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Couscous with chickpeas and carrots

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 20 minutes, around $0.74 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

20mintotal
≈ $0.74a serving
491kcalper serving
18gof protein
VegetarianIn season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Peel and cut

    Peel the onion and the carrot. Dice the onion small and slice the carrot into thin rounds. Keep the rounds whole for texture.

  2. Cook the onion

    Heat the oil in the skillet over medium heat. Add the diced onion and cook for 3 min without browning.

  3. Add the carrots

    Add the carrot rounds to the skillet with the onion. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and cumin. Stir well.

    Tip · If the carrots start to stick, add 1 tbsp of water to the skillet so they don't burn.

  4. Cook the carrots

    Cover the skillet and cook the carrots over low heat for 5 min, stirring now and then. They should stay a little crunchy.

  5. Add the chickpeas

    Drain and rinse the canned chickpeas. Add them to the skillet with the carrots and onion. Stir well to coat everything.

  6. Start the couscous

    In the saucepan, bring 30 cl of water to a boil. Sprinkle in the couscous while stirring to avoid lumps.

  7. Cook the couscous

    Lower the heat, cover the saucepan and cook the couscous for 5 min over very low heat. Turn off the heat and let it rest for 2 min, covered.

    Tip · For a softer texture, let the couscous rest 5 min longer, covered, before serving.

  8. Mix it all

    Spoon the contents of the skillet over the couscous in the saucepan. Gently stir to combine everything.

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The questions you're asking

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 491 kcal. 64% comes from carbs, 14% from protein and 16% from fat.

79 gCarbs
18 gProtein
9 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy491 kcal
Protein17.5 g
Carbs79 g
of which sugars8.6 g
Fat8.7 g
of which saturated fat1.2 g
Fiber12.4 g
Salt0.9 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $0.74 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $1.48for 2 people
≈ $0.74a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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