Lemon-Basil Israeli Couscous

Serving size: tons, will last you days (cut recipe in half for more reasonable portions)

  • olive oil, 1 tbsp20160818_123707
  • 3 cups israeli couscous
  • 5 cups stock
  • 3/4 cup finely chopped basil
  • 1/2 onion, finely diced
  • 4 or 5 cloves of garlic, crushed
  • onion powder, 1 tsp
  • salt, 1/4 tsp
  • white pepper, 1/4 tsp
  • parmesan, 2 tbsp
  • 1/2 a lemon, squeezed

Add olive oil, onion and cous cous to big saucepan. Sautee on med. for 5-7 minutes. Make stock ( I love Better than Boullion’s No Chik’n stock. ) Add to saucepan and crank up heat to med-high, once boiling, turn down med-low to simmer. When it gets a lil’soupy add in onion powder, finely chopped basil, garlic, salt and pepper and stir. Add parmesan and lemon and get that sh** off the heat before it becomes a coagulated mess. Fini!