Spinachandonioncouscous Recipes

SPINACH AND ONION COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cook and stir onion and garlic in hot oil until tender.
• Add the broth and spinach; cook and stir frequently until the spinach thaws.
• Bring mixture to a boil and stir occasionally.
• Add in couscous; stir to combine.
• Cover, remove pan from heat, and let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• Add remaining ingredients; stir to combine.
• Serve immediately.

SPICY SPINACH AND ONION COUSCOUS

Steps:

• in a saucepan on medium heat, cook onion, garlic, red pepper flakes, in olive oil until onion is soft.
• add frozen spinach and salt, cook until spinach is thawed.
• add couscous and mix.
• add chicken broth and mix.
• cover and remove from heat.
• let stand 5 minutes.
• fluff couscous with fork.
• add lemon juice and zest and mix.
• serve immediately.
• tip: to reconstitute leftovers, I put in a microwave-safe bowl with a couple splashes of chicken broth or water and cover tightly with plastic wrap and then steam in the microwave for a few minutes.

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.

LEMON SPINACH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil.
• Add couscous, butter and salt.
• Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
• In a shallow pan, heat oil.
• Add spinach, lemon juice, pine nuts, and orange peel.
• Cook until spinach wilts slightly and changes color (about 1 minute).
• Remove from heat.
• Mix spinach mixture with couscous.
• Add freshly ground black pepper to taste.

SPINACH-PARMESAN COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Saute onion and garlic in hot oil in a large saucepan until tender.
• Add broth and spinach; cook until spinach thaws, stirring occasionally.
• Bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in couscous; cover, remove from heat, and let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• Stir in cheese and remaining ingredients.
• Serve immediately.