Plain Buttered Couscous
Fluffy couscous with butter — a calm dry side or base.
Ready in
About 10 min · 2 min prep + 8 min cook
Safe favourite
rice
Texture
DrySoft
Ingredients
- Couscous
- Butter
Step-by-step
- 1Pour 1 cup couscous into a heatproof bowl with a pinch of salt.
- 2Cover with 1 cup just-boiled water and a lid.
- 3Leave to absorb for 5 min.
- 4Fluff with a fork and stir through 1 tbsp butter.
- 5Serve warm alongside chicken, fish or veg.
Adapt for a picky eater
- ·Make it milder: skip strong spices, herbs and onions — keep salt, butter or a touch of cheese instead.
- ·Swap an ingredient: trade anything they avoid for a safe favourite (e.g. cucumber sticks instead of cooked veg).
- ·Keep things separate: serve the parts side by side, not mixed — sauce on the side.
- ·Simplify: a smaller portion of just two or three familiar parts of the dish is a win.