Simple Greek Couscous recipe

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Ingredients

1 cup water
1 cup couscous
⅔ cup chopped kalamata olives, liquid reserved
⅔ cup diced red bell pepper
½ cup diced sun-dried tomatoes, oil reserved
1 (4 ounce) package crumbled feta cheese
1 tablespoon dried parsley, or to taste

Nutrition Info

189.9 calories
carbohydrate: 22.5 g
cholesterol: 16.8 mg
fat: 8.3 g
fiber: 2.1 g
protein: 6.5 g
saturatedFat: 3.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 555.4 mg
sugar: 3.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan. Remove from the heat, and stir in couscous. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes, then fluff with a fork. Set aside to cool slightly.

  2. Mix olives, red bell pepper, sun-dried tomatoes, and couscous together in a bowl. Stir about 1 tablespoon liquid from olives and 1 tablespoon oil from sun-dried tomatoes into the couscous mixture until moistened. Add more oil as needed. Fold in feta cheese, sprinkle with parsley.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

Kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and feta cheese add a Greek flair to a classic Mediterranean pasta.

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