Lemon Couscous

Use lemon zest and lemon juice to make this lemon couscous with pine nuts, parsley, and pimentos. It's light and fresh and pairs well with fish or chicken.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 225 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts
• 1 (2 ounce) jar sliced pimento peppers, drained
• 0.25 teaspoon salt
• 0.66666668653488 cup couscous

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine chicken broth, lemon juice, lemon zest, butter, and salt together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Stir in couscous until completely coated. Cover the saucepan, remove from heat, and let couscous soak in hot liquid until liquid is mostly absorbed, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Fluff couscous with a fork. Stir in pimentos, pine nuts, and parsley.