Orange Vegetable Couscous

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Orange Vegetable Couscous

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Couscous filled with diced beets, shredded carrots, green peas and topped with Italian parsley leaves

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Ingredients
Serves 7
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1 (10 oz) box plain couscous
3 c. water
½ c. frozen lima beans
½ c. Hy-Vee frozen peas
1 fresh beet, peeled and diced (or 1/2 cup canned Hy-Vee diced beets)
2 medium carrots, peeled and julienned
Juice of one orange (about 1/2 cup)
Hy-Vee salt and Hy-Vee pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. Prepare couscous according to package directions. Let stand 5 minutes and fluff with fork.
  2. Meanwhile, boil 3 cups water. Add lima beans, peas and diced beet. Boil 2 to 3 minutes or until just tender. Drain.
  3. In a large bowl, combine prepared and fluffed couscous, blanched vegetables, carrots and orange juice. Season with salt and pepper.
  4. Cover and refrigerate 1 to 2 hours or until chilled.

Nutrition facts

Servings

200 Calories per serving

Amounts Per Serving

  • Total Fat: 0g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg
  • Sodium: 80mg
  • Total Carbohydrates: 40mg
  • Protein: 7g

Daily Values

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Vitamin A 60%
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Vitamin C 20%
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Iron 6%
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Calcium 2%

Recipe Source:

Hy-Vee weekly ad from the week of June 1, 2011.