RSSHerbed Couscous with Tomatoes
From EatingWell: The EatingWell Healthy in a Hurry Cookbook (2006) — Subscribe Now!
A fast grain, dressed up with fresh tomatoes and herbs.
4 servings
Active Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Nutrition Profile
Low cholesterol | Low saturated fat | Low sodium | Heart healthy | High fiber | View Complete Nutrition Guidelines»
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth, or water
- 1 cup whole-wheat couscous
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, or infused oil
- 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh tarragon, parsley or thyme
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Preparation
- Bring broth (or water) to a boil in a medium saucepan; add couscous, olive oil (or infused oil), tomatoes and tarragon (or parsley or thyme). Stir, remove from the heat, cover and let stand for 5 minutes. Uncover, fluff with a fork and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Nutrition
Per serving: 257 calories; 5 g fat (1 g sat, 3 g mono); 2 mg cholesterol; 47 g carbohydrates; 10 g protein; 7 g fiber; 199 mg sodium; 67 mg potassium.
2 1/2 Carbohydrate Serving
Exchanges: 3 starch, 1 fat
Recipe Categories
- Style/Theme
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Quick (total 30 min. or less)
- Picnic
- Health & Diet Considerations
- High fiber
- Heart healthy
- Low sodium
- Low saturated fat
- Low cholesterol
- Meal/Course
- Dinner
- Servings
- 4
- Total Time
- 15 minutes or less
- Ease of Preparation
- Easy
- Ethnic/Regional
- Mediterranean
- Type of Dish
- Side dish, grain
- Pasta
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