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20 minutes
4 servings
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dairy-free
gluten-free
(?)
Has gluten from:
couscous
kid friendly
has meat
has pasta
has seafood
mediterranean
vegan
vegetarian
pescatarian
paleo
(?)
Not paleo due to:
brown sugar
granulated sugar
This recipe has no customizations.
 
Nutrition to Note
This recipe has Sugar as 59.1% (as a percentage of RDA).
 
You may need to take this into account today to balance out your diet.
 
Nutrition Rating Details
Here are the percentages used to determine the nutritional rating for this recipe:
• Calcium: 0.0% of RDA
• Calories: 10.9% of RDA
• Carbs: 13.6% of RDA
• Fat (total lipid): 11.9% of RDA
• Fiber: 9.0% of RDA
• Fructose: 0.1% of RDA
• Protein: 2.9% of RDA
• Sodium: 0.7% of RDA
• Sugar: 59.1% of RDA
• Vitamin A (IU): 0.0% of RDA
• Vitamin B6: 5.7% of RDA
• Vitamin C: 3.8% of RDA
• Iron: 0.0% of RDA
• Magnesium: 4.1% of RDA
• Manganese: 2.8% of RDA
• Niacin: 4.9% of RDA
• Potassium: 6.9% of RDA
• Zinc: 2.0% of RDA
If any nutritional component is greater than 50% of RDA (or any vitamin/mineral is greater than 400% of RDA), the recipe gets a “Nutrition to Note” rating.
 
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MACROS
Carbohydrate
37.4
g
Calories
219
 
Fiber
2.52
g
Iron
0
mg
Protein
3.29
g
Sodium
10.00
mg
Sugars
18.5
g
Fat (total lipid)
7.24
g
 
INGREDIENTS
Amount
Measure
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Ingredient
 
1 1/2
cups
+
-
 
uncooked.
 
1/2
cups
+
-
 
 
1/2
cups
+
-
 
 
1 1/2
cups
+
-
 
boiling.
 
2
tbsp
+
-
 
 
1
tbsp
+
-
 
 
1
tbsp
+
-
 
 
 
 
 
to taste.
 
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PREPARATION
PREPARING THE COUSCOUS
1.
In a large bowl, place the uncooked couscous, season with salt and pour the 1 ½ cups of boiling water.
2.
Stir, cover, and set aside.
PREPARING THE RAISINS
3.
In a skillet, heat the oil on medium heat.
4.
Saute the raisins. Dissolve the sugar in 2 tablespoons of water and pour over mixture.
5.
Stir constantly, for 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.
ASSEMBLING
6.
Fluff the couscous and transfer to a bowl.
7.
Add the raisins and pomegranate seeds and mix well.
   
 
COMPLETE NUTRITION
This recipe has the following nutrient totals:
Calories 219
Protein 3.29 g
Carbohydrates 37.4 g
Iron 0 mg
Fiber 2.52 g
Calcium 0 mg
(plus many more nutrients)
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