Dinner for 4
Millet Couscous With Meat
Millet couscous is served with meat, beans, vegetables, raisins, and a peppery tomato sauce cooked in one pot.
Typical price
$15.55for 4 servings
$3.89 per serving$15.55 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 75 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$$typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Quinoa, couscous, barley$0.20/oz typical | 18 oz | $3.53Typical price |
| Ground beef$5.49/lb typical | 1.1 lb | $6.05Typical price |
| Canned tomatoes$0.08/oz typical | 12 oz | $0.99Typical price |
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 1.2 lb | $1.55Typical price |
| Plantains, yuca, taro$0.89 each typical | 0.5 | $0.47Typical price |
| Carrots$1.09/lb typical | 0.45 lb | $0.51Typical price |
| Enchilada or taco sauce$0.16/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.08Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.22Typical price |
| Canned beans$0.09/oz typical | 3.5 oz | $0.32Typical price |
| Dried fruit and raisins$0.45/oz typical | 1.75 oz | $0.79Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $15.55 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- water
- 500 g instant millet couscous
- 150 ml vegetable oil
- 500 g meat
- 250 g diced tomato
- 3 onions
- 100 g tomato paste
- salt
- 150 g cassava root
- 3 carrots
- 1 tbsp minced green chile pepper
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp black pepper
- 100 g dry kidney beans
- 50 g raisins
Steps
- Boil the kidney beans in a large pot of water for 30 minutes, then drain them.
- Heat the oil in a large pot and cook the onions, garlic, and chile for 5 minutes.
- Add the meat, salt, and black pepper, and cook for 8 minutes, until it reaches 160°F if ground or 145°F for whole cuts.
- Stir in the tomatoes, tomato paste, carrots, cassava, beans, and raisins, then simmer with water for 20 minutes.
- Pour boiling water over the millet couscous in a heatproof bowl, cover it, and rest it for 5 minutes.
- Fluff the couscous with a fork and serve it with the meat and vegetable stew.
Swaps
- Ground beef for Ground turkeyabout $0.50/lb less at typical prices
- Carrots for Sweet potatoesabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Canned beans for Dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices
Main ingredient on sale this week? See what to make with ground beef on sale.
Ingredient list based on the Wikibooks Cookbook (CC BY-SA 4.0). Steps and description written by Salefork.
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