Couscous Casserole Food

COUSCOUS CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine water and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil, remove from heat.
• Add couscous; stir well.
• Cover and let stand 5 minutes or until couscous is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Add black beans and next 5 ingredients; stir gently.
• Combine ricotta cheese, vinegar, oil, and cumin; stir into couscous mixture.
• Spoon mixture into an 11x7x2" baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350F for 25 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Cut spinach leaves into thin strips.
• Place 1 cup spinach on each serving plate; spoon couscous mixture evenly over spinach.

VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute the carrots, celery, onion and peppers in oil for 5-6 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Add the next five ingredients. , Stir in couscous. Add broth; bring to a boil. Cover and remove from the heat; let stand for 5-8 minutes. Fluff with a fork and serve immediately.

CHICKEN WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups of the chicken broth to a boil. Stir in couscous and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the olive oil. Turn off heat, cover, and let stand 10 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stir in the chicken, season with pepper, and cook until no longer pink and juices run clear. Remove chicken from the skillet, and set aside.
• Heat the remaining olive oil in the skillet over medium heat. Stir in the jalapeno peppers and carrot, and saute about 2 minutes. Mix in the zucchini, green onions, ginger, and 1/4 cup chicken broth. Continue to cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, blend the remaining 1 cup chicken broth with curry powder, coriander, and cornstarch. Pour over the vegetables. Return chicken to the skillet. Continue cooking about 2 minutes until chicken is coated and the broth mixture begins to thicken. Serve over the couscous.

COUSCOUS VEGETABLE BAKE

Steps:

• Put onion, zucchini, celery, olives and garlic into a food processor to chop up vegetables to desired size.
• In a large frying pan or pot, warm up the olive oil. Add processed vegetables stirring for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes, beans, salt, couscous and Parmesan.
• Spray a 10x10 casserole dish and heat oven to 350 degrees. Spoon mixture into casserole dish and cover with cheddar and bread crumbs. Cover dish with aluminum foil. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove aluminum and continue baking for and additional 15 minutes.

CHICKEN WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, combine the broccoli, contents of the couscous seasoning packet, water and 1 teaspoon oil. Bring to a boil. Stir in couscous. Cover and remove from the heat; let stand for 5 minutes., Meanwhile, flatten chicken to 1/4-in. thickness. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Combine the lemon juice, garlic and oregano; rub over chicken. In a large skillet, brown chicken in remaining oil over medium heat for 8-10 minutes or until juices run clear. Stir tomato into the couscous; serve with chicken.