Get ready to spice up your culinary repertoire with our tantalizing array of Spiced Couscous Recipes!
These tiny balls take on the flavor of anything you add to them, so the sky’s the limit! Salads, bowls, or soups, can all be made better by adding couscous and your favorite spices.
1. Mediterranean Couscous with Shrimp
This salad recipe is not only filling but fresh and light so you can enjoy a beautiful summer’s day. It’s perfect for the warmer seasons and adds so much color to a plate.
2. Spiced Chickpea Glow Bowl
These chickpeas are covered in so many delectable spices and again, this is a great colorful combination and a good choice for summer. Not to mention, this recipe would also be perfect for meal prepping.
3. Moroccan Couscous with Roasted Vegetables
This couscous recipe is so packed with veggies and that makes it a perfect way to get rid of any extra produce in your crisper. All of the veggies you add will give this side even more color.
4. Lemony Herb Couscous
This simple recipe is a perfect starting place if you’ve never made couscous before. Nailing this recipe will unlock so many other options for experimentation down the road.
5. Roasted Butternut Squash Broccoli Cheddar Chicken Couscous
This one-pot dish is an easy choice for a fast weekday meal. It can also be easily adapted for a vegetarian diet.
6. Chicken Soup with Couscous
We’ve found a perfect sick day soup and it’s a great choice if you want an alternative to chicken noodle. Make sure you use lots of ginger and garlic for the best flavors.
7. Skillet Chicken with Couscous
Nothing’s better at the end of the night than having very few dishes left to clean up. This one-pot lemony chicken is sure to become a family favorite.
8. Curried Couscous Salad
Curry is such a diverse category and this recipe highlights all the best parts of it. This salad can work as a main dish or a side, whatever you want it to.
9. Mediterranean Couscous Salad
As you can tell, couscous is a great base for salads. The lemon herb dressing for this salad is a perfect one for spinach or kale based salads too.
10. Couscous Salad with Lime Basil Vinaigrette
Couscous and citrus fruits go so well together and this recipe nails it. Lime and basil work perfectly to create a perfect spring salad.
11. Moroccan Couscous with Chickpeas
Not only is this side delicious, but it’s also an oil-free recipe that everyone can enjoy. Make sure to use good veggie stock; it makes a world of difference!
12. Cherry Tomato Couscous Salad
Cherry tomatoes are so fresh and juicy and perfect for a summer salad! Not to mention that they’re so colorful!
13. Herbed Couscous
Lemon herb couscous is an easy and simple side that anyone can make. Once you’ve mastered this dish, you can explore to your heart’s content!
14. Roasted Vegetable Couscous
The best part about this recipe? You can mix and match ingredients to your heart’s content, an cut down on food waste!
15. Moroccan Cauliflower and Couscous Salad
Make sure you use the good paprika for this recipe. Smoked Spanish paprika will work just as well as sweet Hungarian paprika.
16. Mushroom Couscous
Mushrooms can be really nice and meaty without being overwhelming, making this a great supplemental side. It’s also vegan!
Couscous is an underrated ingredient in the kitchen and is so easy to make! Try some of these articles and see for yourself!