Mexican Couscous Express
The most ridiculously easy and fast mid week meal that's darn tasty and wonderfully light. Feel free to ramp up the toppings - I just added some diced avocado and tomato to keep it fresh, but I also have it with a dollop of source cream and grated cheese. And I have also been known to add crispy ...
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Ingredients
4 servings
- 1 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 cup couscous
- 1 cup boiling water
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 tbsp diced jalapeño ((fresh is better, but tinned also ok))
- 2 scallions ((shallots), roughly sliced (optional))
- 1 can (15 oz / 400 g) black beans (or red kidney beans)
- 1 can (15 oz / 400 g) corn kernels
- Handful of coriander / cilantro
- 1 tomato (, deseeded and diced)
- 1/2 avocado (, diced)
- Sour cream
- Grated cheese
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
Rp 3.011
Per Serving
Rp 753/serving
🏠 Save ~Rp 6.022 compared to buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (27% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| salt | 0.5 tsp | - | - |
| cumin powder | 2 tsp | Rp 70.000/kg | Rp 700 |
| onion powder | 1 tsp | Rp 8.000/100g | Rp 400 |
| couscous | 1 cup | - | - |
| boiling water | 1 cup | - | - |
| tomato paste | 0.25 cup | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 711 |
| diced jalapeño | 1 tbsp | - | - |
| scallions | 2 | - | - |
| 1 can | - | - | |
| 1 can | - | - | |
| Handful of coriander / cilantro | - | - | - |
| tomato | 1 | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 1.200 |
| avocado | 0.5 | - | - |
| Sour cream | - | - | - |
| Grated cheese | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
Source: RecipeTin Eats
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