Baked Couscous With Spinach And Pine Nuts Recipes

COUSCOUS WITH PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large saucepan. Add the shallots and cook them over medium-low heat for 3 minutes, until translucent. Add the chicken stock, salt, and pepper and bring to a boil. Turn off the heat. Stir in the couscous, cover the pan, and set aside for 10 minutes. Add the pine nuts, currants, and parsley and fluff with a fork to combine. Serve hot.

COUSCOUS WITH PINE NUTS AND MINT

Steps:

• Heat the oil and butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook over medium-low heat for 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender but not browned. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Stir in the couscous, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and remove from the heat. Cover the pot tightly and allow the couscous to steam for 10 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork and stir in the mint and pine nuts. Taste for seasonings and add about 1 teaspoon salt, depending on the saltiness of the stock, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Serve hot.

COUSCOUS WITH POMEGRANATE, MINT AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl whisk together olive oil, vinegar, salt, fresh mint, fennel, pine nuts and za'atar if available. Add couscous and gently incorporate dressing and couscous with a fork. Add pomegranate seeds and again gently fold through but this time with a spoon. Allow salad to remain at room temperature for a half an hour so that flavors can blossom

BAKED COUSCOUS WITH SPINACH AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Combine the couscous, boiling stock or water, and salt in a large bowl; cover with a plate. Let sit 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute the garlic and onion 10 minutes, or until tender. Add the drained tomatoes and cook 10 minutes more, stirring frequently. Stir the tomato mixture into the couscous and mix in the reserved tomato juice, basil, pine nuts, raw spinach, and pepper.
• Spread half the couscous mixture into a 12 by 7 by 2-inch baking dish or other shallow (2 1/2 quart) baking dish. Sprinkle on the cheese, then top with the remaining couscous. Cover the dish with foil and bake 25 minutes, or until hot and bubbly.

COUSCOUS WITH SPINACH AND PINE NUTS

Steps:

• Add couscous and salt to boiling water. Cover and let sit 5 minutes, then fluff with fork.
• Preheat oven to 375.
• Heat oil in large skillet. Saute garlic and onion for ten minutes, or until tender.
• Drain canned tomatoes, reserving 1/3 cup juice. Add drained tomatoes to garlic and onions. Cook 10 more minutes, stirring frequently.
• Stir tomato mixture into couscous. Mix in reserve tomato juice, basil, pine nuts, raw spinach and pepper.
• Spread half of the couscous mixture in a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle muenster evenly, then top with remaining couscous mixture.
• Cover dish with foil and bake at 375 for 25 minutes.

WHITE BEAN, SPINACH AND COUSCOUS BAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Gently saute the onion until tender about 4-5 minutes then add the minced garlic and saute 2-3 minutes more until softened and onions are translucent.
• 2. Add the drained fire roasted tomatoes and crush any large chunks. Add the white beans and allow to cook for 5-7 minutes or until beans are warmed through, stirring frequently.
• 3. Add the fresh spinach and gently turn and toss so that it will start to wilt, about 1-2 minutes.
• 4. In a large bowl combine half of the precooked couscous, reserved tomato juice, minced basil, nuts, salt and pepper; mix thoroughly.
• 5. Fold the bean and tomato mixture into the couscous mixture until combined then spread half of it into the bottom of a shallow baking dish or individual ramekins. Sprinkle the feta evenly over the dish then top with the remaining couscous mixture.
• 6. Cover the dish with foil and bake 15-25 minutes until warmed through and bubbly. At the very end of the cooking time uncover the baking dish and put it under the broiler just to lightly brown the top, 1-2 minutes.