Lemon Couscous

If you can boil water, you can make couscous--one of the quickest, easiest side dishes.

Yield: 6 cups

Ingredients

• 2  (5.4-ounce) packages toasted pinenut couscous mix
• 2  cups  fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 1  tablespoon  grated lemon rind
• 1/3  cup  fresh lemon juice
• 2  teaspoons  butter or margarine
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh parsley
• 1/3  cup  diced red bell pepper

Preparation

Remove seasoning packet from couscous package.

Combine broth, next 3 ingredients, and seasoning packet in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Stir in couscous; cover, remove from heat, and let stand 10 minutes. Stir in parsley and bell pepper.

Note: For testing purposes only, we used Near East Toasted Pine Nut Couscous Mix.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

224 (15% from fat)

Fat:

3.8g (sat 1.3g,mono 0.0g,poly 0.0g)

Protein:

8.2g

Carbohydrate:

42g

Fiber:

2.3g

Cholesterol:

4mg

Iron:

0.7mg

Sodium:

674mg

Calcium:

5mg