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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (383g) Recipe makes 4 servings
Calories 453
Calories from Fat 132		(29%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 14.7g	22%
	Saturated Fat 4.3g	21%
	Monounsaturated Fat 7.7g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.8g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 16mg		5%
Sodium 967mg		40%
Potassium 504mg		14%
Total Carbohydrate 65.0g		21%
	Dietary Fiber 8.4g	33%
	Sugars 3.3g
Protein 16.1g		32%
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Kittencal's Greek Couscous

Recipe #95818 | 10 min | 10 min prep | add private note

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By: KITTENCAL
Jul 19, 2004

This goes back years and has remained a family favorite --- you may adjust the amounts to suit your taste and the recipe may be doubled

SERVES 4 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups chicken broth or water (I use a garlic flavored broth for this)
1 cup uncooked couscous
1/2-1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 plum tomatoes, chopped
1-2 cup diced peeled cucumber
1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
1/2 cup small ripe olives, halved
1 small red onion, finely chopped
1 (15 ounce) can chickpeas, well drained (garbonzo beans)
1/4 cup water
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2-3 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
salt (to taste)

Directions

1
Bring the 1-1/2 cups chicken broth to a boil in a medium saucepan; stir in the couscous and oregano, remove from heat; cover, and let stand 5 minutes.
2
Fluff with a fork.
3
Combine the couscous with tomatoes and the next 5 ingredients (tomatoes through chickpeas) in a bowl; set aside.
4
Combine 1/4 cup water with the remaining ingredients; stir well with a whisk.
5
Pour over the couscous mixture, tossing gently to coat.
6
Season with black pepper and salt.

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From: JuliJ

On Oct 12, 2009

Delicious! I love this couscous dish. I made it exactly as the recipe states; it turned out great with lots of flavor. It is a lovely little side dish or nice meatless main. Thanks!

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From: Sashacrab

On Oct 5, 2009

My mom just made some couscous and we were thinking of stuff to add to it, so I found this recipe on recipezaar. We substituted fresh basil for dried oregano, we didn't have tomatoes or cucumbers, we had blue cheese (not feta), added black olives, we didn't add the onion (personal taste), but we did have some chickpeas. She mixed up the dressing per these directions. We Loved It!

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From: trishypie

On Apr 11, 2006

This was very good! We made this a few times and I substituted the oregano with some greek seasoning. Very tasty and definitely a keeper! Thank you for posting your recipe!

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From: Pierre Dance

On Jul 20, 2004

Excellent! I was looking for something that would go well with grilled tuna steaks. I found this and I'm glad I did. I had all of the ingredients on hand, save a red onion so I subbed shallots. Other than that I went by-the-book. Judging from the way it went with the tuna I think it should also go well with pork or lamb kabob. I keep comeing back to grilled entres, I think that might be because this sidedish is so quick and easy to prepare, that it goes perfect with summer grilling. I will do a lot of happy experimentation with this one. Thanx for posting this great recipe. Pierre

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