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Easy Egg Fried Cous Cous {Vegetarian}

Published on March 26, 2019 by Helen Best-Shaw 18 Comments
Last Updated on September 3, 2020

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A bowl of easy egg fried cous cous.

Egg fried cous cous is an easy twist on special fried rice. It makes delicious and quick easy midweek dinner, which is perfect for using up leftover cous cous as well as sad vegetables from the bottom of the fridge.  No leftovers? Recipe contains a foolproof way to make perfect cous cous every time.

A blue and white striped bowl of easy egg fried cous cous.

Everything You Need To Know

  • Egg Fried Cous Cous
  • Why make stir fry cous cous
  • The Wok Clock – The Secret to Successful Stir Frying!
  • How to make egg fried cous cous
  • How to Prepare Perfect Cous Cous Every Time!
    • How to make perfect cous cous – Ingredient ratios
  • Hints, Tips and Variations for Egg Fried Cous Cous
  • Easy egg fried cous cous with vegetables {Vegetarian}
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Notes

Egg Fried Cous Cous

I am a huge fan of cous cous. It’s so simple to make, as well as adaptable as it pairs so well to so many flavours, here in the fuss-free kitchen it s a staple!

I like to think of cous cous as instant rice – simply pour boiling water or stock over the cous cous, drizzle on some oil, fluff and away you go. 

This egg fried cous cous is a quick and easy twist on egg fried rice and is an adaptable midweek, after work meal for when there is nothing to eat in the fridge aside from a few sad vegetables!

Why make stir fry cous cous

  • This meal can be made in minutes!
  • It’s so quick! Even if you don’t have any leftover cous cous, preparing it takes only a few minutes. Much faster than cooking rice.
  • This recipe is endlessly adaptable. Use whatever vegetables you have at the bottom of your fridge that need using up. An easy way to cut down on food waste!

A close up top down shot of easy egg fried cous cous, Nearly all the frame is filled by a shallow casserole dish full of cous cous, garnished with coriander and sliced spring onions. .

The Wok Clock – The Secret to Successful Stir Frying!

The secret to a successful stir fry is preparation and cooking all your ingredients in the right order!

Stir frying means less time cooking, but more time in preparation. I learnt about the wok clock at the School of Wok and my stir fries are far better for it! 

When preparing the items to be cooked, arrange them on a board or plate in the order that you’re going to cook them, going from the first, longest cooking items at 1 o’clock, to the final, shortest cooking at 12.

Then, when cooking, simply add each in order to the wok. Nothing goes in the wrong order, you’re far less likely to overcook or under-cook any particular ingredient.

Having said that, this recipe is far more forgiving than a regular stir fry so the wok clock isn’t as important! 

How to make egg fried cous cous

A top down collage of four pictures of the stages showing vegetable fried cous cous and egg.

Step one – assemble and prepare the ingredients.

Dice the onion, pepper and chilli, crush and chop the garlic, coarsely grate the carrot and slice the mushrooms.

Defrost frozen peas and corn by either in a microwave, or by pouring boiling water over them.

Break the eggs into a small bowl and beat briefly to break the yolk.

Step two – heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok.

Fry the onion for a minute, then add the garlic and stir for a minute. Add the pepper and cook until it’s just stating to colour.

Add the rest of the vegetables and the cooked cous cous.

Keep stirring until hot all the way through. 

A collage of four pictures of making fried cous cous with egg

 Step three – make a well at the centre of the cous cous, and pour in the egg.

Let the egg start to cook, then when the bottom layer has cooked, stir the egg and cous cous all together.

Keep stirring until the egg is completely cooked.

Dress the egg fried cous cous with some soy sauce or tamari and a sprinkle of five spice.

Serve immediately.

How to Prepare Perfect Cous Cous Every Time!

Cooking cous cous - measuring by volume. A shot glass of cous cous and two shot glasses of vegetable stock, one full to the brim, and the other one quarter full.

Cous cous is so easy to prepare; it doesn’t really count as cooking. Despite what it says on the packet you don’t need to cook cous cous – simply pour over just off the boil water or stock – stir and allow it to stand.

Pour boiling water or stock over the dry cous cous in a bowl. Cover, and let it stand for 10 minutes while the water or stock is absorbed. Once the time is up, fluff the cous cous with a fork to separate the grains and add a glug of oil.

How to make perfect cous cous – Ingredient ratios

The simple secret to perfect cous cous is to make sure you use the right amount of liquid.

By Weight

The ratio is one and one half times the weight of cous cous in liquid.  So for 100g of cous cous, you would use 150g of liquid.

By Volume

One and one quarter times the volume of cous cous in liquid.  So one cup of cous cous need one and one quarter cup of liquid.

A top down shot of a blue shallow casserole dish full of easy egg fried cous cous.

Hints, Tips and Variations for Egg Fried Cous Cous

  • Don’t beat the egg before adding it. Break the egg directly into the cous cous, let the white cook briefly, and then stir everything together so you have more interesting colours.  
  • Vary the vegetables – use whatever you have handy that needs using up. Why not try: –
    • Grated butternut squash or pumpkins
    • Grated parsnips
    • Different colours of bell peppers
    • Grated courgettes or zucchini.
    • Sliced leeks.
    • Fold in lightly steamed greens at the end of cooking
  • Add some leftover roast chicken.
  • Dress the cooked dish with different flavours – try using soy sauce or tamari, a sprinkle of five spice, chilli sauce or some seaweed flakes!
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Easy egg fried cous cous with vegetables {Vegetarian}

Egg fried cous cous is an easy twist on special fried rice. It makes delicious and quick easy midweek dinner, which is perfect for using up leftover cous cous as well as sad vegetables from the bottom of the fridge. No leftovers? Recipe contains a foolproof way to make perfect cous cous every time.
Servings: 2 people
Author: Helen Best-Shaw
Prep Time5 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Total Time15 mins
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup cous cous ((cooked))
  • 1.25 cups vegetable stock
  • Glug olive oil
  • 2 small carrots (grated)
  • chunk butternut squash (grated)
  • 0.5 cup frozen peas
  • 2 eggs – beaten
  • Soy sauce & chilli flake to taste

Instructions

  • Add the hot stock to the cous cous and stir well.  Leave to absorb
  • Heat the oil in a frying pan, add the grated vegetables, and fry for a minute or so.
    Add the cous cous and cook for another minute. Make a “well” in the middle of the pan and pour the egg in. Stir well, cook until egg has set and is thinly coating the grains of cous cous.
  • Serve immediately and season to taste.

Notes

  • Variations: Use any vegetables that you have. Grated courgettes, parsnips, finely chopped peppers, mushrooms, sweetcorn would all work well – depending on your taste and preference.
Nutritional Information
  • This recipe is 9 Weight Watchers Smart Points per portion.
• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
• Unless stated otherwise cup conversions have been made with an online tool. For accuracy please check with your favoured conversion tool. We recommend buying inexpensive digital kitchen scales.
Nutrition Facts
Easy egg fried cous cous with vegetables {Vegetarian}
Amount Per Serving
Calories 303 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 163mg54%
Sodium 86mg4%
Potassium 335mg10%
Carbohydrates 27g9%
Fiber 3g13%
Sugar 3g3%
Protein 10g20%
Vitamin A 7265IU145%
Vitamin C 16.7mg20%
Calcium 57mg6%
Iron 1.6mg9%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Side Dish, Vegetarian
Cuisine: Frugal, Vegetarian
Keyword: Cous Cous, egg fried cous cous, leftover cous cous
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Another delicious quick and easy side dish is our fully loaded dirty chips, or my easy mushroom rice.

Update Notes: This recipe was originally posted in 2012, but was rewritten and republished with new photos, step by step instructions and hints & tips in March 2019.

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  1. Beth

    5 stars
    Never thought of egg fried couscous- will have to try that one

    Reply
    • Helen

      Dead easy Beth, and a change from rice and also super speedy.

      Reply
  2. Janice

    5 stars
    That’s my kind of cooking! I had Fridge Bottom soup for lunch today :)

    Reply
    • Helen

      Fridge bottomy! We love it.

      Although was this cooked? I think more assembled.

      Reply
  3. Jan

    A great idea! I always make too much couscous.

    Reply
  4. Hannah

    5 stars
    The timing of this post is impeccable! I totally forgot I had a good handful of bulk bin couscous left in the pantry until I read this. Now I don’t have to scramble for a dinner side dish tonight- Unless I’m scrambling tofu to replace the eggs in your delightful recipe. Hooray!

    Reply
  5. the caked crusader

    Oh yes, fridge bottom meals are often the best!

    Reply
  6. David Polanski

    I will definitely try this. Couscous is one of my favorites! I try this one with mushrooms. I’m thinking about champignon, what do you think? Is it good option?

    Reply
  7. Dominic

    5 stars
    this really is a fab idea as cous cous can get a little tired can’t it? Thanks for the inspiration!

    Reply
  8. Leigh

    5 stars
    Egg fried cous cous – now that’s interesting! Will be trying!

    Reply
  9. Anne

    5 stars
    Great idea Helen, have stir fried most things but couscous never crossed my mind! Looks delicious!

    Reply
  10. Amanda

    5 stars
    I love easy to make dishes like this, no fussing and fool proof. Great for any day of the week.

    Reply
  11. Linda Holland

    5 stars
    I love whizzing up egg fried rice for a quick meal, so egg fried cous cous seems like a great idea too. Will have to give it a try.

    Reply
  12. Mike

    4 stars
    I much prefer cous cous to rice, but have never thought of doing egg fried. Sounds like something to try out. Thanks.

    Reply
  13. Angela Fulton

    5 stars
    Cous cous is so easy to prepare, I love it. Ideal for a quick and easy family meal.

    Reply
  14. Jonathon

    4 stars
    I sometimes find cous cous a little bland, so this is a great way of jazzing it up and making it really tasty.

    Reply
  15. Bethy

    4 stars
    Solid 4 stars. I thought it was good. Easy enough. My husband wasn’t crazy about it though.

    Reply
    • Helen

      it is a matter of taste! I think its a great way to use up cous cous and it makes a great change from rice.

      Reply

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