Quick Parmesan Couscous

Health score
2%
Quick Parmesan Couscous
10 min.
4
366kcal

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Ingredients

  • tablespoon butter 
  • cups chicken broth 
  • 10 ounce couscous plain uncooked
  • tablespoon juice of lemon fresh
  • tablespoon olive oil 
  • 0.3 cup parmesan cheese grated
  • 0.1 teaspoon pepper freshly ground
  • 0.3 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

    Directions

    1. Bring 2 cups chicken broth and 1 tablespoon butter to a boil. Stir in 1 (10-ounce) package plain, uncooked couscous; cover and remove from heat.
    2. Let stand 5 minutes. Stir in 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese, 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice, 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground pepper. Fluff with a fork, and serve immediately.
    3. Note: For testing purposes only, we used DiGiorno Grated Parmesan Cheese.

    Nutrition Facts

    Calories366kcal
    Protein13.66%
    Fat23.42%
    Carbs62.92%

    Properties

    Glycemic Index
    36.75
    Glycemic Load
    33.38
    Inflammation Score
    -3
    Nutrition Score
    7.7343478215777%

    Flavonoids

    Eriodictyol
    0.18mg
    Hesperetin
    0.54mg
    Naringenin
    0.05mg
    Quercetin
    0.01mg

    Nutrients percent of daily need

    Calories:365.64kcal
    18.28%
    Fat:9.38g
    14.44%
    Saturated Fat:3.67g
    22.96%
    Carbohydrates:56.73g
    18.91%
    Net Carbohydrates:53.16g
    19.33%
    Sugar:0.61g
    0.68%
    Cholesterol:17.13mg
    5.71%
    Sodium:756.81mg
    32.9%
    Alcohol:0g
    100%
    Alcohol %:0%
    100%
    Protein:12.31g
    24.62%
    Manganese:0.62mg
    31.14%
    Phosphorus:179.26mg
    17.93%
    Fiber:3.57g
    14.28%
    Vitamin B3:2.74mg
    13.71%
    Copper:0.2mg
    9.88%
    Calcium:96.84mg
    9.68%
    Vitamin B1:0.14mg
    9.57%
    Vitamin B5:0.93mg
    9.28%
    Vitamin B2:0.16mg
    9.13%
    Magnesium:35.68mg
    8.92%
    Zinc:1.04mg
    6.92%
    Iron:0.92mg
    5.09%
    Selenium:3.43µg
    4.9%
    Potassium:159.73mg
    4.56%
    Vitamin E:0.68mg
    4.54%
    Vitamin B6:0.09mg
    4.34%
    Folate:15.54µg
    3.89%
    Vitamin A:162.47IU
    3.25%
    Vitamin K:2.6µg
    2.47%
    Vitamin B12:0.14µg
    2.37%
    Vitamin C:1.45mg
    1.76%