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Couscous with vegetables

Couscous needs nothing but hot water, the vegetables need a pan

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Couscous with vegetables
20minutes
418Calories
12gProtein
1serving

Couscous is the fastest side there is: stock over it, lid on, five minutes. The vegetables fry in the pan meanwhile.

Ingredients

Forserving
  • 70 gCouscous, dry weight
  • 150 mlVegetable stock
  • 100 gPeppers
  • 100 gCourgette
  • 30 gOnion
  • 10 gOlive oil (1 tbsp)
  • Cumin, lemon, parsley, chilli, spring onion, salt

How to make it

  1. Bring the stock to the boil, pour it over the couscous, lid on, leave for five minutes. Fluff it up with a fork.
  2. Dice the pepper, courgette and onion and fry them in oil over high heat for eight minutes. Add the cumin and salt.
  3. Fold the vegetables through the couscous, then add lemon, parsley, chilli rings and spring onion.

One tip

Do not boil couscous. Boiling makes it mushy, steeping makes it fluffy.

Nutrition per serving

Calories418
Protein12 g
Fat11 g
Carbs68 g

Calculated from the ingredients, using values per 100 grams from USDA FoodData Central. The calories come from the macronutrients, not from the energy field of the database.

kcal

2,000 is just a starting point. Work out yours, free, and separately for training days and rest days.

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