Turkey stirfry with couscous

• Serves 4-6
• Freezableyes

Ingredients

• 3/4-1 cup couscous
• 300g sweet potato, peeled and cubed
• olive or canola oil spray
• 1 onion, sliced
• 500g turkey breast or cutlets, sliced
• 250g green beans, sliced into 3cm pieces
• 1 cup halved yellow squash
• 250g jar cranberry sauce
• 100g frozen cranberries (optional)

Method

1. Cover couscous with 2 cups boiling water and set aside.
2. Heat sweet potato in microwave on HIGH for 2-3 minutes or until soft, set aside.
3. Spray a non-stick frypan or wok with oil and cook onion over medium heat for 5 minutes or until golden.
4. Add turkey and cook until browned.
5. Transfer to a bowl.
6. Add beans to pan/wok and stirfry for 1 minute.
7. Add squash, cranberry sauce, sweet potato, onion and turkey.
8. Stir until cranberry sauce is mixed through, then cook for a further 2 minutes.
9. Add cranberries, if desired, and stir through.
10. Fluff couscous with a fork and serve with stirfry.

Athletes with high fuel needs (e.g. endurance athletes, athletes who are growing, athletes aiming to increase muscle mass) require extra carbohydrate-based ingredients and a larger serve size

Athletes with low fuel needs (e.g. skill-based athletes, athletes trying to reduce body fat) need to opt for a smaller serve size

Nutrition

Australian Institute of Sport - From the "Survival Around the World" cookbook05 Nov 2018yes, Pasta, survival-around-the-worldPasta