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Fun Recipes by Robin Ann Williams, MA, RD, CDE
 
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Vegetable Couscous
If you're in a hurry for a dinner dish, keep couscous on hand. It's pasta that cooks in just 4 minutes.
 
  Ingredients
¾ cup dry couscous
1 cup   zucchini slices
1 cup

carrot slices
1 cup pepper slices
2 broccoli spears
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 clove garlic minced
¼ tsp basil
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp pepper
 
     
  Method  
Wash and prepare vegetables. Bring 2 ½ cups water to a boil with salt. Add couscous and cover for 4 minutes. Heat non-stick skillet and add oil. Saute vegetables, garlic, and basil until crisp tender. Fluff couscous with fork, and combine with vegetables, sprinkle with pepper.
 
Nutritional Information -
 

Serving Size: 1 cup
Exchange: 1 carb choice, 1 vegetable choice, and ½ fat

Calories: 124
Fat: 3 g
ICarbohydrate: 22 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Fiber: 3 g Sodium: 213 mg

 

  
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