Risotto-Like Couscous
This version of risotto is made with pearled couscous and is sooooo delicious. It's a bit faster than traditional risotto, it comes together in just under 30 mins. This makes a wonderful side dish or top it with some grilled chicken and have a delicious fast meal!
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 cup pearl couscous
- 4 oz mushrooms, finely diced
- ¼ small onion, finely diced
- ¼ teaspoon fresh sage see notes
- ¼ teaspoon fresh thyme see notes
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1-2 garlic cloves, minced depending on the size of garlic, it's about 1 teaspoon diced garlic.
- ¼ cup white wine see notes
- 2 cups chicken broth veggie broth is great too!
- 2 tablespoon fresh parmesan shredded cheese
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the couscous, mushrooms, and onions. Stir and cook for 2-3 min to toast the couscous.1 tablespoon butter, 1 cup pearl couscous, 4 oz mushrooms, finely diced, ¼ small onion, finely diced
- Stir in all the seasonings, continue to stir and cook for another minute or two.¼ teaspoon fresh sage, ¼ teaspoon fresh thyme, ¼ teaspoon salt, 1-2 garlic cloves, minced
- Add in the white wine and stir until completely absorbed, about a minute or so.¼ cup white wine
- Turn heat to low-medium, add the broth, ¼ cup at time, stirring until absorbed. Keep doing it until pasta is tender, this takes about 10-15 minutes.2 cups chicken broth
- Stir in parmesan, top with fresh parsley, if desired.2 tablespoon fresh parmesan shredded cheese
Notes
NUGGETS OF KNOWLEDGE
Herbs - You can use dried seasonings or fresh herbs here. One type of herb I have recently discovered and I really like having on hand are freeze dried herbs - game changer for sure! You can get them here and here
White wine - any white wine will work great, including cooking wine. If you don't have or don't want to use wine, you can just omit it and continue on with the recipe