I really like Zahas Whole Wheat Israeli Couscous. It is nothing like the Bulgur couscous used to make Tabbouleh. I like to keep it in my pantry because it's very quick and easy to prepare. It is sold in small 8.8 oz packages and the instructions only tell you how to cook the whole package. I usually cook enough for one serving using 1/2 cup of the couscous with approximately 3/4 cup of water.
The instructions tell you to cook it in 2 tablespoons of oil (I use olive oil or grapeseed oil). Basically you will be browning it and then you add boiling water. It will be ready in 6 minutes. The cooked couscous will be crunchy.
After I cook the couscous I usually sautee onions, mushrooms, peppers or tomatoes. Any of your favorite veggies will do. I added spinach to this recipe.
The yellow peppers and sugar plum tomatoes from Trader Joes were delicious in this recipe.
This delicious alternative to pasta supplies 6 grams of protein per 1/3 cup and it only contains 1 gram of sugar.
