Couscous with Peas and Mint

Vegetarian
Health score
5%
Couscous with Peas and Mint
12 min.
4
431kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • tablespoons butter 
  • cups couscous 
  • sprigs mint leaves fresh finely chopped
  • 0.5  juice of lemon juiced
  • servings kosher salt and pepper black freshly ground
  • cup peas frozen

Equipment

  • frying pan
  • sauce pan

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan over high heat, bring 2 1/2 cups of water to a boil.
  2. Add the frozen peas, and boil for 1 minute. Stir in the couscous and butter; turn off the heat. Cover the pan and let rest for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the mint and lemon juice to the couscous and fluff with a fork. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if necessary.

Nutrition Facts

Calories431kcal
Protein12.33%
Fat19.5%
Carbs68.17%

Properties

Glycemic Index
47.83
Glycemic Load
42.14
Inflammation Score
-6
Nutrition Score
11.169130478216%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.41mg
Hesperetin
0.62mg
Naringenin
0.05mg
Apigenin
0.04mg
Luteolin
0.09mg
Quercetin
0.01mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:431.49kcal
21.57%
Fat:9.23g
14.21%
Saturated Fat:5.53g
34.55%
Carbohydrates:72.64g
24.21%
Net Carbohydrates:66.15g
24.05%
Sugar:2.16g
2.4%
Cholesterol:22.58mg
7.53%
Sodium:78.27mg
3.4%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:13.14g
26.29%
Manganese:0.85mg
42.27%
Fiber:6.49g
25.95%
Vitamin C:16.19mg
19.62%
Vitamin B3:3.8mg
18.99%
Phosphorus:189.73mg
18.97%
Vitamin B1:0.24mg
15.97%
Copper:0.28mg
14.09%
Magnesium:51.23mg
12.81%
Vitamin A:572.34IU
11.45%
Vitamin B5:1.13mg
11.33%
Folate:42.8µg
10.7%
Vitamin K:9.89µg
9.42%
Iron:1.52mg
8.44%
Vitamin B6:0.16mg
7.99%
Zinc:1.19mg
7.92%
Vitamin B2:0.12mg
7.15%
Potassium:244.02mg
6.97%
Calcium:34.83mg
3.48%
Vitamin E:0.3mg
1.98%
Selenium:0.77µg
1.09%