Couscous favs?

[BlondieKate]

I love couscous. Didn't even try it until we started core.

One of my fav ideas is grilled chicken and some frozen veggies.

[Sandy]

I like couscous with grilled onions, canned salmon and peas. And no, I am NOT pregnant!!

[slimcris]

I like to put curry powder in the broth when I cook my couscous.

But I like to put curry powder in most everything

[Jellybeanz]

Believe it or not, I tried it on my family with a little milk, splenda and FF margarine. Even my kids loved it!

[akansan]

I love adding the seasonings of the meat or "main dish" to the couscous -- be it curry or creole or blackened seasonings. I also always try to cook it in broth to add more flavor.

Cut up onion and celery make a wonderful addition to add to the boiling water. It adds flavor and texture right to the cous cous.

I've also added the small salad shrimp to the boiling water. Tasty!

[Jenzkind]

I love to grill up a salmon fillet, and flake it up. I then saute some fresh veggies with garlic and onion. I add cooked couscous to the pan with the veggies, then the salmon and some soy sauce and spices. I mix it all up and simmer for a few minutes to warm, then put it all in a bowl. YUM!

JB

[pookie]

I load up the broth with all kinds of spices while it's cooking, when it's done add a can of diced tomatos (drained).

[knlsmom]

I like to cook it with veggi broth. Then when done, I mix in chopped olives, chopped bell peppers (red, yellow, orange, and green), whole olives (yes we love olives), and FF feta (or I use points for regular). It's great warm, or cool.

[josh]

Sandy, tell me more about how you prepare you couscous with salmon and peas. TIA

Barbara

[BlondieKate]

Here's something to try:
I added a little bit of lime juice to my water when I made couscous last night. Was pretty good! Just don't add too much, though!

[sulee]

i made a yummy chicken soup a couple of days ago so tonight to jazz it up, once it started to boil, I threw in a cup of couscous, and took it off the flame to sit for ~7 minutes--- Now I have two more delicious, EASY days of chicken-couscous "casserole".

Is anyone out there (besides me!) into Rachael Ray 30-minute meals. She has many recipes that can be core converted AND she is very into cook once for two meals. This soup to casserole fits that bill.

[jkwynn]

Hi! New to CORE, just started today.

I like mine with just soy sauce, but these ideas are GREAT!

How does it do in a soup? Like instead of potatoes in chicken stew, what do you think about couscous?