Couscous with Vegetables
- CKD non-dialysis
- Dialysis
- Diabetes
Portions:
5
Serving size:
1/2 cup
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon margarine
- 1/2 cup frozen peas
- 1/2 cup onion
- 1/4 cup raw mushrooms
- 1 garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons dry white wine
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley
- 1/2 cup couscous, uncooked
Preparation
- Set peas out to thaw. Mince onion, thinly slice mushrooms and crush garlic. Mince parsley.
- In a nonstick pan, melt margarine.
- Add peas, onion, mushrooms, garlic and wine. Sauté 5 minutes, stirring often.
- Add spices and blend well. Add parsley and stir well. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Prepare couscous according to package directions.
- In a large bowl, toss vegetable mixture with prepared couscous. Serve immediately.
Nutrients per serving
- Calories 104
- Protein 3 g
- Carbohydrates 18 g
- Fat 2 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 33 mg
- Potassium 100 mg
- Phosphorus 52 mg
- Calcium 18 mg
- Fiber 2.1 g
Renal and renal diabetic food choices
- 1 starch
- 1/2 vegetable, low potassium
Carbohydrate choices
1
Helpful hints
- Couscous is good served hot or as a cold salad.
- Add a handful of dried cranberries for a sweet fruit twist.
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Question, this sounds good, but do you have a suggestion to substitute the white wine? I've never cooked with white wine, but I normally don't like recipes with red wine cooked in them. Dietitian comment: The 2 tablespoons is such a small amount--and not essential for the recipe. You can add 2 tablespoons of unsalted broth or simply use water.
This is very easy to make I just loved it. Thank you so much for all these recipes.
Thank you so much for your recipees and for giving all the nutrients per serving it's a life saver. Thank you, thank you.
May I add multiple vegetables, such as red/yellow peppers. grean beans, carrots, calabasha squash, summer yellow squash, celery, to this recipe and serve to diabetics who are also on dialysis? May I use rice instead of couscous? Thanks for your help Moderator comment: Yes you can change the vegetable type. As long as you keep the same portions and use the lower potassium vegetables the nutrients will be similar. If you want to check the mutrients use the Nutrition Log in Diet Helper. White rice is a good substitute for the couscous. Enjoy!
This was so easy to make and it took less than 30 minutes including prep time! It was so tasty and it goes well with everything else. I love it!
This was so easy to make and it took less than 30 minutes including prep time! It was so tasty and it goes well with everything else. I love it!
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