Lemon Couscous

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Description

This is light and fresh and accompanies fish (i.e. habanero-lime butter grilled salmon) and chicken well. It is a refreshing change to the rice or potato side dish, and everyone always loves it.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ⅔ cup couscous
  • 1 (2 ounce) jar sliced pimento peppers, drained
  • 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Stir chicken broth
  2. lemon juice
  3. lemon zest
  4. butter
  5. and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Add couscous to the liquid and stir to coat completely. Place a cover on the saucepan
  6. remove from heat
  7. and let couscous soak in hot liquid until the moisture is mostly absorbed
  8. about 5 minutes.
  9. Fluff couscous with a fork. Stir pimento peppers
  10. pine nuts
  11. and parsley into the couscous.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 5 mins

Total Time: 15 mins

Servings: 3

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