Mediterranean Fried Couscous

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups couscous
• 2 cups water
• 2 (420 g) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 -2 teaspoon minced garlic
• 5 -10 mushrooms, quartered and sliced
• 1/2 red capsicum, deseeded, quartered, and sliced
• 1/2 yellow pepper, deseeded, quartered, and sliced
• 1/2 green capsicum, deseeded, quartered, and sliced
• 1 -2 teaspoon powdered stock
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon oregano

Recipe

• 1 boil the water in a small saucepan.
• 2 while it is boiling, fry the onion with the garlic, and a splash of olive oil.
• 3 add the tomato, mushrooms, capsicum, stock, and herbs to the pan, reduce heat, and simmer.
• 4 once the water has boiled, add the cous cous, and immediately remove from the heat.
• 5 let the cous cous stand, covered, for about 10 minutes, then tip it into the pan with the tomato mixture.
• 6 turn up the heat, and stir it through for two or three minutes.
• 7 serve.