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Friday, February 17, 2012

Recipe: Creamy Pesto Pearl Cous Cous

Ingredients:
1 packet of pearl couscous, or Israeli couscous. I use:
or



Oil for frying
2 cups of chicken stock
1 small brown onion (diced)
2 carrots (chopped)
1/4-1/2 zuchini (chopped)
3-4 button mushrooms (chopped)
small broccoli (chopped)
Frozen peas
Tinned sweet corn
Pesto. I use:

Cooking cream (light). I use:



#1 Dice onions. Add to fry pan and fry for a few minutes.
#2 Add chopped carrots, allow to soften.


#3 Add brocolli, zuchini, peas, corn and mushrooms. Toss and cook for a few minutes.

#4 Stir through (dry) cous cous.
#5 Add 2 cups of chicken stock. Bring to the boil, and simmer for 10 minutes.

This is what the cous cous will look like after that time, when it is ready:


#6 Mix approx 1/4 jar of cooking cream with approx 4 tablespoons of pesto (depends on how creamy / strong you like it) in a separate container. Stir through the cous cous:


And that's it! Easy, delicious and healthy :-)

2 comments:

  1. I love couscous! I may have to try this :)

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