Couscous with Buttered Pine Nuts and Shallots
Couscous with Buttered Pine Nuts and Shallots …
Couscous with Buttered Pine Nuts and Shallots – a delicious and chewy pearl-sized pasta, full of flavor, with a yummy crunch of butter-toasted pine nuts. This side dish is easy to make and pairs perfectly as a tasty bed for chicken, beef, pork, or fish.
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How do you make Couscous with Buttered Pine Nuts and Shallots?
Here is what you will need from the grocery store:
- Unsalted butter, 4 tablespoons unsalted butter – divided in half
- Pine nuts, ½ cup
- Shallots, ½ cup shallots – finely chopped
- Couscous, 1½ cups couscous
- Bay leaf, 1 bay leaf – fresh or dried
- Chicken stock, 1¾ cups chicken stock (or chicken broth can be substituted)
- Kosher salt, ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Black pepper, ½ teaspoon black pepper
- Parsley, ¼ cup parsley – dried or freshly chopped
- Lemon zest, ½ teaspoon lemon zest
How do you make Couscous with Buttered Pine Nuts and Shallots?
- In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Add pine nuts and saute until golden brown. Remove the pine nuts from the pan and set them aside.
- Using the same skillet, saute the shallots in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Continue to stir and cook until the shallots have softened. Stir in the uncooked couscous; stirring until brown.
- Pour in chicken broth, stir in salt and pepper, and bring the liquid to a boil.
- Reduce heat to a simmer, cover, and simmer until the broth has absorbed into the couscous; about 10 to 12 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and stir in the parsley, lemon zest, and pine nuts. Add additional salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve as a flavorful bed for chicken, beef, pork, or fish.
What you’ll love about couscous …
- Couscous is a good source of fiber that will keep you fuller longer, reduce blood sugar spikes, and may assist in lowering your cholesterol.
- It’s a plant-based protein-filled pasta made from whole wheat flour, so a much healthier alternative to refined pasta!
- And … couscous is a delicious healthy fast food! It only takes minutes to cook and is so versatile that you can add it as a side to any meal or mix it into salads and other side dishes. Create a variety of meals just by adding different herbs, spices, fruits, or vegetables, to this pearl-sized pasta dish!
Need a few more tasty side-dish options? Try one of these easy recipes:
- Tillamook Southern Baked Macaroni and Cheese
- Creamy Southern Potato Salad
- Calico Beans with Beef and Bacon
- Garden Fresh Succotash
- Zucchini Rice Cheesy Casserole
Looking for more tasty and easy recipes? Try a few here:
- Italian Chicken and Acorn Squash Couscous
- Chicken & Pork Crostina Pasta
- Creamy Beef and Potatoes
- Wild Rice Chicken Casserole – (Easy Recipe)
- Meat and Potato Timballo Pie
Couscous with Buttered Pine Nuts and Shallots
Couscous with Buttered Pine Nuts and Shallots – this delicious and chewy pearl-sized pasta, full of flavor, and a yummy crunch of butter-toasted pine nuts. This dish is easy to make and pairs perfectly as a bed for chicken, beef, pork, or fish.
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Equipment
- 1 Large Skillet
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp unsalted butter , divided in half
- ½ cup pine nuts
- ½ cup shallots , finely chopped
- 1½ cups couscous
- 1 leaf bay leaf , fresh or dried
- 1¾ cups chicken stock , or chicken broth
- ½ tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- ¼ cup parsley , fresh or dried
- ½ tsp lemon zest
Instructions
- In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat. Add pine nuts and saute until golden brown. Remove the pine nuts from the pan and set aside.
- Using the same skillet, saute the shallots in the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter over medium heat; until softened. Stir in the uncooked couscous; stirring until brown.
- Pour in chicken broth, stir in salt and pepper, and bring the liquid to a boil.
- Reduce heat to simmer, cover, and simmer until the broth has absorbed into the couscous; about 10 to 12 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in parsley, lemon zest, and pine nuts. Add additional salt and pepper if needed.
- Serve as a flavorful bed for chicken, pork, or fish.
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