Vegetable Couscous Lasagna Recipes

VEGETABLE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200C/390F.
• Place vegetables on the tray, drizzle with oil, sprinkle with garlic, salt and pepper. Toss.
• Roast for 25 minutes, turning at 15 minutes, until tender and browned.
• Remove from oven, loosen from tray with spatula while warm (can stick when cools).
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium high heat. Add garlic and onion, cook for 3 minutes until golden.
• Add passata, crushed tomato, water, dried herbs, chilli, salt and pepper. Stir. Simmer on medium low heat for 20 minutes. Adjust salt at the end. *Add a teeny touch of sugar if it's a bit sour, depends on quality of tomatoes used.*
• Remove from stove and let cool for 5 minutes before using.
• Place ingredients in a bowl and mix until combined.
• Preheat oven to 160C/320F.
• Spread a ladle of tomato sauce on the base of a large baking dish (Note 5).
• Cover with lasagna sheets, tearing as required to fit.
• Top with roasted vegetables, scatter over red peppers. Spoon over 2 1/2 cups of Sauce, then sprinkle with half the cheese.
• Cover with lasagna sheets. Spread over Ricotta mixture.
• Cover with lasagna sheets. Pour over remaining sauce and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Bake for 25 - 30 minutes or until the cheese is golden. If using dried lasagna sheets, stick a knife in the middle to ensure it's cooked - if it needs longer, cover and stick it back in the oven.
• Rest for 5 minutes before cutting and serving. Store leftovers per notes - brilliant reheated!

ROASTED-VEGETABLE COUSCOUS BOWL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees, with a rimmed baking sheet on center rack. Toss chickpeas, cauliflower, and carrots with oil and ras el hanout. Transfer to hot baking sheet with lemon halves, cut-sides up; season with salt and pepper. Roast until browned and mostly tender, 30 minutes. Remove from oven; reserve lemon.
• Reduce heat to 350 degrees. Add couscous, 2 cups boiling water, and 1 teaspoon salt to baking sheet; stir. Wearing oven mitts, cover sheet with parchment-lined foil, crimping tightly around edges; carefully return to oven. Cook until liquid is absorbed, 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool, covered, 5 minutes. Remove foil; squeeze reserved lemon over couscous and fluff with a fork. Top with feta, cilantro, and a drizzle of oil; serve.

COUSCOUS LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spray 9x13" pan with cooking spray.
• Combine couscous, boiling stock, and salt in a large bowl and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• Saute onion and garlic in olive oil until the onion is translucent. Add the drained diced tomatoes and cook for about 10 minutes more.
• Stir the tomato/onion/garlic mixture into the couscous. Add reserved tomato juice, basil, raw spinach, and pepper. Mix until well combined.
• Spread half the couscous mixture in the 9 x 13 pan. Sprinkle on the light mozzarella cheese, then top with the remaining half of the couscous. Cover the dish with foil, and bake at 375 degrees for about 30 minutes, until hot and bubbly.
• If you like mushrooms, you could add 1/2 a pound or so of sliced fresh mushrooms to the onions and garlic as they saute in the olive oil.

VEGETABLE COUSCOUS LASAGNA RECIPE

Steps:

• Saute onions and garlic in 1 tbsp OO until tender Add chopped zucchini, summer squash and mushrooms and saute for 10-15 mins. Add (1) 28 oz. can delmonte diced tomatoes with basil and oregano and1/2 cup dry white wine. Also 1/4 cup frest basil. Simmer 10 mins. Mix 8 oz. shredded fontina cheese with 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese. Add approx. 2 oz. of the cheese mixture to the prepared couscous for flavor. Using 9x11 pan, take 1/2 of the couscous mixture and pat into pan to make a firm layer for vegetable mixture. Add 1/2 veggie mixture over the couscous and then the second layer of couscous over the veggie mixture. Add remaining veggie mixture and cover with the remaining cheese mixture. Bake on 350 degrees for 35-40 mins. or until cheese is golden. Do not over bake because it can get dry. Can also use other veggies.