Couscous Casserole Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Put the garlic bulbs in a small tin and roast them until they are soft when squeezed, about 30 minutes. Remove them from the oven and let cool.
• When the garlic bulbs are cool, slice the tops off and squeeze out the roasted garlic. Add the garlic to a food processor or a bowl, along with the lemon zest, lemon juice, thyme, cumin, crushed red pepper and salt, to taste. Add a little olive oil and puree or mash into a loose paste. Massage the mixture all over the chicken pieces and let sit for at least 1 hour.
• Bring a pot of well salted water to a boil, over medium heat. Add the couscous and cook it until it's about 2/3 of the way cooked, about 5 to 6 minutes. Drain and reserve.
• Coat a large saute pan with olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the pan and brown it on all sides. Remove it to a plate, drain the fat and add the onions and celery. Season with salt, to taste, and the crushed red pepper. Deglaze with white wine, scraping up all the crud on the bottom of the pan and cook the onions and celery for 7 to 8 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and cook for another 2 minutes. Add in the saffron, zucchini, cooked couscous, and chicken stock. Stir to combine, then taste and adjust seasoning, if needed. Transfer the mix to an ovenproof dish. Nestle the chicken, skin side up, in the couscous and cover with foil. Add some more chicken stock to keep everything nice and moist. Sprinkle with pine nuts and cover with foil. Place the baking dish on a sheet pan.
• Roast the chicken for 20 minutes, covered, then remove the foil and roast for another 10 to 15 minutes.
• Remove the chicken from the oven and top with scallions before serving.

Steps:

• Cook 8 ounces sliced cremini mushrooms in butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat, 4 to 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add 1 teaspoon each chopped garlic and thyme; stir 1 minute, then remove to a plate. Add 1 1/4 cups chicken broth, 2 tablespoons butter and a pinch of salt to the skillet. Bring to a boil, then pour over 1 cup couscous in a bowl. Cover and set aside 5 minutes. Stir in some chopped parsley and the mushrooms.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 450 degrees. In a 9-inch baking dish, cake pan or gratin dish, toss together tomatoes, scallions, 2 tablespoons oil, 1 tablespoon vinegar, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper and oregano sprigs. Roast until tomatoes are tender, about 15 minutes.
• While tomatoes roast, heat the stock until it boils, then stir in remaining 1 teaspoon salt, adding more to taste. (You want a well-seasoned broth here to flavor the couscous.) Stir in cilantro, lemon zest and cumin.
• Remove tomatoes from oven and fold in couscous, chickpeas and hot stock mixture. Cover pan tightly with foil, and return to oven for 20 minutes.
• Remove foil and fold in about 3/4ths of the feta (save the rest for garnish) and Parmesan. Bake uncovered until feta starts to melt, another 5 minutes.
• To serve, pull out and discard herb sprigs if you like, and spoon couscous into bowls. Top with remaining feta, lots more herbs, pepper and a drizzle of olive oil and balsamic vinegar.

Steps:

• Put onion, zucchini, celery, olives and garlic into a food processor to chop up vegetables to desired size.
• In a large frying pan or pot, warm up the olive oil. Add processed vegetables stirring for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes, beans, salt, couscous and Parmesan.
• Spray a 10x10 casserole dish and heat oven to 350 degrees. Spoon mixture into casserole dish and cover with cheddar and bread crumbs. Cover dish with aluminum foil. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove aluminum and continue baking for and additional 15 minutes.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook walnuts over medium heat in 1 teaspoon oil for 2-3 minutes or until toasted. Remove and set aside., In the same pan, saute garlic in remaining oil for 1 minute. Add the spinach, chicken, water, basil and pepper. Bring to a boil. Stir in couscous. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5-10 minutes or until water is absorbed. Fluff with a fork. Stir in walnuts and sprinkle with cheese.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 F. In a large frying pan, heat oil and saute the onion for - 3 minutes. Next, add the red pepper, green onion and carrots, stirring often for 5 minutes.
• 2. In a small pot, boil the water and add the couscous and remove from heat, allowing to sit covered, for 5 minutes.
• 3. Now add the raisins and tomatoes to the pan, stirring for 4 minutes.
• 4. Bring another pot of water to a boil and add the spinach, boil for 3 minutes, remove and drain. Gently mix the spinach into the ingredients in the frying pan. Set aside until needed.
• 5. Using a 13″x9″ baking dish, add the couscous to form a bottom layer. Then add the spinach mixture. Crack your eggs and add them whole to the top of the casserole.
• 6. Bake for 10 minutes or until the eggs are cooked to your preference. The eggs are always sunny side up. Now you are ready to serve.

Steps:

• Combine water and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil, remove from heat.
• Add couscous; stir well.
• Cover and let stand 5 minutes or until couscous is tender and liquid is absorbed.
• Add black beans and next 5 ingredients; stir gently.
• Combine ricotta cheese, vinegar, oil, and cumin; stir into couscous mixture.
• Spoon mixture into an 11x7x2" baking dish coated with cooking spray.
• Bake, uncovered, at 350F for 25 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
• Cut spinach leaves into thin strips.
• Place 1 cup spinach on each serving plate; spoon couscous mixture evenly over spinach.