Chile-Spiced Red Snapper Couscous Stew Recipe - Cooking Index
Red snapper lends excellent flavor to this hearty stew. You could use cod to save a few dollars if you don't mind a softer texture.
Type: Fish1 | Cooking spray | |
= (5 one-second sprays per serving) | ||
1 | Onion - chopped (small) | |
1/4 cup | 36g / 1.3oz | Sweet red pepper - chopped |
1 | Average red jalapeño pepper or | |
Other hot chile - cored, seeded, | ||
And minced (do not touch seeds with bare | ||
Hands) | ||
1 lb | 454g / 16oz | Snapper or cod fillets - skinned, and |
Cut into bite-size pieces | ||
2 | Tomatoes - cored, chopped (medium) | |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Dried thyme - crushed |
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Table salt |
1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Freshly-ground black pepper |
1 cup | 237ml | Fat-free chicken broth |
1/2 cup | 118ml | Cooked pearl-variety couscous |
1 tablespoon | 15ml | Minced fresh chives |
1 teaspoon | 5ml | Fresh lemon juice |
Coat a medium nonstick pot with cooking spray. Add onion, red pepper and chile; saute, stirring frequently, for 3 minutes. Add fish and cook 1 minute.
Add tomatoes, thyme, salt, pepper and broth. Simmer until fish is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
Stir in couscous, chives and lemon juice; heat through.
Freezing and thawing instructions: Prepare stew recipe and place cooled product in a freezer-safe container, cover tightly and freeze. When ready to eat, thaw in the refrigerator and then reheat in covered saucepan over medium heat, about 5 minutes, or in microwave on medium power until hot. Or, remove frozen stew from container and place in a saucepan. Cover and heat over medium heat, breaking up stew with a spoon as it softens, about 15 minutes.
This recipe yields 4 servings; about 1 1/4 cup per serving.
Points® Value: 3
Source:
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