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Couscous with Raisins and Almonds

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This Couscous with Raisins and Almonds is a light and tasty side dish or meal starter.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword Couscous Salad, WW Recipes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 6 (3/4 cup) servings
Calories 185
Author Sunny Cooking

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons light butter I use Land O’Lakes
  • 1 large carrot grated (I grated mine using a box grater)
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 cup uncooked couscous
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • 1 ¼ cups reduced sodium fat free chicken broth or vegetable broth if making vegetarian
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest
  • 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
  • ¼ cup sliced almonds
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • A pinch of black pepper

Instructions

  • Place the butter in a medium saucepan and melt over medium heat. When the butter is melted, add the carrot, onion and cinnamon and stir to coat. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until softened.
  • Add the couscous and raisins and stir to combine. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 4-6 minutes to “toast” the couscous. Add the broth and salt and stir. Once bubbling (this happened right away for me), cover the pan with a lid and remove from heat. Let the pan sit, covered, for about 8 minutes until the liquid is fully absorbed. Fluff the couscous with a fork. Add the orange zest, orange juice, almonds, parsley, and black pepper (to taste). Stir together and fluff again before serving.

Notes

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WW Points per (3/4 cup) serving: 5 (SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Nutrition Information per (3/4 cup) serving:
185 calories, 31 g carbs, 5 g sugars, 5 g fat, 1 g saturated fat, 5 g protein, 3 g fiber (from myfitnesspal.com)
MyWW SmartPoints per (3/4 cup) serving:(SP calculated using the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
Green: 6 SmartPoints/ Blue: 6 SmartPoints/ Purple: 6 SmartPoints
Weight Watchers Points Plus:
5 per (3/4 cup) serving (PP calculated using a WW PointsPlus calculator and the nutrition info below)
Inspired by Cooks Illustrated

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcal