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 just the side dish you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 376 calories, 12g of protein, and 21g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 9% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 25 minutes. Only If you have butter, cayenne pepper, heavy cream, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

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