Couscous Paella

Name: Couscous Paella
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: Spanish, European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1/4 red pepper, cut into strips; 85g (Small handful) of cooked and peeled prawns; Small handful of frozen peas; Pinch of turmeric; 0.5 chicken stock cube; 60g (1 egg-cup) of couscous; Olive oil; salt; black pepper

2 steps

Cook:10min

This dish has classic paella flavours but takes only 10 minutes to make. That's some seriously fast cooking! Using couscous instead of rice eliminates most of the hassle involved in making a real paella and simplifies the whole dish to a couple of easy steps.

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 14:12:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories490.9 kcal (25%)

Total Fat15.3 g (22%)

Carbs56.5 g (22%)

Sugars3.5 g (4%)

Protein31.5 g (63%)

Sodium1771.3 mg (89%)

Fiber6.1 g (22%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

0.25red pepper

cut into strips

85gcooked and peeled prawns

frozen peas

turmeric

0.5chicken stock cube

60gcouscous

olive oil

salt

black pepper

Instructions

Step 1

Pan-fry the pepper in a splash of olive oil over a medium heat. After a couple of minutes add the prawns, peas and turmeric, crumble in the stock cube and add a small splash of water (about 1 egg-cup).

Step 2

Simmer for a couple of minutes until the peas are cooked and half the water has evaporated. Remove from the heat, season with salt and pepper and stir in the couscous.