Orange Couscous Recipe

Posted by

Rate It!

Add your photo!

Count

Calories

Minutes

Comments Print recipe

Ingredients:

Serving

2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
1/2 cup diced celery
1 clove garlic, minced (optional)
1 (10 oz) can chicken broth, undiluted (substitute vegetable stock if you want a vegetarian dish)
1 cup orange juice
2/3 cup water
1 dash cayenne pepper (preferably a generous dash)
1/2 cup raisins
1 tsp freshly grated orange zest
2 cups couscous
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh parsley (optional)

Directions:

In a large heavy saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat and saute onion, celery and garlic until celery starts to soften.
Stir in stock, water and juice and combine well.
Add cayenne and raisins, stir, and turn heat to high and bring to a boil.
When boiling, stir in zest and couscous, turn off heat, remove pot from hot burner and let sit, tightly covered, for 10 minutes.
Fluff well and serve, garnished with parsley if you wish.

Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	244.46 Kcal (1024 kJ)
Calories from fat	36.49 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	4.05g	6%
Sodium	26.95mg	1%
Potassium	260.65mg	6%
Total Carbs	45.8g	15%
Sugars	3.02g	12%
Dietary Fiber	3.28g	13%
Protein	6.46g	13%
Vitamin C	18.9mg	31%
Iron	0.8mg	5%
Calcium	26.1mg	3%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	188.96 Kcal (791 kJ)
Calories from fat	28.2 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	3.13g	6%
Sodium	20.83mg	1%
Potassium	201.47mg	6%
Total Carbs	35.4g	15%
Sugars	2.34g	12%
Dietary Fiber	2.54g	13%
Protein	5g	13%
Vitamin C	14.6mg	31%
Iron	0.6mg	5%
Calcium	20.2mg	3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

salty
savory
bitter
sweet

Search recipes
by ingredients

Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Analyze

Try this similar recipes

Grano and Chickpea Soup with Parmesan-Herb Topping

Olive oil, Chopped onion, Chopped celery and 15 more..
Beetroot Soup

Olive oil, Onion, diced, Celery rib, diced and 7 more..
Tomato Soup with Cheese Dumplings

Olive oil, Onion, Stalk celery, chopped, Garlic, minced and 8 more..
Garden Harvest Soup

Olive oil, Onion, Carrots, Garlic and 6 more..
Tomato Lentil Soup

Olive oil or 1 tbsp vegetable oil and 11 more..
Artichoke Parmesan Sourdough Stuffing

Mushroom (sliced ), Butter, Olive oil and 11 more..
Spring Soup

Margerine, Onion , thinly slice and 7 more..
braised lamb with vegetables

Lamb shoulder , cut into 2 inch pieces, Pepper, Salt and 10 more..
Garlic Chowder

Olive oil, Onions, diced, Head celery, diced and 9 more..
Spicy Rigatoni Bake

Olive oil, Onions, sliced, Red pepper, chopped and 9 more..
Curried Couscous-Stuffed Chicken

Olive oil, Chopped onion, Grated peeled fresh ginger and 17 more..

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

4.6

Points
6

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free,
very low sodium,
cholesterol free,
good source of fiber

Also Try

Orange Couscous

Orange juice, Water, Ground cumin, Couscous, Olive oil and 9 more..
Orange Couscous Salad
Almond Orange Couscous

Couscous, Chicken broth, Butter, Sliced almonds, toasted and 3 more..
Mandarin Orange Couscous

Uncooked plain couscous and 2 more..
Orange Breakfast Couscous

Water, Orange juice, Dry couscous, Orange zest, Honey and 2 more..
Sweet Orange Couscous with Dried Fruit

Water, divided, Sugar, Honey and 10 more..
Orange Israeli Couscous With Snow Peas

Israeli couscous, Chicken or 1 3/4 cups vegetable broth and 9 more..
Barbecued Drumsticks With Orange Couscous

Chicken drumsticks (skin removed ) and 10 more..
Chicken and Couscous With Fennel and Orange

Boneless skinless chicken breasts (tenderloins removed an... and 11 more..
Couscous With Ginger, Orange, Almond & Herbs

Olive oil, Yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup) and 11 more..