QUICK MOROCCAN COUSCOUS

Quick Moroccan Couscous image

Tried to replicate couscous portion from the Moroccan chicken from Cheesecake Factory®.

Provided by Rachel Fives

Time 45m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 cups water
1 cup pearl (Israeli) couscous
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ cup chopped yellow onion
1 shallot, chopped
6 cloves garlic, quartered
½ cup golden raisins
½ cup chopped oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
½ cup slivered almonds
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon butter, softened

Steps:

Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan; stir couscous into the boiling water and cook until couscous absorbs all the water and is cooked through, 10 to 15 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-low heat; cook and stir onion, shallot, and garlic in the hot oil until onion is lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Stir raisins, sun-dried tomatoes, and almonds into onion mixture; cook and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes.
Stir couscous into onion-raisin mixture; cook and stir until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season couscous mixture with salt and pepper; add lemon juice. Remove skillet from heat and stir butter into couscous mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 264.7 calories, Carbohydrate 38.6 g, Cholesterol 5.1 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 3.6 g, Protein 6.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 207.8 mg, Sugar 9.6 g