Easy Lunch- Pearled Couscous

It has been a busy week! I just moved! I am two days into my new apartment. I didn't move far from my other apartment. John and I hired a moving company, and they were fantastic! It only took them 2 1/2 hours to move us out and in! We were very relieved not to do all the heavy lifting. Our apartment was dirty when we moved in, surprise, surprise. I spent most of the day cleaning. I would go over a 2x2 area with a wet swiffer and it would come out black...gross! I washed the floors 3 times! The kitchen is alright. I'm going to see if the landlord can get us a new oven. All the temperatures are rubbed off the gauges, so that makes baking a little tricky. We bought a portable dishwasher so now we don't have to do as many dishes by hand...woo hoo! I put our dishes on shelves (lack of cabinets). I am just waiting for our cats to knock something down. Below are pictures of my new kitchen and the recipe I made for John and I for lunch. I haven't restocked food yet, so this was what I could manage to make with the supplies I had on hand.

Pearled Couscous with Tomatoes and Cannellini Beans

Pearled Couscous

Boil 1 1/4 water

Add 1 cup pearled couscous

Lower heat

Cook for 8-10 minutes

Be careful not to overcook or the couscous will stick to the bottom of the pan

Sauce

In a separate pot, add the following ingredients

1 can cannellini beans (drain and rinse)

1 can diced tomatoes with the juice

2 cloves garlic, diced

pepper

2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar 

1 tablespoon dried basil

Cook for 10 minutes on medium heat

Assembly

Add the sauce to the couscous 

Mix

Serve

This was a super quick and easy lunch. It was also very filling. Between John and I, there were plenty of leftover as well. 

Happy Cooking!

Some kitchen photos..I really hope my apartment company will get us a new oven, new floors, and fix the bottom of the refrigerator. We will see...

The portable dishwater will go where the brown box is to the right  of the table

Handel photo bomb