Mandarin Orange Couscous

Name: Mandarin Orange Couscous
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 (10 ounce) box uncooked plain couscous; 1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained and liquid reserved; ¼ cup pine nuts, lightly toasted

Rating: 3.83 stars

6 Ratings
5 Reviews
2 Photos

A quick and easy side dish that's sure to impress, this is a refreshing change to plain couscous.

By Laura

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Recipe Summary

prep:

5 mins

cook:

15 mins

total:

20 mins

Servings:

Yield:

4 servings

Nutrition Info

Ingredients

Original recipe yields 4 servings

The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

1 (10 ounce) box uncooked plain couscous
1 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges, drained and liquid reserved
¼ cup pine nuts, lightly toasted

Directions

Step 1
Prepare the couscous according to package directions using the drained mandarin orange liquid as part of the specified amount of water. Fluff the couscous, and gently stir in the pine nuts and mandarin oranges. Serve hot.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:

344 calories; protein 11.6g; carbohydrates 63.6g; fat 4.8g; sodium 11.3mg. Full Nutrition

Reviews (5)

Most helpful positive review

Rex Hutcheson

02/08/2012

This is a pretty good dish although a little dry. But then again that's couscous. Read More

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Most helpful critical review

Gwen

05/20/2008

When I first made this recipe I thought the taste of the mandarin orange was too overwelming. However when I heated up the left-overs the next day I added some basil and it seemed to balance out the citrus taste. Read More

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6 Ratings