Best Healthy Couscous With Roasted Mediterranean Vegetables Ww Recipes

ROASTED VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400ºF. Wash and chop the tomatoes, zucchini, bell pepper, and red onion into 1 to 1.5-inch pieces. Peel four cloves of garlic but leave them whole.
• Toss the chopped vegetables and garlic with 2 Tbsp of olive oil. Spread them out on a baking sheet so they are in a single layer. Sprinkle a couple pinches of salt and pepper over the vegetables
• Place the vegetables in the oven and roast at 400ºF for about 45 minutes, stirring twice throughout, until the vegetables are wilted and browned on the edges.
• While the vegetables are roasting, cook the couscous. Add the vegetable broth to a sauce pot, place a lid on top, and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, add the couscous, turn off the heat, and cover the pot with the lid once again. Let the couscous sit, undisturbed, for ten minutes. Then, fluff with a fork.
• After the vegetables are finished roasting, collect the four garlic cloves, and chop them well. They will be quite soft. Also roughly chop the fresh parsley.
• Combine the couscous, roasted vegetables (including garlic), and parsley in a bowl, and stir to combine. Season with more salt and pepper if desired. Serve warm or cold!

CHEAT SHEET ROASTED VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Toss the broccoli florets, carrots, bell pepper and onion together with 2 tablespoons olive oil and some salt and pepper and spread out in an even layer on a sheet tray. Roast until the vegetables are softened slightly and browned, 15 to 18 minutes.
• Meanwhile, bring the chicken stock to a boil in a small saucepot. Sprinkle the chickpeas and couscous in an even layer on top of the vegetables, drizzle with the remaining tablespoon oil and sprinkle with some salt and pepper. Pour the boiling stock over the top of the couscous and vegetables and cover with aluminum foil. Let sit until the couscous is cooked through, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove the foil and fluff the couscous with a fork. Sprinkle with the red pepper flakes, drizzle lemon juice over the top and garnish with the mint leaves.
• To reheat the couscous before serving, cover with foil and place in a 350 degree F oven for 10 minutes.

ROASTED VEG COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180°C, fan 160°C, gas mark 4. Put the peppers, red onion and courgette in a roasting tin. Mist with the cooking spray, then season with the garlic granules, salt and freshly ground black pepper.
• Roast the vegetables for 30 minutes, turning halfway, until tender and golden.
• Meanwhile, put the couscous in a large, heatproof bowl. Pour over the hot stock, cover and leave for 10 minutes. When the couscous has absorbed the stock and is tender, stir through the lemon juice and fluff up the grains with a fork.
• Add the roasted veg and herbs to the couscous. Season and stir gently to combine.

HEALTHY COUSCOUS WITH ROASTED MEDITERRANEAN VEGETABLES (WW)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F or 180°C.
• Put the olive oil and garlic in a roasting/ baking pan.
• Finely dice the red onion into small chunks and add to the pan. Stir and cook in the oven for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, finely dice the yellow bell pepper and zucchini. Add these to the pan, with the Cavenders seasoning. Stir, cover with aluminum foil and bake for a further 20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes, remove the foil and put the veggies back in the oven for a further 10 minutes until just starting to char around the edges.
• While the veggies finish cooking, make the couscous- heat the chicken broth in a jug or bowl, add the couscous and cover with the foil. Let sit until done.
• When cooked, fluff the couscous with a fork.
• Remove the veggies from the oven, add the couscous, stir and serve hot!

ROASTED VEG & COUSCOUS SALAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Cut peppers and squash into bite-size pieces (leave skin on the squash). Tip all the veg into a baking tray, add garlic, 2 tbsp oil and seasoning, then mix and roast for 20 mins. Add onion, cumin, harissa and almonds. Roast for another 20 mins, then cool.
• Put couscous into a large bowl, pour over the stock, cover, then set aside for 10 mins. Fluff up with a fork.
• In a bowl, mix zest, juice and remaining oil. Squeeze garlic pulp from skins into the bowl, mash well and fold in the mint. Pour over the veg, then toss with the couscous.

MEDITERRANEAN ROASTED VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a hot oven (200c) put the red onion, peppers, garlic and courgette in an oven proof dish with a drizzle of olive oil.
• When roasted (approx 25 - 30mins )remove and place to one side until couscous ready.
• Turn off oven and put pine nuts in for 5 mins as oven cools down - do not let burn.
• In a heat proof bowl combine the couscous with cumin, coriander, cinnamon, juice and zests of lemon, lime and orange and hot chicken stock. Cover for 5 minutes.
• Fluff the couscous with a fork and add the apricots, chopped mint and coriander, pine nuts, roasted vegetables and roasted garlic.
• Season with salt and pepper and serve.

COUSCOUS WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Vegetables-. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Combine the first 4 ingredients in a large, shallow roasting pan. Whisk together the oil, vinegar, herbs, garlic, salt and pepper in a small bowl until blended. Drizzle the mixture over the vegetables and stir to coat. Roast uncovered, until the vegetables are tender, (about 20 minutes), stirring once halfway through the roasting time.
• Couscous-. In a saucepan, heat butter, add couscous and stir to coat. Cook until it is starting to brown. Add seasoning package. Add boiling broth, stir, cover, and remove form the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes. Place in a serving bowl, fluff with a fork and arrange vegetables on top.

MEDITERRANEAN COUSCOUS SALAD WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Divide first 5 ingredients between 2 heavy large baking sheets. Brush vegetables with 3 tablespoons oil and balsamic vinegar. Sprinkle herbs over. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast until tender, turning occasionally, about 45 minutes. Cool. Remove and discard peels from garlic. Coarsely chop garlic. Cut roasted vegetables into 3/4-inch pieces. Set aside.
• Bring 2 1/2 cups water, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 tablespoon oil to boil in medium saucepan. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand until water is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Fluff couscous with fork. Transfer to large bowl.
• Gently mix roasted garlic and vegetables, 1/4 cup oil, olives, lemon juice, capers and basil into couscous. Season with salt and pepper. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature before serving.)