Couscous with Lentils and Vegetables

Couscous with Lentils and Vegetables is a main course that serves 1. One portion of this dish contains about 31g of protein, 11g of fat, and a total of 651 calories. For $4.87 per serving, this recipe covers 33% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. This recipe from A Family Feast has 1626 fans. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 35 minutes. If you have extra virgin olive oil, lentils, vegetable broth, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 100%. This score is tremendous. Users who liked this recipe also liked Cheat’s Lentils & Vegetables Brown Rice Biryani (ft. SunRice Rice & Lentils) + A Giveaway, Lentils, Coriander Hummus And Couscous, and Couscous, Rocket, Mushrooms And Lentils.

Servings: 1

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 25 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon fresh basil, chopped

1 small clove garlic, minced (about ¼ teaspoon)

10 red and/or yellow grape tomatoes, cut in half

2 ounces uncooked lentils

5 medium mushrooms, quartered

1 teaspoon butter or olive oil

½ cup thinly sliced red onion

½ cup vegetable broth

1/3 cup whole wheat couscous

Equipment:

microwave

sauce pan

bowl

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

In a small sauce pan, heat one cup broth and lentils to boil, cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes or until tender. Set aside. If all the liquid evaporates before lentils are cooked, add a little water to finish cooking. In a microwave safe bowl, place ½ cup vegetable broth, butter or oil and microwave until mixture is boiling. Remove from the microwave, add couscous, stir and cover. Let sit for five minutes covered. Then fluff with fork and set aside.Once lentils and couscous are cooked, heat a large skillet over medium heat and add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and garlic. Cook for about one to two minutes and add onions and mushrooms. Increase heat to medium high and sauté for about five minutes until mushrooms and onions are cooked. Add optional pepper flakes and tomatoes and sauté for about 2 minutes. Add fresh basil, cooked lentils and cooked couscous and cook just until at serving temperature. Season to taste.Serve immediately.

 

Step by step:


1. In a small sauce pan, heat one cup broth and lentils to boil, cover and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes or until tender. Set aside. If all the liquid evaporates before lentils are cooked, add a little water to finish cooking. In a microwave safe bowl, place ½ cup vegetable broth, butter or oil and microwave until mixture is boiling.

2. Remove from the microwave, add couscous, stir and cover.

3. Let sit for five minutes covered. Then fluff with fork and set aside.Once lentils and couscous are cooked, heat a large skillet over medium heat and add 1 teaspoon of olive oil and garlic. Cook for about one to two minutes and add onions and mushrooms. Increase heat to medium high and sauté for about five minutes until mushrooms and onions are cooked.

4. Add optional pepper flakes and tomatoes and sauté for about 2 minutes.

5. Add fresh basil, cooked lentils and cooked couscous and cook just until at serving temperature. Season to taste.

6. Serve immediately.


Nutrition Information:

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651k Calories
30g Protein
10g Total Fat
117g Carbs
100% Health Score
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Calories
651k
33%

Fat
10g
17%

  Saturated Fat
1g
8%

Carbohydrates
117g
39%

  Sugar
13g
15%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
489mg
21%

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Protein
30g
62%

Fiber
28g
114%

Folate
328µg
82%

Manganese
1mg
56%

Vitamin B1
0.67mg
45%

Iron
7mg
44%

Vitamin C
34mg
41%

Phosphorus
399mg
40%

Potassium
1356mg
39%

Copper
0.72mg
36%

Vitamin A
1795IU
36%

Vitamin B6
0.64mg
32%

Vitamin B2
0.54mg
32%

Vitamin B3
5mg
29%

Vitamin K
29µg
28%

Vitamin B5
2mg
28%

Magnesium
105mg
26%

Zinc
3mg
24%

Selenium
13µg
19%

Vitamin E
2mg
16%

Calcium
102mg
10%

Vitamin D
0.18µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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