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    Home » Recipes » Side Dish Recipes

    Garlicky Sun-dried Tomato Studded Couscous

    Modified: Oct 4, 2024 · Published: Feb 27, 2015 by Ashley

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    Couscous is a fast cooking grain that easily takes on whatever flavors you pair with it. It's wonderful to use when you need a speedy side dish.

    Garlicky Sun-dried Tomato Studded Couscous

    In this colorful side dish, couscous is infused with garlic, sun-dried tomatoes and red pepper flakes. Chopped parsley is stirred in at the end for a fresh finish.

    I served this with another simple recipe, Honey Salmon in Foil. It was a great, easy dinner that was perfect for a busy weeknight.

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    Bowl of couscous with sun-dried tomatoes and parsley.

    Garlicky Sun-dried Tomato Studded Couscous

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    • Author: Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen - Ashley Covelli
    • Prep Time: 10 minutes
    • Cook Time: 15 minutes
    • Total Time: 25 minutes
    • Yield: 4 servings
    • Category: Side Dish
    • Method: Stovetop
    • Cuisine: Italian
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    In this colorful side dish, couscous is infused with garlic, sun-dried tomatoes and red pepper flakes. Chopped parsley is stirred in at the end for a fresh finish.


    Ingredients

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    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
    • ¼ cup sun-dried tomatoes, sliced (drained, if using oil-packed)
    • Pinch of red pepper flakes
    • 1 cup water
    • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
    • 1 cup couscous
    • ¼ cup parsley, chopped

    Instructions

    1. Heat oil in a medium saucepan over moderate heat. Add garlic, sun-dried tomatoes and pepper flakes and sauté until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Add water and bring to a boil.
    2. Stir in couscous, remove from heat and cover. Let stand 4-5 minutes, add parsley and fluff with a fork. Enjoy!

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    Nutrition

    • Serving Size:
    • Calories: 206
    • Sugar: 1.4 g
    • Sodium: 90.3 mg
    • Fat: 4 g
    • Saturated Fat: 0.6 g
    • Carbohydrates: 36.4 g
    • Fiber: 2.9 g
    • Protein: 6.3 g
    • Cholesterol: 0 mg

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    With an exhaustingly active 3-year-old in my house, it's hard to remember the days when he first started eating solid food. I used to spend a day every week or two steaming and puréeing veggies and portioning them to stash in the freezer. It wasn't as much work as it may sound like, and back then he gobbled up everything I gave him!

    I also liked giving him things like bananas and avocados that could just be smashed up whenever he wanted to eat them.

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    Proof that (unlike today at lunchtime) he used to loooove avocados!

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    He tells me his favorite flavor is blueberry, and I really like the fact that some of the flavors have both fruit and veggies in them. It's easier to get kids to eat fruits than veggies a lot of times, but blending both together is almost guaranteed to be successful!

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    A lot of my friends have babies at home who are almost ready for the solid-ish food stage, and I hope they'll enjoy these yogurt treats as much as my kiddo does 🙂

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      March 01, 2015 at 1:42 pm

      Aw, he's grown so much since that first pic! I always love seeing him smile, no matter what his age is! <3

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