COUSCOUS WITH CHICKPEAS, SPINACH AND MINT
Spinach and chickpeas are a popular combination throughout the Mediterranean. This is one of my favorite couscous tagines. You can also use sturdier greens like chard. If you do use chard, simmer for 10 to 15 minutes rather than the 5 minutes required for spinach.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, main course
Time 25m
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a large, heavy soup pot or Dutch oven over medium heat and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until it is tender, about 5 minutes, and stir in a generous pinch of salt, the garlic and the spices. Stir together for about half a minute, until the garlic is fragrant, and add the drained chickpeas, 2 quarts water and the bouquet garni. Bring to a gentle boil, reduce the heat, cover and simmer 1 hour. Add the tomato paste, the harissa and salt to taste. Bring back to a simmer and simmer 45 minutes to an hour, until the chickpeas are tender. Remove 1 cup of the broth to flavor the couscous.
- Reconstituting and steaming the couscous: In a large microwave-safe bowl combine the couscous and salt to taste. Drizzle the remaining olive oil over the couscous and add the cup of broth you removed from the stew. Stir well, or moisten your fingers and rub the couscous with them to evenly distribute the oil and broth. Add enough water to cover by 1/2 inch and let sit for 20 minutes, or until all of the liquid is absorbed. Stir every 5 minutes with a wooden spoon or rub the couscous between your moistened thumbs and fingers, so that the couscous doesn't lump. The couscous will now be fairly soft; fluff it with a fork or with your hands. The traditional way to finish reconstituting the couscous is to place it above the simmering stew for 45 minutes. I find, however, that steaming it in a microwave results in perfectly fluffy couscous. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic and pierce the plastic with the tip of a paring knife. Heat at 100 percent power for 3 minutes. Remove from the microwave carefully and allow to sit for 1 minute. Carefully remove the plastic and fluff with forks or a spoon. Cover again with plastic and microwave for 2 to 3 more minutes. Be very careful when you remove the plastic as the couscous will be steamy. You can reconstitute the couscous a day ahead and reheat in the microwave shortly before serving.
- Shortly before serving, stir in the spinach and the mint. Simmer 5 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings. The stew should be spicy and flavorful. Serve the couscous in wide bowls or mound onto plates and top with the stew. Pass more harissa at the table.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 446, UnsaturatedFat 5 grams, Carbohydrate 78 grams, Fat 7 grams, Fiber 12 grams, Protein 20 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 504 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams
SPINACH AND CHICKPEAS WITH COUSCOUS
I saw this in "500 (Practically) Fat-Free One-Pot Recipes" cookbook from the library. I haven't tried it yet.
Provided by nemokitty
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 45m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat 1/4 cup broth in a large saucepan. Add onion, garlic and curry powder and saute until onion begins to soften, about 4 minutes.
- Add remaining broth and spinach. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in chickpeas and black pepper, continue simmering until spinach is tender and chickpeas are heated through.
- Pour boiling water over couscous, cover and let stand for 5 minutes.
- Divide couscous among bowls.
- Serve spinach-chickpea mixture over couscous.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 329.6, Fat 2, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 403.8, Carbohydrate 65.3, Fiber 9.2, Sugar 1.1, Protein 13.2
CURRIED COUSCOUS WITH SPINACH AND CHICKPEAS
A quick, filling vegetarian meal. The vegetable broth makes it heartier than some couscous recipes. Serve with plain yogurt.
Provided by justine
Categories Main Dish Recipes Curries Vegetarian
Time 45m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion, sun-dried tomato, dill, and garlic; cook and stir until onions start to turn translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in spinach, increase heat to medium high, and cook until spinach begins to wilt, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Pour in sherry and cook until most liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes. Add curry powder, cayenne pepper, chickpeas, and 1 cup of the vegetable broth; cook for about 5 minutes. Add remaining broth and bring mixture to a boil. Remove from heat, stir in couscous, and cover until couscous absorbs all the liquid, 5 to 10 minutes. Season with salt.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 398.2 calories, Carbohydrate 74.6 g, Fat 6.2 g, Fiber 14.7 g, Protein 16.5 g, SaturatedFat 0.6 g, Sodium 666.4 mg, Sugar 5.4 g
SPICY SPINACH AND CHICKPEA CURRY SOUP WITH COUSCOUS
I created this recipe as a healthy, low fat meal for my vegetarian husband and I. Not only does the spinach and chickpeas provide vital vitamins and minerals, the chickpeas are good source of veggie protein. Serving this over a bed of couscous makes this a complete Moroccan dish. You can substitute the pre-packaged couscous if you like, though I prefer to buy it in the bulk containers and measure out the amount I want to use. This would be delicious with a dollop of light plain yogurt on top to temper the spice. Enjoy!
Provided by Southern Bette
Categories Spinach
Time 1h10m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Heat the oil in a stock pot over medium high heat. Saute the onion and garlic until soft and translucent (about 2 minutes). Add the cayenne pepper and stir to coat.
- Reduce heat to medium and add broth, tomatoes, spinach, chickpeas--drained and rinsed, and all the spices. Stir to combine and return to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for one hour or until chickpeas are softened.
- In a separate saucepan, bring water and oil, if using, to a boil. Stir in couscous and remove from heat. Cover and let sit for five minutes. Stir with a fork to fluff.
- Spread couscous in a bowl and top with the soup. Garnish with yogurt if you like.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 390.5, Fat 5.8, SaturatedFat 0.9, Sodium 593.7, Carbohydrate 72.2, Fiber 11.4, Sugar 5.6, Protein 15.1
SPINACH & CHICKPEA CURRY
A low-fat, low-calorie Indian vegan one-pot that's full of delicious sunshine flavours and hot spice
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Main course
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Heat the curry paste in a large non-stick frying pan. Once it starts to split, add the onion and cook for 2 mins to soften. Tip in the tomatoes and bubble for 5 mins or until the sauce has reduced.
- Add the chickpeas and some seasoning, then cook for 1 min more. Take off the heat, then tip in the spinach and allow the heat of the pan to wilt the leaves. Season, add the lemon juice, and serve with basmati rice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 203 calories, Fat 4 grams fat, Carbohydrate 28 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 5 grams sugar, Fiber 6 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 1.5 milligram of sodium
CURRIED COUSCOUS, SPINACH, AND CHICKPEA WRAP
A totally yummy veggie wrap that is very filling. Something different for brown-bagging it. I keep the filling, spinach, and spreads separate and assemble at work. Just need a refrigerator to keep cool.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 44m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Toast the chopped walnuts in a dry skillet over medium heat, stirring often, 2-4 minutes; set aside.
- Over medium heat, melt butter in a large non-stick skillet.
- Add in the onion and ginger; cook and stir for 3 minutes.
- Add in the curry and garlic; continue to cook and stir for 2 minutes (don't let the garlic get brown); remove from heat.
- Add in the chickpeas, couscous, salt, and 1 cup boiling water; stir.
- Cover and let sit for about 5 minutes or until all the water is absorbed.
- Fluff couscous with a fork; add in walnuts and stir to combine.
- Lay out the tortillas; spread about 1 tablespoon chutney and 2 tablespoons yogurt over each tortilla.
- Cover each tortilla with about 5 spinach leaves.
- Spoon 1/4 of the couscous mixture onto each tortilla in a thick horizontal strip across the bottom third (leave about 1/2 inch border from the sides of the tortilla).
- Wrap up burrito-style (fold in the sides of the tortilla, then roll up bottom to top).
- Cut in half on the bias and serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 541, Fat 14.9, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 1.8, Sodium 1161.9, Carbohydrate 85.3, Fiber 9.3, Sugar 5.6, Protein 17.8
SPICY CHICKEN WITH COUSCOUS
This is a deliciously spicy low fat chicken dish. You control the spiciness with strength of the curry powder you add. You can even leave out the chicken to use it as a side dish.
Provided by Rogue Red
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 30m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat 1/2 the oil in a frying pan and add the diced chicken.
- Cook until browned and put aside.
- Heat the rest of the oil in the frying pan and add the onions, zucchini, coriander, cumin and curry powder.
- Cook until the onion is transparent and the zucchini is soft.
- Add the chicken and the canned tomatoes and simmer on low heat for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile prepare the couscous.
- Add the sugar to the chicken mixture and simmer for 2 minutes.
- Serve over the couscous or mix together and serve.
SPINACH AND CHICKPEA CURRY
A very easy curry which doesn't take a lot of effort to prepare. It is low GI so will leave you feeling fuller for longer. It is quite a dry curry when made, I like to serve it over brown rice and then the next day eat the remainder cold wrapped in a chapatti with some sour cream.
Provided by PinkCherryBlossom
Categories Curries
Time 50m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat the oil and gently fry the onions for 10 minutes.
- Add the spices, stir well and cook for a further 2 minutes.
- Add tomatoes and chickpeas and simmer for 25 minutes.
- Increase the heat and stir in the spinach and lemon juice.
- When the spinach has wilted - serve.
CHICKPEAS WITH BABY SPINACH
This is mostly a pantry dish, very quick to put together. You can serve it on its own, with couscous or pasta, or over a thick slice of toasted bread rubbed with garlic.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Categories dinner, easy, quick, weekday, main course
Time 30m
Yield Serves three
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil in a large, heavy saucepan over medium heat and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until tender, about five minutes. Add the garlic, cumin, tomato paste and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring for one to two minutes, until fragrant and the tomato paste has turned a darker color. Add the chickpeas, the stock or water, and the cayenne, and bring to a simmer. Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
- Stir in the spinach, a handful at a time, stirring until each addition of spinach wilts. Add salt to taste and simmer uncovered, stirring often, for five minutes. Add lots of freshly ground pepper, taste and adjust salt and cayenne, and serve.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 306, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 43 grams, Fat 10 grams, Fiber 12 grams, Protein 15 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 764 milligrams, Sugar 9 grams
CHICKPEA, SPINACH AND TOMATO COUSCOUS
I adapted pinkcherryblossom's great recipe for spinach and chickpea curry to make this tasty vegetarian couscous. I changed the combination of spices a bit and substituted canned tomatoes for fresh ones. It's very flavorful and filling but light at the same time. I use Near East couscous mix for the grain: it's ready in 5 minutes as opposed to real couscous which is very long to make. If you don't use spinach in the recipe, you might want to add a little water in step 3. You may also add other vegetables, such as carrot, squash, eggplant or potatoes. Boil or steam them aldente separately and add them in step 3. This makes a perfect vegetarian entree that you can serve along with a mediteranean salad (tomato and cucumber with olive oil and lemon dressing) or simply by itself.
Provided by Dina Cohen
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 30m
Yield 2-3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat the olive oil and add the onions. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes or until onions are golden. Stir often.
- Add the garlic, spices and salt (not too much as the bouillon is also salted). Stir and cook for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, spinach, chickpeas, lemon juice and bouillon. Bring to a higher heat for about 3 minutes then let it simmer for about 10 minutes or until the sauce is flavorful but not too thick.
- Prepare the couscous grain according to package directions.
- Serve vegetables over warm couscous and decorate with fresh coriander. Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 475.1, Fat 16.9, SaturatedFat 2.3, Sodium 813.5, Carbohydrate 70, Fiber 15.1, Sugar 8.2, Protein 16.1
SWEET POTATO CURRY WITH SPINACH AND CHICKPEAS
This a wonderfully full flavored, vegetarian curry. The recipe is adapted from a recipe that I received in an email from Vegetarian Times.
Provided by Kozmic Blues
Categories Curries
Time 30m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- You may choose to cook the sweet potatoes however you prefer.
- I like to peel, chop and steam mine in a veggie steamer for about 15 minutes.
- Baking or boiling work well too.
- While sweet potatoes cook, heat 1-2 tsp of canola or vegetable oil over medium heat.
- Add onions and sauté 2-3 minutes, or until they begin to soften.
- Next, add the curry powder, cumin, and cinnamon, and stir to coat the onions evenly with spices.
- Add tomatoes with their juices, and the chickpeas, stir to combine.
- Add ½ cup water and raise heat up to a strong simmer for about a minute or two.
- Next, add the fresh spinach, a couple handfuls at a time, stirring to coat with cooking liquid.
- When all the spinach is added to the pan, cover and simmer until just wilted, about 3 minutes.
- Add the cooked sweet potatoes to the liquid, and stir to coat.
- Simmer for another 3-5 minutes, or until flavors are well combined.
- Transfer to serving dish, toss with fresh cilantro, and serve hot.
- This dish is nice served over basmati or brown rice.
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