Veggie Couscous

Vegetarian
Dairy Free
Health score
9%
Veggie Couscous
20 min.
6
254kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • cups chicken broth 
  • 1.5 cups couscous 
  • 0.5 cup cranberries dried
  • tablespoons olive oil 
  • 0.5  onion red chopped
  •  baby squash yellow thinly sliced
  •  zucchini thinly sliced

Equipment

  • frying pan

Directions

  1. Add the olive oil to a large, high-sided skillet over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onion, yellow squash, and zucchini and saute until tender, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Add the cranberries and chicken broth and bring to a boil. Stir in the couscous, cover with a tight fitting lid, turn off the heat, and let sit for 10 minutes.
  3. Remove the cover and fluff with a fork. The couscous can be served hot or at room temperature.

Nutrition Facts

Calories254kcal
Protein10.79%
Fat18.89%
Carbs70.32%

Properties

Glycemic Index
23.17
Glycemic Load
20.89
Inflammation Score
-3
Nutrition Score
7.3343478622644%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.06mg
Delphinidin
0.01mg
Apigenin
0.01mg
Luteolin
0.01mg
Isorhamnetin
0.46mg
Kaempferol
0.06mg
Myricetin
0.25mg
Quercetin
2.53mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:254.13kcal
12.71%
Fat:5.39g
8.29%
Saturated Fat:0.76g
4.75%
Carbohydrates:45.16g
15.05%
Net Carbohydrates:41.62g
15.14%
Sugar:9.59g
10.66%
Cholesterol:1.57mg
0.52%
Sodium:299.17mg
13.01%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:6.93g
13.86%
Manganese:0.53mg
26.35%
Vitamin C:12.1mg
14.67%
Fiber:3.54g
14.16%
Phosphorus:104.95mg
10.5%
Vitamin B3:2.05mg
10.27%
Vitamin B2:0.16mg
9.55%
Vitamin B6:0.19mg
9.34%
Vitamin B1:0.12mg
8.19%
Magnesium:32.57mg
8.14%
Copper:0.16mg
8.12%
Potassium:275.12mg
7.86%
Vitamin B5:0.7mg
6.95%
Folate:27.7µg
6.93%
Vitamin E:1mg
6.64%
Vitamin K:6µg
5.71%
Iron:0.84mg
4.68%
Zinc:0.64mg
4.26%
Calcium:26.7mg
2.67%
Vitamin A:132.42IU
2.65%