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Couscous with roasted veggies and feta

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 35 minutes, around $2.24 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

35mintotal
≈ $2.24a serving
751kcalper serving
22gof protein
VegetarianIn season in OctoberFreezes well
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Couscous with roasted veggies and feta, a serving idea
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Preheat the oven

    Turn the oven on to 220 °C on convection and line the baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. Cut the veggies

    Wash the zucchini and bell peppers, then seed the peppers. Cut everything into roughly 2 cm pieces.

  3. Season the veggies

    In the mixing bowl, toss the veggies with 3 tbsp of olive oil, the paprika, salt and pepper. Spread them out in a single layer on the baking sheet.

  4. Roast the veggies

    Roast at 220 °C for 25 min, stirring halfway through. The edges should be nicely browned.

    Tip · Don't overcrowd the baking sheet, otherwise the veggies steam instead of roasting. If needed, use two baking sheets or roast in two batches.

  5. Cook the couscous

    Bring 250 ml of salted water to a boil in the saucepan, add the 160 g of couscous, turn off the heat and cover. Let it plump up for 5 min: the water gets fully absorbed.

    Tip · Measure out exactly 250 ml of water and keep the lid on while it plumps up for fluffy couscous, not gluey.

  6. Fluff the couscous

    Add 1 tbsp of olive oil to the couscous and fluff it with a fork until it's light.

  7. Crumble the feta

    Crumble the 100 g of feta into the bowl with a fork.

  8. Assemble and serve

    Divide the fluffed couscous between two plates, pile the roasted veggies on top, then sprinkle with the feta. Add pepper to taste.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 751 kcal. 37% comes from carbs, 12% from protein and 49% from fat.

70 gCarbs
22 gProtein
41 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy751 kcal
Protein21.8 g
Carbs69.6 g
of which sugars12.5 g
Fat40.5 g
of which saturated fat12.8 g
Fiber10.7 g
Salt1.2 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 $2.24 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $4.48for 2 people
≈ $2.24a 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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