Super Fast Lemon Couscous with Spinach - Pantry Staples

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated mozzarella

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free and adds a cheesy flavor.

pine nuts

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: walnuts

Sunflower seeds are lower in calories and walnuts are more affordable.

Start by melting butter in a regular saucepan.

Chop a small onion and add it to the pan with about 2 tablespoons of minced garlic; sauté until soft.

Zest two juicy lemons and add the zest to the pan.

Juice the lemons directly into the pan, removing any seeds, until you have about a quarter cup of lemon juice.

Top off the lemon juice with water to make a total of two cups of liquid.

Bring the mixture to a boil.

Add the couscous to the boiling liquid, stir, and cover the pan.

Remove from heat and let sit for 5 minutes to allow couscous to absorb the liquid.

After 5 minutes, fluff the couscous with a fork and add two big handfuls of spinach; mix well to combine.

Add a pinch of salt and stir to incorporate the spinach into the couscous.

Cover the pan for another 2 minutes to allow the spinach to wilt before serving.

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