Light and tasty Hawaiian Style Couscous
When ordering a pizza (which is a pretty rare occurrence nowadays), my favourite is Hawaiian. I think it is because I love that sweet and savoury combination. So when cooking up some couscous and looking at what I could add to it, Hawaiian style Couscous seemed like a fabulous idea, and it totally was.
The best thing about this too, is it is great for the whole family, my kids loved it. I even put some in their lunch boxes the next day and they brought them back completely cleared.
If you have a picnic or day out planned, this is a great dish to make up, it is so quick to put together, because couscous literally needs no cooking, just 5 mins in hot water or stock and it's done.
The the savoury ham, sweet pineapple and lightly sauteed veggies all mixed together make this perfect.
This recipe is also dairy free, although if you want to add some cheese to this too, it would be even more delicious.
Looking for some other lunch recipes? Then check out these: Slimming Eats Lunch recipes
Recipe Card
Hawaiian Style Couscous
This recipe is dairy free and Weight Watchers friendly
WW Smart Points - 5
Ingredients
- 1 cup (240ml) of couscous
- 1 cup 240ml) of chicken stock
- ½ red pepper, finely chopped
- ½ green pepper, finely chopped
- 1 small red onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup (240ml) of cooked ham, cubed
- 1 cup (240ml) of fresh pineapple, cubed
- ½ cup (120ml) of canned corn
- salt and black pepper to season
- spray oil
Instructions
- Spray a frying pan over a medium high heat with spray oil, add the onion and peppers and saute for approx 6 mins to soften. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Add the stock to a small saucepan, bring to a boil, add the couscous, stir, turn of heat and add lid and leave for approx 5 mins.
- Add couscous to a large bowl, with onion/peppers and all other ingredients, season with salt and black pepper and mix well.
- Enjoy!!
Notes
Please see below for full nutritional info and additional details about recipe:
- Calories - scroll down to nutritional info box
- WW Points and other Slimming or Weight Loss programs - due to plans regularly changing and updating, we recommend calculating with the official tools you get as a member to those plans to ensure accuracy of values.
If you wish to share this recipe, then please do so by using the share buttons provided at top of this post.
DO NOT COPY AND/OR PASTE FULL RECIPES OR SCREENSHOTS OF ANY CONTENT FROM SLIMMING EATS TO ANY SOCIAL MEDIA OR WEBSITE, IT IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
ALL IMAGES AND CONTENT ON SLIMMING EATS ARE COPYRIGHT PROTECTED
Nutritional information etc are an estimate and are to be used for informational purposes only. Ingredients can vary in values from brand to brand and therefore it would be impossible to give accurate information. It is always advised that you calculate values yourself by the ingredients you use and the tools provided to you as a member of the programme you are following.
It is the responsibility of the Reader to assure the products or ingredients they use in any recipes from Slimming Eats are allergen-free (gluten-free, egg-free, soy-free and/or dairy-free, for example). Slimming Eats assumes no liability for inaccuracies or misstatement about products, opinions or comments on this site.
Check Legal section, for Full Disclaimer, Disclosure and Privacy Policy.
Nutrition Information
Yield 4 Serving Size 1 SERVINGAmount Per Serving Calories 202Total Fat 7gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 5gCholesterol 23mgSodium 630mgCarbohydrates 26gFiber 2gSugar 9gProtein 12g
Nutritional information and valuesetc are an estimate and is to be used for informational purposes only. Ingredients can vary greatly from brand to brand and therefore it would be impossible to give accurate information. It is always advised that you calculate by the ingredients you use.
Jill morgan says
Hello Siobhan ( HOPE I have spelt your name correctly ?) I made this lovely Snack Lunch last week tho I adapted it ( only in as much as the quanity had never cooked Couscous before so cooked as per packet instructions) It was deliocus thank you & made a lovely change from my usual Work Lunch of Salad or Jacket Potato ( I made extra & saved that for later in the week) A Meal I will be making again ! & will vary it with other ingredients E G Tuna or lean Chicken
Please keep up the good work Your Recipes are amazing !
Laura says
Hi! I love the sound of this recipe and can't wait to try it. I was wondering if you can batch cook and freeze this?
Yvette says
Made this today for my lunch and was delicious. So filling & can be adapted to include any veg you like
Yvette says
Made this today for lunch and was delicious. So filling and adaptable
anne woodward says
This is my favourite of all cous cous recipes its awesome thank you
Emma says
Another fab recipe! Loved this one, and so did my son!
Shirley Hesse says
I’ve just made this for tea it’s very tasty .I left the ham out of some and will have with salmon for my tea at work tomorrow
Anne Woodward says
One of my favorites it's so delicious