Israeli Couscous and Cheese

Name: Israeli Couscous and Cheese
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons butter; 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or more to taste; 473 milliliters chicken broth; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh chives; 118 milliliters heavy cream; 237 milliliters pearl (Israeli) couscous; 59 milliliters diced pimientos; 4 servings salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 85 grams shredded sharp Cheddar cheese

Israeli Couscous and Cheese might be a good recipe to expand your side dish recipe box. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 376 calories, 12g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of chives, cayenne pepper, salt and pepper, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 25 minutes.

Instructions

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir couscous in the melted butter until slightly toasted, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Couscous

Butter

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Frying Pan

Pour in chicken broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer until most of the stock is absorbed and the couscous have plumped, 6 to 7 minutes.

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Stock

Couscous

Stir heavy cream and pimientos into couscous; add cayenne pepper and cook until couscous is tender, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Cayenne Pepper

Heavy Cream

Pimiento

Couscous

Add more broth if needed.

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Broth

Remove from heat and stir in Cheddar cheese until melted; add chives and stir to combine. Season with salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper to taste.

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Cayenne Pepper

Cheddar Cheese