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Speedy Chickpea Couscous with Pesto

A double boost of basil, from the pesto and the fresh leaves, gives this whole wheat couscous a flavor lift. It's perfect for busy weeknights when you are starving for quick and easy carbs. Home-cooked chickpeas taste best, but canned chickpeas work fine when you're in a rush. And pesto from a jar is a perfectly good replacement for homemade. Serve next to sautéed fish or chicken.

Ingredients

Serves 4

1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth or vegetable broth
1 cup whole wheat couscous
3/4 cup canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained (about half of a 14-ounce can)
3 tablespoons pesto
4 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

  1. Step 1

    1 Pour the broth into a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove the saucepan from the heat. Stir in the couscous, chickpeas, pesto, 2 tablespoons of the basil, garlic, salt, and pepper. Cover and let sit until the liquid is absorbed, about 10 minutes.

    Step 2

    2 Taste and adjust for salt and pepper. Fluff with two forks, sprinkle with the remaining 2 table-spoons basil, and serve right away.

Cooks' Note

To vary it:Garnish with 1/4 cup chopped toasted pistachios; or make it a light meal with crumbled ricotta salata, goat cheese, or feta cheese and a few olives.

Reprinted with permission fromAncient Grains for Modern Meals: Mediterranean Whole Grain Recipes for Barley, Farro, Kamut, Polenta, Wheat Berries & Moreby Maria Speck. Text copyright © 2011 by Maria Speck; photographs copyright © 2011 by Sara Remington. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.Maria Speckgrew up in Greece and Germany before moving to the United States as a young adult. She is a writer and journalist, and has contributed toGourmet,Saveur, andGastronomica, as well asMarie ClaireandElle. Her popular cooking classes in Cambridge, Massachusetts, focus on the flavors and cooking styles of the Mediterranean and on creating innovative and delicious meals with whole grains.
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