauce:
- 3 heaped tablespoons of tomato concentrate
- 3 onions, grated or coarsly blended
- 3 medium potatoes, washed but not peeled
- 2 courgettes cut into two sections
- 150 g chickpeas (soaked from the day before)
- 20 cl of olive oil
- 1 tablespoon of harissa,
- A pinch of paprika
- Salt and pepper
- For the fish:
- 500 g of sea bass, cut into medium-sized steaks
- 3 cloves of garlic, crushed
- A pinch of cumin
- 1/2 tablespoon of harissa
- A dash of olive oil to coat
- utensils:
- a large dish to mix the couscous,
- a pressure cooker for the sauce
- a couscous maker or steamer (pot / steamer)
10 Minute Stuffed Peppers
By bluerider99
Make these delicious stuffed peppers in 10 minutes or less with this easy-to-follow recipe
- 2 peppers
- 40g couscous
- 1 small onion
- herbs
- 80ml vegetable stock
- 50g grated cheese
Tapioca Pudding
By chefrbc
Separate the eggs
- 3tbsp tapioca
- 2 eggs
- 4tbsp sugar
- 1l milk
- pinch of salt
- vanilla essence (or vanilla pod)
- nutmeg
Fruity sweet Couscous salad
By thesmiley
A nice refreshing salad for any occasion or just as a snack
- 500g Couscous
- 1 tin of mixed fruit
- 200g raisins
Beginners cheap and easy couscous
By Blixa
In a large pot filled with water mix in the beef stock, spices, tomato paste, harissa on low heat
- 2 chicken breasts
- 4 merguez sausages
- some beef
- 500gr of couscous
- olive oil
- 1 can chickpeas
- 34 carrots
- 1 small courgette
- sauce
- 1 tbsp harissa
- 2 cubes, beef bouillon
- 150g tomato concentrate
- mixed spices
Summer cous cous salad
By vicosaur
A light, yet flavorsome dish
- 350g Cous cous
- 1 red onion - sliced
- 200g sweetcorn
- 1/2 head of broccoli
- 2 tomatoes - chopped
- 250g cucumber - chopped
- 1 tsp chopped or pureed garlic
- 1 Vegetable or chicken stock cube
- 1 tbsp Maggi seasoning
- 400ml boiling water or enough to drown the cous cous
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 100ml vinaigrette
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